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THURSDAY. "JANTABK 20, 1921.

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HONGKONG.

WEST POINT BILDER 1513

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"PHYSIC” FOR BAD TRADE,

LOCAL RED GENERAL.

One fatal case of small par

BR Chinese, was reported yesterday.

SIE: E-GEDDES ON THE ECONOMY OF ADVERTISING.

Mr. Joseph Swan of the Asiz Banking Corporation. Tientsin, has

pany.

THE

CHINA MALT.

TO-DAY'S -ADVERTISEMENTS.

LOST.

A TREPULSE BAY HOTEL,

TO

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG, BENEVOLENT

SOCIETY.

been transferred to Singapore to au THURSDAY might, 18th inst. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- advanced position in the same Com-A PEARL, mounted and FEARL DROP EARRING—eet Platinum and SMALL DIAMONDS. Foder ples return to C. Edgrumbe, Showman & Co, Hotel Mansions REWARD.

In connection with the cele bration of the Governor of Ceylon's wedding. His Excellency was pleased i to order the release of certain pri-j SONETS

Canton may soon have telephone"} girls, as the management of the Canton Telephone Exchange is con. sidering the employment of some women in its service.

It is believed that the Govern ment has instructed the FMS Agricultural Department to forward. an official F.M.S. exhibit to the Rubber Exhibition to be held in London in June this year.

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NOTICE.

TBE MISSES EILEEN and DORIS WOODS are performing at the Grand Charity Concert, on Saturday, at the Theatrs Royal.

THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILD- ING COMPANY", LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

THIRTY SECOND ORDIN

INO of the Home BENEVOLENT Socny, will be held in the Corr -HALL, of WEDNESDAY, January 20th, at Noox.

K.E. A. CAVALIER,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, January 20, 1921.

NOTICE.

MADAM" LOTTIE GORDON The Gifted Solo Pianist

at the Charity Concert, Theatre Royal..

Saturday, January 22.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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Sir Erle Geddes, Minister of Transport, speaking at luncheon at the Advertising Exhibition at the White City, said that the Exhibition was far more interesting and more pregnant of great results for the trade of the country than anyone outside the ranks of those who had studied the subject could possibly believe. All of us did advertise more or less, and we had

ARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS talked and listened to those who declared that advertising was a great decided, according to the Yamcic, to Company's Offices Victoria Buildings on The Japanese authorities have in this Company will be held at the expense, a great additional cost to the article sold. That, in his opinion, order from France five large aero-FRIDAY, 4th February, 1981. st 12 was quite false an opinion which was confirmed after visiting that Explanes, at a cost of Y.60,000 each. d'elek Nonx, for the purpose of receiv Hibition. We were all apt to-day to speak as if all expenditure was waste. It is further reported that Freaching the Report of the Directors together From Bot they knew that all expenditure was not waste. The money spent on instructors will be invited to visit with the Statement of Accounts for the advertising, if spent sensibly, skilfully, and ably, was economical, because, Japan early In the first place, they could not sell anything, without some advertising- Japanese officers in the art of con-

in April to train year ending 31st December, 1920. Bad advertising was the most costly. If they had good advertising and trailing these large aeroplanes. pushed the sale of the article, they saved overhead costs.

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I make bold to say (he added) that the traders of the country as a

A coolie employed by Messrs. whole are ignorant of what good advertising means. As Minister of Marita & Co, traders, of Praya East, Transport, I feel that I am here to-day among co-workers on the stage of was sentenced this morning by industry, who are not manufacturers, but who are really engaged in the Magistrate Orme to six months' hard distribution of the articles. As in the matter of transport, you can assist labour for participating with two the manufactover by advising him. You are on the fringe of production, others, not in custody, in a robbery on the one hand, and on the fringe of distribution, on the other. That is at the shop on Tuesday night. Pro- why I am among brothers here, because we are both interested in the party to the value of $222.50 was distribution of business.

