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THÉ HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 14m, 1919.

VICTOR RECORDS.

RECORDS

THE

OF QUALITY.

Large Shipment Just Received

FOX TROTS, ONE PESTS,

WALIZES, ETC.

A COMPLETE LINE OF VICTROLAS IN STOCK.

MOUTRIE'S

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.

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"K" BROGAN SHOES

Combine the best materials and good workmanship with perfect fit and comfort.

NEW STOCKS FOR DAY AND GOLE WEAR.

MACKINTOSH

& CO., LTD.,

Men's Wear Specialists,

16, DES VIEUX ROAD.

Telephone 29.

FOOK LEE & Co.

Established 1871.

IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS, HOUSE & SHIPBUILDING

& ENGINEERING MATERIALS,

HRAD OFFICE: Nos. 2a, 2 & 4, Hillier Street, Phone 1174.

BRANCH OFFICE: York Building, Chater Road.

Phone 1950.

PRICE SENT ON APPLICATION.

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"LA MINERVA" CIGARS.

REINA

MARIA

Actual size, to boxes of 50, $4.

One of the most popular Cigars of the "La Minerva" family; covered with the finest Sumatra leaf.

Sold by-

Supplied in Claros only.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

Tel. No. 1743.

THE

CORONET

March 14th, 15th and 16th, 1919.

PAULINE. FREDERICK

in

"THE SLAVE MARKET."

THREE RINGS AND A

etc.

etc.,

Booking at ROBINSON'S.

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Tel. No. 1743.

GOAT,

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PEACE THE

MEMORIAL. SUGGESTED MOTOR ROAD ON THE EAST OF THE 18LAND

THE LOGICAL TERMINAL FOR QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK

TRANS-PACIFIC VESSELS.

GUILD.

HONGKONG BRANCH.

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INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

息

THE ADVANTAGES OF HONGKONG.

Replies to a Consular questionnaire | CITY HALL WORK PARTY (under Mrs. Mr. D. R. Moss has sent us the follow-

upon the trade with the Far East, sub- ing copy of a letter which he has address- ed to Mr. S. B. C. Ross, Hon. Secretary initied by Mr. Ray E. Gunn, Hongkong, of the Peace Memorial Committee, in the mounger of the Robert Dollar Co., are hope that its publication may serve to Pontained in a recent number of the Daily knickers, 11 girls' dresses, 3 children's Service at the Peak District from FRIDAY,

Commercial News, of San Francisco stimulate interest in and discussion of The answers boaring apon deânito quea a suitable Peace Memorial:

"

January-92 vesta, 71 pyjamas, TNOTIFIED limited number of shirts, Go kimona bedjackets, 37 indies

pyjamas, 3 boys' ovoraila, 40 babies' vests, 48 milk covers, Us handkerchiefs, 130 pants, 20 mosquito nets, und 38 boys'

shirts.

PUBLIC ARE HEREBY

PUBLIC JINRIKISHAS will be put into MARCH 14th.

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, March 12th, 1819. [4811

tions of ship operation in Far Eastern waters include the following :----

From a geographical point of view, Hongkung is the most centrally located port in relation to the Oriental ports With the supplying transhipment cargo exception of Batavia and Guam it is a shorter distance to Facific Coast ports r Hungkong than to the same ports via Manila, the mileage saved in Hongkong CHURCH WORKING PARTY (under A Lives of Chinoso race desiring to leave

being greater the farther north the Pacific coast port. This makes Hong- kong the logical trans-shipping purt

February-126 veate, 63 pyjamas, 30 shirts, 4 kimono bodjacketu, 32 ladies' knickers, 17 boys overalls, 65 babies vents, 24 milk covers, 60 handkerchiefs, 79 pants, 3 lys pyjamas, 3 boys shirts, 8 bonnets, 39 pillow slips, and 74 sheets.

