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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1921,

Hughes & Hough

AVOTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMIRALTY,

Coal Contractors

General

Brokers.

-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-

Dec. 6.--Goueral Furniture &c.

8.--British & Foreign Stamp.

ト

THE Underelgned have reared inaudo-

dons to sell by Fubile Auction, (FOR 4000UNT OF TER DÖNGERARD),

00

TUESDAY,

December 6, 1821, commenting at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, Dea Vanx Boad, Corner of Ics Home Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND TEAK- WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS,

CARPETS,

c.,

Sh..

&c., Comprising:- Dining Suites, Chesterfield Sofas, Arm-chaira (new), Card and Occasional Tables, Teakwood Twin Bedsteada,

harge and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables and Chairs, Washstands, & (famed Teakwood), Sideboards, Dinnor Waggons, Dinner Services, Crockery, & Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, 'de, Electro-plated Ware,

Electric Reading Lamps, Screone, Sandry Blackwood Furniture, Chair

Cabinets, Pictures,

Also

One Baby Grand Piano by Broadwood, One Victrola Gramophone. (Fall Particulare from Catalogny).

Terme: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES « BOUGH,

Auctioneers.

THOR ABDOUNT OF CER DONCERNED),

ед

TUESDAY,

December 6, 1921, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Jco House Street,

Several Lots of

Valuable St. Lambert Glass Waro, Venetian Coloured Electric Zampe, Mable Statuettes, Fancy

Goods, Also

A few phira Special Blankets and Rugs. Terme :-Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH

Auctioneers.

·(POR,ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

VOD

THURSDAY, December 8, 1921, at 5p.m.,

at their Sales Rooms. No my Den Vrena Rog), Corner of

-Jen House Strøjt,

A Private Collection of

Briti b and Fereign Stamps,.

including:-

a large number of British Colonials.

(Fall Particulars from Catalogn).

¿Terme : - Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & ROUGH. Âuctioneer s

For Account of the Concerned,}

ON

THURSDAY

December 8, 1921, at 2.30 pm,

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,

Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Ice House Rtreal,

A Valuable Selection

of Jewellery

Comprising :-

Diamond and Gem Brooches, Necklet.. Bracelets, Rings and other Ornaments, An opportunity for suitable Xmas

.Gifts.

Varms :-Cash'en delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

[FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNE))),

02

FRIDAY:

(December 8, 3021, at 2.80 p.m. at their Sales Rooms,

No. 8, Dos Vœux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, Chinese Porcelains, Curios, Laoguared Ware, &o., &c.,

including:

A variety of 5-colourod and :-3-coloured Vases and Jars, Wall Platos, Table Screens, Blue and White Varer, Incense burnors, Old Bronze and Brais; *Figures and Vasos, Kakemonos, Lacquered Cabinets, Chairs, Screens, Tablon, Ivory Ware, Jade, Agate and - Crystal Oruemonts, Mandarin Pieces.

Also

Many Groon Jude Ornamente, Bende Hand Bage, Embroidered Bags, Amber Neck-lscor, Golden Breast Pius, -Scarf, Pine, Sleeve Buttons, Bracelets,

Broocbos, &c. &c

The above stock recently arrived from the North and includes pieces from the Ming, Kunghi, Kienlung and Towkwong Poriods.

The bulk of which will be sold

without reserve.

Wall Particulars from Catalogus). Da view day before sale.

¿Canna; —Oseb on deliyory,

HUGHES & HOUGE,

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

25 WORDS-8-INSERTIONS, $1. PREPAID. Every additional word' Cents.

for 3 insertions.

WANTED.

December 18th.

Please keep this date for Madame Lottie Gordon's AFTERNOON XMAS CONCERT, City Hall, for Xmas Gift Fuad for the Blind Home, Pokfulam homo, also the home for the agad, Kowloon.

WANTED: An ASSISTANT lor s

fiem of AUCTIONEERS od Wood previous experience preferred. Good opening for the right mau. c/o A.

B.C.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG GENERAL OBAMBER

OF COMMERCIF

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, under

THE CHINA MAIT

INTIMATIONS,

HONGKONG HOTEL GRILL

TER NEW GRILL ROOM

provided with a Dance Floor anıl Jazz Orchestra, anil it is how possible for patrons to dance during dinner cach evening.