taken. The three men broke into i

I hardly think that in sorae ways you have quite done justice the shop at night. - to the great industry you'represent. The fight side of the Exhibition,

because it is the attractive side, has appeared in the Press. But In connection with the discovery there is 2 real

business in this. (Cheers.) The trade of this last week of a corpse in an en- country has got to gain its old ascendancy, and it cannot

do occupied house in Maleungkong that without skilled advertising. The manufacturer has got to go to the village. Kowloon, the Yaumati police advertising agent to prescribe the right physic. As I went round your have arrested four men who were this Exhibition ! wa chemist's shop full of attractive things. That is the morning brought before Magistrate physic, but it has to be applied by skilled brains. Do the manufacturers Orme charged, at the instance of of this country realize the serious side of it? I venture to think not. If Inspecter Caygill, with the murder of You can persuade them, a visit bere will give them the cure for the disease the deceased by strangulation. All from which they are suffering.

four, pleaded not guilty." and were remanded for a week.

Advertising is vital to the success of the trade country. We are going through many months of difficulty in regard to trade, and for the serious side of propaganda British trade throughout the world is in your hands. You are the doctors. If they will come to you they find their trouble will pass, their goods will sell, and employment will be increased, and that in the end it will be economical. I wish you great success in your new industry-an industry which has great power in this country. (Cheers.)

TO-DAY'S

CABLES:

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

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NEW FRENCH CABINET.

TWO FORMER GOVERNORS OF INDO-CHINA INCLUDED.

NEWSPAPERS PLEASED.

PARIS, January 17.

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It is reported from Port Arthur that the wife of a Russian officer.who

The REGISTER of PHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from WED- NESDAY, 26th January, to FRIDAY, 4th February, both days inclusive during which period to transfer of By Order of the Board of Directors

shares can be registered.

MOWBRAY S. VORTHCOTE,

Secretary to

The Boogkong Land Investment &

Ageney Co, Ltd.

General Agents for The Kowloon Land & Building

Ca., Ltd. Eongkonz. Januáry 20, 1911.

NOTICE.

VERA MIROVA, the great Russian Dansense and LEO. PODOLSKY. will appear at Madame Lottie Gordon's Grand Charity Concert at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night.

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BULDING FUND.

13 following subscriptions to the above fund bave been duly

was formerly a member of the ST. STEPHEN GIRLS' COLLEGE Ataman Simionov's staff, committed saicide at the Yamato Hotel the Saturday before last. The unfor tunate lady shot herself... using a revolves belonging to her husband which is said to have been one with which the officer's first wife commit- ted suicide. She had been staying at the hotel about a month..

Efforts to raise the CMS. "Hsi- kah," which was sunk near Chefoo

during the early part of November, i

received with thanks. Per Sir Robert Ho Tung.

Mr. Tong Lai Chun... $2.500

Chan Wan Shau ...

17

(with 1st sah.

$100 Total $1,000) 900 > Yong Taz Ming... 1.000

were partly successful The ill-fated Amount acknowledged..

ship was raised and was being towed

to port when suddenly she went

down once more, this time in water

which was probably twice as deep as

84.400

Tetal

.35.769.59

$10.169.59

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that in which she was lying before above fand have been promised. the attempt was made to raise her.

The following subscription to the i

It is understood that the owners

A Hazos message states: The papers are commenting most favourably upon the new Cabinet which, in their opinion, well refects the bave given up all hope of salvaging nation's will and aspirations as expressed in the last election.es. The papers are especially pleased with the co-operation of such energetic

San Francisco Business states. and experienced men as M. Briand, M. Barthou, and M. Doamer. Worthy that Shanghai now has a popula of not is the fact that two members of the new Cabinet ar former governors tion of 1,500,000 people, of whom of general French Indo-China. Senator Doumer, who is now to have charge 25,000 are foreign. Of the latter. of the national foances, resided at Saigon from 1895 to 1902, and Deputy is now taking practically all the silk some 3,000 are Americans, America

Maurice Sarrant was there from 1911 to 1914. M. Sarrau: is Colonial produced in China. Six America Secretary in the new Cabinet.

financial companies are

now esta- bished in Shanghai. It frequently happens, as in the days of the swift American packets early in the nice- teenth century, that more ships in the harbour fly the American flag. thau of other nationalities."

AMERICA'S FOREIGN TRADE.

CHICAGO, January 20. The proposed foreign trade conference, is offering the presidency, to Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board.

