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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1921.

Hughes & Hough

A VOTIONEERS TO THE GOVEKEKEND

General Auctioneers - Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers and Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS a-Wan" Coal Storage.

Dedes sad Bentley's

4th & 5th Editions.

AI Telegraphic Cols.

-

Talographie &¿driss *WXICO* HONGIDS,

-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-

TIM Undersigned have received Instrac- Hons to all by Pablle Auction, (For Account of the Concerned) ON

THURSDAY,

March 24, 1921. & £50 p.m., at iboir Sales Booms, No. 8 Dea For Road, Corner of

Ice House Street, Steel Meter Largo Lighter. at present stored in Mesare KWONG LEE'S Yard, Yaumati

Rail 1917. Length 0. A. Length B. P. Breadth Mid. Depth Mid.

Motor

D. W

"0 0 66' 0" 15' 0"* 5'6"

-30 B.EL.P.

-70 tons.

Complete with Anchors, Navigating Lights, Dinghy and all accessories

Inspecting Orders may be had from the ridersigned.

Terms -Cach

HUGHES & FOUGH

- Auctioneers, Hongkong, March 16, 1991.

rel by Public Auction,

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS:

28 WORDS 3 INHERTONE, $1. PRZPAID

Every additional word & Cente

for 3 insertions"

TO LET.

THE CHINA MAIL. INTIMATIONS _____

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN

MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD.

PRE TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINIMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE. THE

ARY ANNUAL MEETING OF

KASTER HOLIDAYS, SHAREHOLDERS, in the Company

will be held at the Offices of the Com-

pany, St George's Building No. 6ES Office will be entirely CLOS Connaught Road, on THURSDAY, the ED on GOOD FRIDAY, the

100 YEARS HENCE,

HATURE'S "THANKS,

But it is not in the realm för fanciful inventive progress that man

WAR MEMORIAL.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST.

WHAT OUR LIFE WILL BE will advance so much as in the cultivation of thought We are merging into an age when all the PIOR the erection by Public Sab-, painful differences of opinion between scription, of a building, to be "capital" and "labour" will be run on YM.CA. Hnes, to be called - Lord Chifford of Chudleigh, inter-settled, not by arbitration or similar the WAR MEMORIAL" INSTITUTE viewed by the Weekly Despatch, { patchwork methods as by education, and to be managed for the joint use said

The hopeless impossibility of striking of the Navy, the Army and Civilinas: I do not think that individual Flean eternally level balance of unequal by a Joint Board of Directors.

weights will be recognised and accept. A portion of the sum raised will

194th March, 1921, st 11 o'clock am - 25th March. It will be opened for allan the earth a hundred years hence led by the lesser weight. Wages and be devoted to the erection of for the purpose of receiving a statement purpose till soer en SATURDAY, the will be revolutionised to such a high prices are no worse a tangle to-day permanent stone memorial which TION—A FEW THREE ROOM, of Accounts and the. Raport of the 26th and MONDAY, the 28th March, degree as some people seem to than they were in the days when the } will be put in hand at an early date:

TO LET IMMEDIATE OCCUPA ED EUROPEAN FLATS IN "ORIENT BUILDINGS CORONATION ROAD, KOWLOON. MODERATE RENTAL Apply J. Cax CLARE, Architect and Surveyor, 14, Queen's Road, Central,

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.

NEXT TOURNAMENT. MING YUEN GARDENS, THURSDAY, 24th March Main Event

Immediately after the Interval. WELTERWEIGHT Championship. "SK" KERRISON, (Holder)

SEAMAN CODLINGS, ~ (Banner up Fleet Championship 1920)

Booking Hour's. MONDAY, 21st Members only (on production current membership cards),

TUESDAY to THURSDAY, 2nd to 24th, General Pablic.

Special Trams will be ran

GEORGE G. N. TINSON,

Hon. Sucretary, Hongkong. March 15, 1921.

THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LTD.

NOTICE.

DURING my absence from the

Colony and until further notice MR. GEORGE ERNEST ELLAMS,

THE Undersigned have received ins has been appointed acting Secretary.

tractions from Mes. Vaxarose, to

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ARNOLD,

Secretary. Hongkong, March 19, 1921.

TUESDAY,

March 29, 1921, at 10.30 am, at the Masonic Hall Anres, Top Floor,

THE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

ds,

therein contained.

incuding:

Certain Pole and Fittings,

And

One. Enamelled Bath

(Full Particulars from Catalogus).