TEA DANSANTS will be held in every Monday, Tuesday, Thu say, and Friday. An entrance charge of $2

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Sérvice to the China Mail.)

WASHINGTON, CONFERENCE.

powers conferred upon them by the the Grill Room from 1.30 to 6.30 pence was attended by Mr. Alfred Sze.

Regulations thereof, have appointed David Keay Blair to be Scoretary a5

WASHINGTON, December 2nd, Official The first Shantung "confor Dr. Wellington: Kos, Mr. Chung Hui Wang, accompanied by Mr. Tynu Wang

from this date vics the undersigned per head will be mado which will inelude Hau, and Mr. Chao. Kuo representing

resigned.

་

By Order,

E. A: M. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Hongkong, December 1, 1921.

NOTICE.

TUTOR Assistant Master is oper to coach boys for one or two hours daily, mornings, during Xmas Vac. Write, stating particulars, to TUTOR. CHINA MAIL.

... NOTICE.

THANKS TO DR. YEUNG ON

SHU, SURGEON,

S. S. "HWAH PING.""

afternoon tea. ·

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

LATER

China; Baron Kato, Mr. Hanibara and Admiral Duguchi accompanied by Mr. Saburi, Mr. Kimura, Mr. Saito, and Mr. Shiretorr representing Japan; Mr. TEA AND DINNER DANSANES Hughes and Mr. Balfour, who oposed the

will be held on Wednesdays and meeting which discussed procedure. Saturdays only, and Orchestral Concerts during titin and afternoon to conditional return of Shantung was made A demonstration in favour of the un- Sandays. Tho Orebestru will not be by Chinese before the beadquarters of the in attendance on other days unless Chinese delegation, The crowd consisted specially advertised.

of Chinese students and merchants aug; niented by scores of Chinese brought here on account of the conference. It occurred just as the Chinese were departing for the initial conversation with the Japanese on Shantung. There was no disorder, the crowd gradually dispersing after speeches by three Chinese delogates.

Hongkong, December 1, 1821.

THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO.,

LIMITED,

NOTICE

Laspo. December 2nd.

MILKMAID

STERILISED

NATURAL

MILK

IS

PURE FRESH

MILK

STERILISED

NOT CONDENSED.

PACKED BY NESTLE'S

IN TWO SIZES

pint and pint

OBTAINABLE AT ALL STORES.

The labours of the naval experts have CHAREHOLDERS in THE STEAM the drafting of the Hughes naval holiday

revealed an extraordinary oversight in IT POURS OUT, LAUNDRY COMPANY, LTD, proposals, possibly invalidating the whole entitled to an allotment of shares scheme. It appears that at the end of in The Hongkong Hotel Company, the ten years naval holiday Britain will Lirited are requcetod to forward their entitled to build twelve Dreadnoughts claims to the undersigned a 300 28

of 35,000 tona cach, replacing ships twenty years old and giving Britain an overwhelming superiority over all the navics of the world as the United States: will be entitled to only four and Japan to one new Dreadnought. The position will be reversed six years later when the preponderance will pass to America. The! discovery was made by British experts and submitted to the Americans who re luctantly acquiesced, agreeing that the

DARTICULARS and Conditions of THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY inform-possible.

be held on MONDAY, the 6th day thelotting by Public Auction Sale, to

of December, 1921, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Warke Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of The Lot of CROWN LAND at Shaukiwat, in the Colony of Hong kong for a term of 75 years, Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one farther terni of 75 years.

with the option of renewal at a Crows

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale

Shaukisan Inland Lt

Registry No.

Bear of Shaukiwa

Locality.

Boundary Neavarement.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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Price,

PARTICULARS and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be hold on MONDAY, the th day of December, 1921, at a p.m., at the Officea of the Public Works Department, by Ordar of His Excellency the Governor of One Lot of CROWN LAND. at rear of Inland No. 16 7, Shaukiwan Road Lot in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with thỏ option of reuows) at Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King. For ons further term of 75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No, of NRJE. Į

Registry No.f

Localleg.

Boundary Aldanon:TIT

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19341- 3611 1

ed that on 14th October, 1921, I embarked on the S.S. "HWAH PING" at Peru to return to China. A few days after the vessel's departure I suddenly felt a very bad pain in the lower part of toy right leg. When Dr. YEUNG, Surgeon of the vessel, and, native of the Mui Distrior, had treated

and, after being continually under his

H. N. BEAUREPAIRE,

Secretory. Hongkong, December 1, 1921.