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YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that I Gooda STA

being landed at their risk into the Go-,

downt of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd, lat Kowloon, whense and/or from the

whirräs delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 19th January.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goode remaining indelivered after the 25th inst, will be subject to rent

All claims against the steamer most be presented to the Undersigned on ar before the 4th prox, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and damaged Coods are to be left in the Godownr where they will be examined on the 25h inst. at 10 m

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bill of Lading will be countersign- ed by

DUDWELL & Co., Lrn."

Agent. Herkong, January 20, 1921

NOTICE.

DON'T FORGET Madame Lottie Gordon's Grand Charity Concert. Theatre Royal, Saturday, January 99

RIOJUS, MARU,"

From JAPAN.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.

Per Sir Kabert Ho Tung ...

THE Steamship

Mr. Kan Chiu Nan

$2.500

+

Ho Wing

37

Lae Hy Son...

2.500

Chan Pik Chan

500

Mok Ma

1.000

Là Yso CAED

.1.000

Mà Ho Eweng

Li Wing Kwong

1.000

Mr. S. W. Tso"

Chan Kang Yue

Ng Hoo Taz...

200 200

Hox. TREASURER,

KWOK BU LAU. Hongkong, January 20, 1921.

FOR SALE

A Chicago message on December 12 stated The Foreign Trade Conterence has voted in favour of proceeding immediately with the rear-vocation, a blind and harmless dog

For having killed, without pro FOR SALE 1x3 HP. MOTOR 100 volts, 50 eydes. 1,000 revs. ganisation of the Foreign Trade Corporation with a capital of $100,000,000. belonging to Mrs. Nicholl, a resident and 3 switches. Apply Box 1249 c/o The object of the Corporation is to reorganise the American export trade of Goff Villas, Wongneichong Road, China Mail" which has been adversely affected by the rate of exchange with Europe. Chinese neighbour was this morn A Committee has been appointed to deal with the question of under- writing.]

AMERICAN CABLES.

ing fined $3 by Magistrate Ofme.

CROUP. The defendant, who strongly pro IVERY young child is exceptible to tested his innocence," said that he, croup. Don't wait until this dread had heard the neighbours say that fal disease attacks your little one before the dog was killed by a motor car. you prepare for it comes in the, Defendant, who was said to have night when chemists shope as usually The Federal Court has temporarily forbidden the Western Union to land to have killed another dog, a black Cough Remedy at hand. It never falls

used a wooden pole, was also alleged closed, and this alons abould be

waming Get and keep Chamberlain's the Brazil-Barbadoes cable at Miami, also to use three cables between Key fox terrier, the same afternoon in a acts quickly and is abeolately bar-les. West and Havana for the transmission of messages between the United similar manner, also for no apparent For sale by all Chomats aas Store -States and Brazil and the splice line from the Barbadoes to Cuba.

ices pers.

New York, January 16.

MORE INDIAN AGRARIAN DISTURBANCES.

ALLAHABAD, January 16, Agrarian disturbances are reported from Fyzabad accompanied by 14 dacoities. Sixty persons have been arrested. Quiet has been restored,

OPIUM CONVENTION, “

STOCKHOLM, Jazuary 16.

The Swedish representative at The Hague has signed the 1914 supple- mentary protocol to the International Opium Convention of 1912.

TURKEY, APPROACHING A CRISIS.

CONSTANTINOPLE, January 20.

The uncertainty regarding the Allies' attitude to Greece and the result of Izzet Pasha's mission to Angora, and the steadily worsening financial position; are producing a tension, the danger of which is accentuated by the bad conditions in the Russian refugee camps and the exploitation of alarmist campars by ágitators and Bolshevik agents.

-PRIORS-COMING DOWN.

LONDON, January 20,

Official cost of living figures show a reduction of 11 points during the two months. A further substantial reduction is anticipated.

reason.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

informed that all Goods are being Jazded at their risk inlo the Godowns of the Hongkong and Eow- foon Wharf and Godowa Company, Ltd, at Kowloon, whence andfee from the wharver delivery may be obtained." Optional Cargo will be forwarded. palese poties to the contrary be given before 29th Januszy.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and ali Goods remaining undelivered, after the 26th inst., will be subject to rent, All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 5th prox, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th inst, at 10 am.

by

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading wil be countersigned

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