Turma 2---Cash

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong. March 29, 1921.

MHE Vadersigned have received instruc- tions to sell by Public Auction, (For Account of the Concerned).

TUESDAY;

March 29, 1931, at 2.30 p.m.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO. LTD.

NOTICE

DURING my shsence and until fur-

ther notice Mr. LESLIE SOLBE GREENHILL, has been appointedt acting Secretary.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

General Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1920, and electing a Consulting Committee and Anditors

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

from Company, will be CLOSED THURSDAY, the 17th March, 1991, until THURSDAY, the 7th March, 1991, both days inclusive...

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers, Hongkong, March 12, 1991.2

THE HONGKONG & WHAMPO DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTIC

ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company,

1921.

Licensed Warehouses will entirely CLOSED on those dates.

be

imagine.

N. L. SYITH,

Superintendent, Imports and Experts. Hongkong, March 21, 1991,

BANK HOLIDAYE ""- IN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 accordance with CNANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS-FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 25th, 9th and 28th, March, 1921.

Hongtong, March 21, 1921.

ני

EASTER HOLIDAYS..

2 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB TUESDAY, 29th March, 1921, at Noon for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Acconets for the year ending 31st December, 1920.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from 19th to the 20th March, 1991, (both days inclusive).

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M. DYER.

Chief Manager. Hongkong, March. 7, 1921.

THEATRE

A Bogey Pool Competition for Mon will run throughout the HOLI DAYS, March 25th, 26th, 27th sad 28th, 18 holes on Old Cowse, Fanling, Club Handicaps. Any number of cards may be taken out

For instance, the theory has been put forward, that in the year 2,000 an instrument will be evolved capable

Abyssinians drafted special laws for But whereas the their control labourer in those days groped through fog of blind ignorance, in a hundred years the thought process

of photographing thought. By the of the average bricklayer will equal that of a present day KC.Education grace of Providence such a calamity will be its own key.

may never`occur. Professor E. J. It is more towards the ideals of. Barnard's experiments in photograpcomfort that man is progressing. hing" fossils through stone tend to The average man sees the folly of slaving bis soul Away show it improbability

Up to a certain point a fair amount through the weary years when of success was achieved, but past that degree of real comfort is within the point the negatives showed a coutreach of all. The end of the definite plete black, not even the stone conquest of matter is now only a matter of years, and man is slowly appearing on the plate. "Every pessible device known to science for but surely turning towards the the perfecting of obscure negatives dazzling goal of comfort by which was applied, but the camera had contentment, happiness, pleasure. broken down utterly on even such and joy alone opes the portals to the an elementary experiment as that. paradise on earth. It merely goes to show that, past the barriers, light waves are not aman- able to any sort of hainan discipline.

Nature has ordained blanks in her own composition into which even Nature's own liws cannot probe.

Think what a fearful world this would he if the precious privacy of 50 cents each one's own thoughts were to become A Tombatone Competition for the public property of anyone who Men on old Course, Faulier, will be cared to invest in such an instrument! held on SUNDAY morning, 27th Married life would become insupport- March. No start after 12 noon. En- able; an age of suspicion would arise See! trance Fee $1.00 each player. • which would push Progress back of tribal A Mixed Foursomes Competition beyond the awtul ers ROYAL 18 holes on Did Course, Fanling, will feudalism. Why, on the strength of be held on MONDAY afternoon, 28th a damning negative a policeman March. Competitors arrange their own could arrest and the law punish a

ST. PAUL'S GIRLS SCHOOL partners, Medal Play, Half combined man for a contemplated murder Club Handicaps Men's tees to be which he subsequently decides not used Ladies to drive from 1st tee to commit! No! it is just as well Post entries. Entrance Fee $1.00 each that Nature-puts up the "Ho player.

thoroughfare here and there

Presents

"UNCLE- KIN ”

a Chinese Melo drama in 3 acts. (Specially written).

in aid of the

North China Famine Relief Fund. Under the distinguished patronage of Lady Stubbs, Lady Kirkpatrick,

and Mrs. Bowden Smith.→

05

WEDNESDAY,

March 30th, 1921, at 9.15 p.m Box plan opens at Houtrie's on 26th March, 1921

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Prices: Dress Circles & Stalls $3.00

Secretary,

Hongkong, March 18, 1921

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

NOTICE.

at the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & DURING my absence and until fur-

Godown Co.'s Wharf and afterwards"

-at-Bolts What

100 Bales Fine Beugel Cotton,

184 Bales Cotton Yarn,

"

And

$0 Bales Gannies.