NOTICE.

msteg the pain left me after a few days WE, the undersigned lay to notify

the public that Mr.. CHING peace.. kind medical treatment for twenty odd PING SE0 was granted a monopoly days,

my leg entirely recovered. by the Hongkong Governm at for the In commemoration of and thankfulness running of steam sunches (ferries) for bis kindness, I therefore put these between Hongkong, Kowlooneha, Shai lines in the paper to bring it to every-kiwan, Hunghom and Saiwauho for body's notice.

period of three years from the 1st April, IP WAH-LAM, 1921, to the 31st March, 1924.

NATIVE OF CHEK Kai. Hongkong, December 1, 1921.

THE CHINA LIGHT & CO., (1918), LTD.

POWER

THE THIRD ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the

Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong- kong on SATURDAY, the 10th December, 1991, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of reediving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 30th September, 1921, and electing a Consulting Committee and

Auditors.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from THURS DAY, the 1st December 1921 until SATURDAY, the 19th December 1921 both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General Managers. Hongkong, November 19, 1921.

FREE. PARTICULARS for, the treatment of Paralysis, Gout, Piles, Collo, Hysteris, Insanity, Cataract, Glaucoma, &, can be obtained on writing full details of the disease clearly.to:

"SI" WORKS, Beadon Square, (C.M.) Caloutts, (India.)

obstinate skin-diseases, Patches,

THE 38th ANNUAL

AL FRESCO FETE

of the

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

will be held in the compound of the

CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

on SUNDAY, 4th December, 1921

:.

from 8.30 to 11.30 pm

Under the Distinguished Patronage of

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR & LADY STUBBS

Admission...... .$1. .

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform admitted free.-

Each ticket of admission entitles the

holder to a souvenir.

In the alternoon from 2.30 to 8.30 p.m. saveral Stalle, will

be open, and amusements specially anitable for Children will he provided. Tea and Refreshments will be “obiainable. Admission Free.

The Grounds will be brilliantly illuminated in the Eraning.

The Band of the Wiltshire Regiment will play both in the afternoon and in the evening.

SOME FEATURES OF THE FETE :

Ten Room, Refreshment Room, Chute, Fishing Fond, Lunky Wlibel, Aunt Sally, Christmas, Tree, &o.

8,000 TOYS.

SEVERAL RAFFLES WİTH VALUABLE PRIZES. Including a Now Oldsmobile Seren-venter, Motor Car

COME

VALUE $5,000KS

No work of charity in foreign to the Soolety?"

AND HELP HONGKONG'S POOR.

a

than to guarantee peace to provoke war are examining

It is reliably learned that the experts while adhering to Mr. Hughes's tonnage new proposal wherby, ratios, the United States and Britain will each be entitled to build two battle- ships every three years, thus keeping in employment skilled artisans, also most. valuable armour-plating and gunmaking plants which otherwise would have to be subsidised. It is pointed out that, ac sording to the new scheme, Japan will be allowed to keep the Mats.

The undersigned together with Mr. OHING PING SHU therefore dead led to form a Company called the TUNG ON STEAM LAUNCH CO, LTD,

The Japanese attitude is regarded as with a capital of $12,000.00. The shares being apportioned as follows the key. While the Conference is e Mr. Obing Ping Shu...

ported as unanimous in opinion, the $1,000.00 Mr. Wong Po Ki

American and British delegations regard ... $1,000.00 Mr. Kok Kwai Sang ...

Japan's insistence on more battleships $2.000.00 ...... $2,000:00. skilled bargainers and desire, before as unwarranted, but the Japanese are Mr. Chik Lua Shing

Up to last October as Mr. Ching finally committing themselves, to ascer Pinghu had not rezistered the afore- tain America's decision regarding the said Limited Liability Company at the fortification of naval bases in the Pacific. Registrar's Office at Hongkong, we, They are also wishful of awaiting the therefore, seld all our shares to Moutcome of the deliberations of the Far Ching Fine Shu; who has properly Eastern Committee regarding China, paid us for our shares this month.