SIR Fictoria Bykway. As a sug- gation for a Peace Memorial, 1 venture to put before you, briefly, a sename for a motor-road on the cast side of the Island, to which the Jubilee Road would be the complement on the west,

This, to be called the Victoria High Motor-way 50 to 60 way, would bu fort wide or less, if necessary made by converting the existing road, aud pra perly grading same for motor traffic, als properly paving same in accordanes

The average vessel sailing from the with the best principles of road con- struction. This highway would be lined United States Pacific ports to the Orient with

a fine avenue of flowering forest takes cite southern route, calls at Hono- trees, no that, when they were in BCRBI,; span, Shanghai, Manita, Hong mufflers, 3 trench sweaters, 18 scrubbers.

the would be one of the wonders of

would run from Far Enét. The big & Aguilar, and at Shaukiwan to Cape d'

suitable the entrance would be erected

The monument Monument the Fallen. could be placed in some prominent posi- if possible, on the highway itself,

tion the entrance to the same, visible,

or ni

if possible, from both sea and land. This, express the feeling of the think, would Colony better than any flamboyant creation, with the Frassian ides of self laudation, in praise of our victory. scheme would, of course, necessitate the present means of access to Shaukiwan being improved for motor traffic,

The

bes

the Columbia Highway is Oregon a thing of joy and pleasure to a whole State so should be the Victory Highway to the people of Hongkong- source of personal pride and pleasura We have the natural beautics of that end of our island ready to our hand; all we need is thy Victory Highway to make them accessible to all.

To come to the more practical advan- scle.ne, i know for a fact tages of auch a

the Public that certain aciale is Works Department favour this district ag suitable for residences, so that the Highway would benefit the Colony, also, in reliaring the congestion and helping to solve the housing problem. The High- way would also attract, touriste, who now spend most of their time in Canton, and then rush away with the idea that there

in Hongkong. is nothing to sus

kong,

Shanghai, Japan, and thence across Pasific This leaves the Hongkong cargo last to be taken from the ship. The meaning of a terminal port is the port at which the vessel completes her cargo and In commences her bonoward loading. this instance the terminal port should be Hongkong.

If a

Mr. Maconachio): January-94 shirts 68 pyjamas, 31 bed jackets, & doz. food covers, 6 doz of socks, 24 pairs of bed-socks, 9 pairs eye bandages, 254 handkerchiefs, 19 pairs of knee-eaps, e cape and helmets, 14

shirts, 100 pants, February-37 pair of socks, 24 pairs of knee-caps, 14 trench sweaters, 15 mufflers, 1 helmet. and 0 pairs of mittens.

muffer.

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WESLEYAN CHURCH WORKING PARTY:-

January.36 scrublers, 11 surgical caps, 13 food covers, 70 shirts, 16 pants, pairs of socks, B pillow slips, and i MAY INSTITUTE (under Jordan): -- January.--1,188 rolled bandages, triangular bandages, 3 head bandages, 3

HELENA

Mrs.

10

eye bandages, 1 ntany tail bandage, 50 pillow slips, 12 large swabs, 44 swabs, i pairs of socks, and 1 pair of knee-caps. PEAR CLUB WORKING PARTY (under Mrs.

Harston):-

bandages, roller January.-186 dysentery pads, 30 shell swabs, 72 sponge awabs, and 2 packets gaaze pieces (done up in kits).

Q.

R.

NOTICE.

LL PERSONS, with the exception o

the Colony should apply in person between the bours of 8 AM to 17.. and 2P.M. to 4P.M. daily, at the PASS OFFICE, POST OFFICE BUILDING.

Applicants will no required to produce Passports or identification papers

All persons, with certain exceptions, who emain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register themselves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1916.