The above have just arrived and are

in thoroughly sound condition. THEME:----Coah. *.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers Hongkong, March 22, 1931.

[FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERTED), ON

FRIDAY,

April 1, 1921, at 10:30 a..., at their Bales Room, No. 3,

DES YOUX BEAD, Corner of Is House Street,

A small Consignment of CHOCOLATE, 20,

to be sold in lots to suit buyers, Terms:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers

Hongkong, March 22, 1921

THE Underrigned have received in-

structions to sell at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeur Boad, Corner of Ice House Street,

One full size BILLIARD TABLE by Burroughs & Sons, with all accesacrise, (good as new).

ther notice Me LESLIE SOLBE GREENHILL has been appointed. acting Secretary.

By Order of the Board of Directors.

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, March 18, 1921

it

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE

The very valuable

LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES

situate and being

Nos. 104-118 (even numbers inclusiTE) NATHAN ROAD,

Noa 2-12 CHEONG LOK STREET,

(even numbers inclusivė).-

and

No. 1 CHEUNG LOK GARDEN, with one European Building and Garden attached

ALL AT YAUMATI KOWLOON, will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION

in THREE LOTS

on

FRIDAY,

the 8th DAY of April, 1921, at 9 o'clock,

KESERS. LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers.

Full particulars from the undersigned.apply to the Auctioneers at their Sales

Terms: Cash

HUGHES & HOUGE,

"Buellonasts,

Hongkong, March 16, 1921.

ONE

FOR SALE

NE HORNSBY-ACKROYD OIL ENGINE 3 Borne Foster, Frel, Kerosene. Complete with wooling appara tas in good condition. May be viewed by appointment at Gan Club Bill Barricks, Kowloom, Apply to the undersigned.

LAMMERT BROS.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell Stee

For full particulars and conditega

Rooms or to

Mesere. HASTINGS & HASTINGS,

Bolicitors for the Vendor. Hongkong, March 19, 1921

TAIYO & CO

WAZALEND

BOOTS AND SHOES

MANN, TO... OBSER. - Ba, 16, Wyndhaus 15%.

Pit $2.00.

Advance Tickets can be obtained at

St. Paul's Girls School, 47,Caine Road, which must be exchanged at Moatrie's for reserved seat tickets on 28th March,

at ..

ST. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAT

ORATORIO

GOOD FRIDAY, at 9.15 p.m.

BOCIETE DU.

"GRAND HOTEL DE PEKIN” Speista Anonyme Francaire au Capital de $700,000.

Insus of 10,000 Debentures of "${60,-each Bearing Interest at the Rate of 8 cent. per To be redeemed by twenty annual drawings the first one-to take place in 1922.

SROURITY: The total amount of sseata of the Company vinder

reserve of preferential rights rË- cognized to the series of 2,000, debentures of Fri 500 each, issued on 1st July 1917, redemption of which is to take place on December 1922 and way, from now, be claimed by bolders of debentures from the Banque Industrielle de Chine, in Peking where funda have been courtitated to that effect 1'ICE OF ISSUE-At par bat The first coupon of interest of $4being payable on the 30th Jane represents a premium of 2o

Bubscription list opened from the 1st

to the 15th of April, in all the Brancham of the Banque Idustrielle de Chima us

A Ladies' Boger Poal Com petition will ran throughout the HOLIDAYS, March 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th, 18 holes on New Course, Fanling, Ladies' tees to be used Club Handicaps. Any number of cards may be taken out at 50 cents each. Hongkong, March 22, 1921.

MARTIN'S

SAPIOL

& STEEL

* MAX Cumulets and Traum mit jem

MARTIN'S

APIOL &STELL

SPILLS

1814

It should, however, be quite within the realms of possibility for a man în his office to press a button under the lapel of his jacket and get into instant vocal communication with his wife at-home. Our telephones' may f even have mirrors in which one can see the face of the person at the other end of the whe: Those are roads along which invention is ren- ning at high speed, the main-idea being the elimination of cumbrous mechanical impediments. We are rapidly approaching the limits of the uses to which power of electricity can.

be put.