We, the undersigned, therefore give

notion that we will not be responsible for any of the Loans, Charters, Bills, Profit and Loss, etc. of the waid Tung On Steam Lausch Co., Ltd. and that Mr. Ching Ping, Shu will be responsible for samé.

This is a notice for future proof.

WONG. PO KI, ... .KOK KWAI SANG, CHIK LUN SHING. Hongkong, November 28, 1921.

NATIONAL LOANS.

ROYAL DUTCH COMPANY.

AMSTERDAM, December 2nd.. The Royal Dutch Company has declared an interim dividend of fifteen per cent. payable in cash on January 18th. Oving to uncertainty as to East Indies taxation no conclusions could be 'made regarding the final dividend in Jply. The interim dividend is payable from the profits of} enterprises ontsida the Netherlands Indies,

A BIG AMALGAMATION.

NEW YORK, December 2nd.

A report regarding the Amalgamation of

BONDHOLDERS ARE BERRY the majority of the independent steel com DNOTIFIED that the FOURTH panies in America which was under con DRAWING of the 3rd. Year Loan sideration was practically confirmed to the EIGHTH night. Mr. Chadbourne, the lawyer who (92,750,000), and DRAWING of the 7th. Year Issue of is concerned in the matter, admitted the Short Term Bonds ($4,800,000) will be essential truth of the report but declar held, as announced by the Loan Bareated that the matter was still in the pre- of the Ministry of Finance, in Peking liminary stage. on 1st and 10th December respectively and that payment of drawn bonds will be made on 31st., December.

Bonds of the 1st Year 6 per cent Loan (converted fagne which were drawn on. 10th. November last, amounting to $2,719,611.40 will be redeemed on 1st, December next, and the interest coupon $1,631,766,84 will be paid on same

date.'

*:

The interest coupon on the 3rd Year Loan, 7th Year Short Term Bood Issue and the 7th Year Long Term Bonds due au 31st December next will be paid on 31st December.

STRAITS SEITLEMENTS LOAN.

It is reported that a Strait Settlements

LONDON, December 2ud. loan will shortly be fonted in London..

MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.

WASHINGTON, December 2nd.

It is understood that Mr. Harding's message to congress, next week will urgo early as possible. It will also propose the necessity of a revision of tariffs as skip zubaidies for the merchant marino as supplementary to the free tolls for Inspector General of Customs.coastwise shipping through Panama... Inspectorate General of Customs,

Peking, 21st November, 1921.

F. A. AGLEN,

NOTICE.

NOTI

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the HONGKONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY, has been acquired, na rom Jaly 7th, 1921, by the undemigo: od with all rights and titles, and will hereafter be published by them. / No alaims against the Hongkong Dollar Directory Incurred prior to this date will be admitted by the undersigned,

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE

-5, Wyndham Streets Hongkong, July 7, 1923.

MARTIN'S

ARIOL BILLS

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL

CONFERENCE

PARIS, December 1st, The newspapers report that the Inter national Financial Conference is likely to take place in Paris shortly-Havas.

FORMER CHINESE MINISTER IN SWITZERLAND.

PARIS December 1st.. Lón Taengt Siang, the former Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, has arrived at Muralto in Switzerland for a several weeks sojournavas.

LANDRO.

VERSAILLES, November 30th Landru has been sentenced to death.

AV

WHOOPING COUGH.

your Child He avhooping

coug i be careful to keep ulti cough lanes, and axpectoration any by giving Chamberlite Cough Remnd na my be required. The Tomedy will liquify the tough thuo un land ninho c easier to expecturate. To hide heer vred succesful y'in m ny opidobites and al contains tip 11kuoclufer other in bribus

| Silrekkeper

Benguet Consolidated

Mining

Co.

Capital stock Pesos 700,000 divided into

1,000,000 shares.

In 1920 this company paid

P 300,000 in dividends and will

pay an equal amount in 1921.

China shareholders are paid in

gold checks at one dollar U. S.

Currency for two pesos Philip-

pine. A regular quarterly dis-

tribution of 5 centavos per share

will be made on December 20th,

1921.

Agents:

MOXON & TAYLOR,

HONGKONG.

ROYAL SILK STORE.

Just Received New Consignment of Benares Real Gold and Silver BROCADE for Trimming Dresses, Shoes and Scarfs, We are the Only Dealers for the above Articles & Invite Your Inspection.

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