Forms of Registration; giving the parti onlars required may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stationa

The Penalty for non-compliance is a ne not exceeding $50

40

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE, 21, Praya East,

Hongkong. WANTED-IMMEDIATELY ANAGER' or MANAGERESS. Appli-

REV. W. T. FEATHERSTONE,

THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOO

18 Mations should be sent to the

It is not practical to run a vessel from Shanghai to Hongkong, to Manila and then back to Hongkong, to Shanghai. You would be travelling the two legs of a triangle and would be calling at a port twice unnecessarily. Nor ander present shipping conditione is it practical to run the vessel from Shanghai to Hongkong to Manila and thence back to Shanghai for the reason that nearly 50 per cent of the ordinary load of vessel coming from Americn is for Manila, while more than 30 per cent, of her homeward cargo is from Hongkong and Shanghai. Vassel running this route were to dis

February.--240 roller bandages, 24 charge her Hongkong cargo inward and dysentery pads, 3 pneumonia jackets, 12 lead her Hongkong cargo outward at one shell swabs, and 72 sponge swal

NAVAL AND DOCKYARD BRANCH (under call, she would be compelled to overstow some of the Hongkong cargo, besides hay- Mea. Gurner)- ing to stow rice in the 'tween decks with

January Clothing for French Re patree. -- dress 10 petticoats, 14 stays, Manila light cargo in the lower holds. This would tend to make a ship tender

14 overalls, 10 pelises and capes, 9 babies

8 Banaelette jackets, 1 white chemises, and prevent the ship from carrying a

The most satisfactory way chemiegs, 7 babies' long flannel petticoats.

3 deck wargo,

quilts, to handle a ship from the stowage point 8 straight flannels, 8 squeres, of

13 bibs, 11 boots, 4 shoes, 4 view is to run her from Shanghai to

4 boys' shirts, Manila with the Shanghai cargo in the

also 40 vesta 4 pants, 2 shirts, 15 pocks, of the square of the batches and wings of

i sweater, 1 knee cap. 1 glove, 35 hand- kerchiefs, 37 mops, and 29 jug covers. 'tween dock, and Manila cargo in the top of the lower holds on top of the

OWTHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE (under Miss Hongkong cargo. This enables you to

Loureiro): replace the cargo in the 'tween decks with Manila hemp and cigars, which is light cargo, and places you in a position load rice from Hongkong and oil from Shanghai in the lower holds. Therefore, unless conditions change materially, I mad of the opinion that Hongkong is the most logical terminal for trans-Pacific vessels The question of labour is closely con nected with the one preceding offers the Filipino labour, while Hong- kong offers the Chinese labour. confirmed opinion among shipping men and masters that man for mun the Chi- nese are better labourers than the Fili

to

Manila

It is a

As fur Snagoing the scheme, it could be paid for out of the surplas funde which, I understand, are quite large and to my idea this would be better than sponding a large amount on firework dis-

or similar celebrations

ao alternative to this method of Ag

I understand the great (although finance difficaltica connected with such a pro- position), a logical way of financing the scheme would be to build same ont of the The Military Military Contribution. authorities should sell, which they could do with great proft, some of their pro-

and quicker in Hongkong than Manila. perty in the centre of the city and buildings. Work can be lane cheaper, better fino quarters on many of the sites which

A Filipino is naturally lazy and indelent, the Highway would fonder accessible. a Chinese is by nature slow but indus- My idea is that this Victory High-trious, thorough, and above all keen to should

be in addition to the re-build. make money. ing of the City Hall and Museum which, after all, is only a civic necessity for the near future.

way

"Bhould this scheme meet with the approval of your Committee 1 am will ing to devote what little spare time I have to the fartherance of the idea. Inst year I visited the United States and had the opportunity of inspecting some of their nest scenic Highways, and was greatly impressed by the fact that Hang- kong could compete in beautiful roads with anything I saw over there. "I am, sir, pours faithfully,

D. K. MOSS. Hongkong, 12th March, 1919.

SPORT.

CRICKET.

CRAIGENGOWER. MANCHESTER

REGIMENT.

The following will represent Craigen- gower, at bome, their League match with the Manchester Regt. to-morrow at 2 p.m.-R. Basa (capt.), F. Thompson, A. Arculli, L. Lammert, D. Rumjehn, G. Manley, S. Jex, U. Omar, M. Abbas, W. Hall and A. Goldenberg.