The octaves of silence beyond the violet wave "undoubtedly hold the keys of powers, and forces as yet only dreamed of. Telepathic, hypnotic and other waves as yet unperceived by us are in those octaves. The coming century should see the capture and harnessing of a few of them to man's individual advantage.

ESTABLISHED 1914

100 YEARS.

JOHN

HADDON

AND CO

Export and Import Agents

For ONE HUNDRED YEARS in the CITY OF LONDON we have acted as Buying and Selling Agents for Traders,Storekeepers, Growers of Colonial Produce. Are you requiring the services of London Agents to promote your interests 2 We shall be pleased to enter into correspond- ence with a view to arranging terms, to mutual advantage.

·BANK CREDITE · ARHANGED. SH: ADVANCED AGAINST SHIPMENTS.

JOHN

HADDON

AND CO

Colonial Merchant andéProduce

SALISBURY SQUARE

+

Lists may be found at Mesra, Lane Crawford.

M

Belly & Wash.

Hontris.

19

Wm. Powell, Ltd.

The Hongkong Club. ~

1

*

Hongkong Cricket Club.

Club Lusitano.

Engineers Instirate. Victoria Recreation Club. Kowloon Cricket Club. Kowloon Bowling Club.

Club de Recreio.

Craigongower Club.

M. J. BREEN.TM

Eon. Secretary, War Memoris! Committee

10

Peak Club.

1

+

MARKET PRODUCE IN HONGKONG.

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

March 16th, 1921.

Poultry.

Chicken,--Eal Tea, Capoor, Small--Sin Kal

| Capons, Largn,-56 KI

Dhack,~Ap...

Butcher Meat.

Siziola-Met Lag P 15, 93

*

-Prime Cuti

#1

*

Corned-Ham Ngao Yak „ Renat, Shin

22

30

14

*

博

Breast-Ngan Kam

16

16

90

30

Ega Hex-Kal Tan (cooking) pardoz. 15′′ | Eggs. Hen.—Kal Tan (trenh) .......per dos. $8 (Forla, Canton,-Kal............

25

H

» Soap,Tong Jak ... Bocak-Fgan Yak Pa Break Biziolz,-Ngia, Ina » Bang-Ngan Cheong » Bullock's Brains,-Ngan Ko par met JQ

Tongue, fresh,-gau Id esch 50 Tongue, corned-Em Nga Ll

ach 50 centr Head-Nasa Thach 80 Heart-Ngut Ba... The 12 18 Hrap, Salt-Ngia Kin„ Fort-Ngan Keak..ach, 16 Kinoys,---Ngan Yike

9

13

-Ngaz bei E1 Liver,-Ngan Keb 13 Tripa (andread), Kigro To Ib. 5 alter End and Feet,--Ngan-teal-

tax-kouk .* "kon sai – nee

Bet $100

13

#

Figʻz

W

#

器

Matton Chop-Teang Pel-Kwat Ib. 22

Ing.-Yeng Pet Shoulder-Young Shan.. 28 Baddle, Young On Ya Chillings-Chu Cheng - Best-Cha Non per Feet,-Ohu Kant... Fry ---Cha Chap j*** Head-Cha Tan Heart-Chu Sam ... Kläneys-Cbn Ti........ Live-Cha Kon wer Pork Chop,-Jha Pal Kirat... *

Leg-Chu-Pal

ˊ

15

H

Loin, Chu Has Tun

*

IH

Dères-Fan Kaa

-lb. $ Forla, Haitao,—Hot Nam Kal „‚§-3. Cross-Ngo

#

oach 30-

Pigeons, Canton,-Pak-Kap...each 40

Holhow-Bol Hat Pak Kap

Tozkeys, Cock,-To Kal Kang ib. 70 Turkeys, Hen,—Fö Kal Ka Buipe,-Sha Tsu........... ...** ***

- Bach Phemsint-Shan Kalu me

1.10 Qu4T-Om Chan Partridges,-Che Xu

Fruits..

Almonds, -Hang Yan

HD

** •

69

The 43.