O.R.C... ROYAL NAVY.

This League match will be played to- morrow at Causeway Bay. The follow ing will represent the C.R.C.-Ng Sze Kwong (capt.) Yew Man Teun, Geo Lee," Harry Ching, K. K. Wang, Wei Leo Ban, James Wong, Wong Po Keung, Six Mon Ping, Cheung Win Kui and Us How

Fan.

GOLF.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, LADIES' SECTION.

DRAW FOR TEL CAPTAIN'S CUP OF 1918. Mra. Crawford and Mrs. Morrison-

byes.

Mrs. Adams v. Mrs. Redmond,

Mrs. Moore v. Mrs. Dreaper. Mins Wilkinson Mra Mitabell. Mrs. Middleton Smith, Mrs Anderson and Miss T. Rodger-byes,

At the present Hongkong offers better facilities for docking vols, having four privately-owned docks and one Govern- inent dock, all of which are capable of handling an ordinary-sized vessel.

CANTON NEWS.

CANTON, March 13th-

THE SCARCITY OF RICK

The Relief Bureau bas requested General Luk Wing-ting to make a contri- bution to the relief funds for the benefit of the people who are suffering from the scarcity of rice.

We are informed that, in view of the scarcity of rice, the American Consul in Shameen has offered a number of war- films, which he has just received from America, the Relief Bureau, for exhibi- tion, so that funds may be collected fox the relief of distress.

SINO-JAPANEER BECRET-TREATIES.

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Luk Ching-chang, the chief of the peace envoys to. Eurepo, has reported that the secret-treaties to be disclosed at the Paris Conference are (1) the Twenty-one Demands, (2) the Kao chow and Lu Shun Railway agreement, (3) the Military and Nuval agreement, (4) the War Participation loan, and (5) the Ammunition loan. Luk adds that at the request of the Allied representa tives other treaties which the Peking Government, has made with the Powers during the European war are to be an nounced.

GENERAL LUX.

In anticipation of peace being conclud- ed by the Shanghai Conference, General Lak Wing-ting is reported to have ten dered his resignation to the Military Government. It will be

January-12 pairs socks, 2 sweaters, 8 maflers, knitted scrubbers, 48 food COVETA,

30 khaki handkerchiefs, 1,30 sponge swals, and 1,280 rolled bandages.

February-16 sweaters, 15 pairs socks, 16 doz. khaki handkerchiefs, 26 doz. jug and milk covers, 40 mops, 29 knitted scrubbers, 38-2/3 doz. eye and mouth Wiers, 048 rolled bandages, and 510 apongo swabs

CABLE INTERRUPTIONS. DELAYS BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND LONDON.

Mr. F. M. B. Fisher, director of the Imperial Commercial Association, Lan don, wrote to The Times on January 24th as follows:--

Business people have had occasion at various times to raise indignant protest against the delays and interference that are constantly taking place with regard to overses cables A short while ngo 1 complained to the Chief Cable Censur na the War Office of the delays which had taken place. I was informed that the principal reasons for delay were due to the interruption of cables off the coast of Spain, in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, that sickness was a serious cause of delay, and that the cable repair steamers have been unable to carry out their work, as they have been hampered by bad weather. These explanations are not by any means satisfactory.

May I indicate examples of delay which have come under my notice quite re- cently? Cables dispatched from Singa pore on December 6th arrived in London on December 7th, and were delivered to

On these

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Box 462, Care of "Daily Prema" Office. [461

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N ENGLISH TEACHER to teach

Apply to-

A English Leasons to a Chinese Lady.

Box No. 19, Care of "Daily Press" Office,

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competent EUROPEAN

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ASSISTANT SECRETARY, THE INDIAN Horns Co., LTD., TA MABAL HOTEL,

Bombay.

STAMPS

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All Borte of Postage, Revenue and Telegraph Stamps purchased in large quantities.

Cash per return mail

H. BOSS-SHIELLS & CO., 4, Eldon Street, London, EC.2 England. (Bankers: National Provincial & Union Bank of England).

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FRENCH LESSONS G. MOUSSION.

16, MORRISON HILL ROAD..

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SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

A

21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.

LL DEPARTMENTS of the above are

now OPEN after extensive repairs. Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room (two tables), Restaurant, Concert Hall and Meeting Room.

Sleeping Accommodation-88 Cabing and

the addressee on the 10th. messages triple rates were paid as urgent cablegrams. A further cable sent from Singapore on December 11th reached London on the 12th, and took four days. for delivery; another from Singapore on 70 Beda in Dormitories. December 18th reached London on the All men of the Mercantile Marine, H.M Baca day, and required five days for Navy and Army are welcome to use the delivery. But the palm must be awarded institute to the urgent cable which was dispatched to London on the 18th, arrived on the 20th, and was delivered on the 30th. Ten days delay in the delivery of an urgent cable from the London cable office to the London business house cannot surely be attributed either to the condition of the Mediterranean Sea or to influenza.

The Cable Censor advised me in a letter that the

MANAGERRES.

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NEWS

FARM DAIBY

Butchers Meats

general delays to which telegrams to and from the Far East are subjected BEEF. remembered

that, although General Luk was elected one of the Administrative Directors to the Military Government, he has taken no part in the Government at all. END OF THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT.

The members of the Military Govern ment propose to dissolve the Government when the peace agreement is signed at Shanghai.

THE INTERNAL PEACE CONFERENOK.

MUTTON,

LAMB

are in no respect due to the censorship.

As stated, they are due to the outbreak

RABBITS.

HARES.

of influenza among the operating (not consorship) staffe at the various sta

PRESSED BEEF

tions, to the unprecedented amount of SAUSAGES BRAWN, Government traffic, which is increasing and not dininishing, and to the inter ruption of cables at various points." When in reply, to this I give the Censor the facts related above, I am then inform ed that if I will convey the contents of the telegrams alluded to he will make inquiry and furnish me with the cause of dolay. The point he does not sosh to

It is reported that the Southern dele gates to the Bhanghai conference have Athondopted the following proposals:-(1) To divide the nation into 9 military sections: The first round is to be played by (9) to demobilise the troops; (3) to abolish March 19th, the second round by Mareb the Euchunship; (4) to revive industries; 20th, the third round by April 2nd, and (6) to grant the people self-government and that once the damage is done it the final round by April 8th,

(6) to form a new Parliament represente The Wodehouse Cup was won by Mreing, both North and South; and (7) to Dreaper and Mrs. Moore, who bout Lady recognise Hau Shih-chang as President. Rees Davice and Mrs. Maitland by andOTOR-BOAT ACCIDENTS.

in the final,

The Lady Tere Davies compolition was

won by Mrs. H. Griffin and Mrs. Fleming with a net adore of 71,

PURITY, EXCELLENCE,

& Co.'s

recognise in that these delays occasion Messrs. FRANK WATERHOUSE loss of business which cannot be made up cannot be undone therefore, what the business community waste is not an in- quiry into mistakes, but the demobilisa tion of the departments continually making these mistakes and thus ham

and pering the trade of the country.

PACIFIC PORTS

A message from Wuchow sistes that two or-boat nesidents were reported to have been occurred on the West River depleting the Exchequer of enormous Trade & Service Bureau, the other day. One of the motor-boats revenue which the business people of the which runs between Wachow and Nan- country are quite capable and anxious to The Railway Cup was won by Mrning was sunk, and another was burnt profice if overnment will only Moore, who defeated Mrs. Fletcher by when she arrived at Hamelati. Several nike hem to do without these in-

fandout restrict 4 and a in final,

passengers are reported lost

11, Ice House Bt.

Tel. 800.