Apples, (California),--Kam Shan

Ping Ko Bananas, (beide's), Macao,---San

Leong Chine Carambola-Young To

+

† Cocoannis, –Ye The ... vida enchi 12

16

"+

15 tech 10 each 10

Temont, (Amarica),-Kam. Shan

Ling Mang...ach10

Lichens, Dried, (meall stone).---

- Lại thì fom 1. 25

30

24

Orangest, (Canton), Sweet-

Shazi-sheng Tim Chang 11. Oranges, Tim Ching ..... ...

10

15

23

Pears, (Canton), Cooking,—Sha LI, 10: Pesants,-Ya Shang ...

Fator Lari-Oh¤ You.......

Sheep's Head and Feet, Young-

Tax-KUL...

Ib. 29

Heart-Yeung Sannach 10 Kidneys.---Yeung Yĩa mah -19. Liver, Zong Eco Sucking Pigs, to order,Chu Tast 24 Just, Boef,-Shang Ngan Yaz 17:19 Mutton,--Sang Yang Yaz,, 39 Teal,-Nga Ti Yak...............

M

Persimmons, Large,-Hung Tae 19

Plantain,Tai Chiu

The L

Famelo, Alam-Tạẩm Lo Tsu „ach 12 Walants,-Hop To Grapes-Po Tai Taz

Vegetables, &c.

Artichokes,—Ah Ohi Chankach 8. Beans, Sprout-Nga To...

20

“Battage,-Ngu. Tai Chaun 20 No. 1... Ib. 25

M

Bream-Fi Y

Cauton Freak Water Fich.

G

Long-Tac Bot

B

Best Root-Hung Teal Tan2 Dachr Bister Squash,—-Fi Kes on a^* 8 Bdnjale, Green,Ching Yanks, 6

Bed—Hong Kieu cao Hộ Cabbage Chinese. (cummon),-

Kal Tol, 10 (Shanghai)-Ya Tecl

$

10

Ons Shoots, basch,-Ksa Shan „ Cauliflower (Large),-Ye Tack Fa each 18

Fish.

Barbel,-Es Tu

15- 18

14

*Hol Sin Ya, 14-

Ostash-Chik Ya Oodfish,Mun Ye

14

18

(Medium), (Small).

"

32

Carro 2-Kam Shamp

11

10

Outtle Fish-Hak Ya Dab, Ska Mang Y. Dice-Rong Exl Lag Dog Fish-Mit To Bha Bale, Conger,Het Mas Fresh water, - Lalloy-Wong Bin Frogs-Tie Halim Garoups,-8hat Pan GadgsonPak Kap Earrings Tec Ballbut, Chang Kwan Labroa, Wong Fa Leach, Wa Tat

Mackerel, Honk With Halist-Teal Oysters-Shang Ho Parrot Fish, --Kai Kr "Parch, Tu Lat

Pia, Fan Fong Platos-Fan XML Pomizet, Blink, -Hal Chong / Poniret, White,-Pak Chong..

·Prawns,--Ming Entertain BayPai Pe Bh

Bank Fish Sher Kan Kung Bosch

Po

Tarties, small, fenoli, waine,

15

13

1b.

*

Galery Chinese---Tang Kan Taol „ 10 Chilies, Dried-Kon Lat Chin,

Bad, Heng Za Chin ... „ 16

19- Grom-Oting Tat Chin j

Oury Bull, Tegioh... II Chi Ho

Ib. 10

Cucumber-Ching Kwa ... .. each 12 Garlic San Tau ka

Ib. 8 Ghizer young Sun Tan Keung w G

Huger, ald, Le Kendz

Horseradish, Shanghai,—Lik Kan, '15 Indian Corn-Shuk Mal ..."tech ̈‹8 Lettare Tag Shang Tsol... Ib. 8 Water Chestaats-Ma Tai Th 8

Mandarin, --- Kwai

Tam Ma Tai..

Mushrooms, Fresh, Shang Tso Ku Ib. Okroasan

Online Bombay,-Yang Chung Tan The 10 Oulons, Grood, Bhang Chung Ib Onlone, Shanghai,--Shang-hei Chaong an

Parsley-Ken To

38 Potato, Sweet, Tan Sba ** **

32

Japanes

Yat Pun Shu TMI ib.

American-Ya Ki Shư T Pampkin,---Tung Kui Radish Emg Lo-Pak Taal Bhubarb (Fresh), Tal Wong Shallots-Kong Chong Tan Spinach in Thol Temaboon-Yan Ka

Taxi ---Wa Tau Turnips, Puzil, (Long), —LA

Vegetable MarrON