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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

G.

R..

NOTICE

THE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

FIBE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG.

BANK HOLIDAY,

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH, 1919.

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG GYMKHANA" CLUR THE FOURTH GYMKHANA BEET.

ING of the Season will be held st Happy Vallat, TO-DAY (SATURDAY),

The Charge of Admission, will be #1 for CLUB OF GTERKARA CLUB

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that, on andOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all ) OCTOBER 11TH 1919, commanding st. 3.30 PM. Iafter MUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, the CLOSED for the Transchhun of PUBLIC others than, ombers of the Hosera e Joc

NEW COASTAL ROAD from Taux WAN to CASTER PLAK BAY will be Open for Trafo.

W. CHATHAM,

FIRE INSURANCE OFFICES Win

BUSINESS 137, 1919.

MONDAY, OCTOBER

Public Works Department.

Hongkong, October 10th, 1919.

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By Order.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Secretaries

(1373 Hongkong, October 11th, 1819.

Director of Public Works.

DANCING.

PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON.

DANCE will be held at the above Hotel

A TO-NIGHT (SATURDAY) OCT.

11TH.

Band of S8. "N" will play

during Dinner from 7.30 P.M.

MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION

"OF HONGKONG.

BANK HOLIDAY.

A

VOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Free The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong- kong to be prmant.

Hongkong, October 8th, 1919.

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THE DAIRY FARM ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

HARINE INSURANCE "OFFICES Tables can be ordered by Phone K. 3, $1.53. will be OLORED for the Transaction of heid stre Company's Town Office,. 2, Lower

PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 1818.

By Order,

Try onr Dinner and Criticise

per head.

BANCING AT 9. P:M.

J. H. OXBERRY, Proprietor.

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HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB. "

kind permission

"

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Secretaries. Hongkong, October 11th, 1919. (1374

BANK HOLIDAY.

Bio Poison of THE HONOFORD IN accordance with Grdinance. No. 5 of 1912,

ENG in TH HONGKONG CRICKET CLUE PAVILION 5.30 PM. on TUESDAY Bert, for all those interested in Hockey, and is hoped that as many a possible will be able to attend

Hongkong, October 10th, 1918

WANTED.

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BASSISTANT,

Y British firm in Shameën, EUROPEAN

Export

experience decessory: State past experience, salary,

Box 1988 Care of "Daily Prom Ofen

Ja.. to...

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MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

"LEAGUE

the EXCHANGE BANK: will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 1819.

[1369 Hongkong, October 8th, 1919,

Q.

DO

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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.`

THIS DEPARTMENT will be Open for all purpose till Noon on MONDAY, OCTOBER 13rn. Licensed Warehouses will be entirely closed on that day.

Q. W. BECKWITH,

Superintendoa Imports and Exports.

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Hongkong, October 8th, 1918.

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SALE OF WORK IN AID OF CHARITIES HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

会 FOR CHILDREN.

SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS FOR THE

To be held

in the rounds of Government House by

kind permission of H EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH,:-

from 2 to 7 73, Entrance only at the Garden Gate in"

Upper Albert Road.

Price of Admission :- Adults 30 cents. Children 10 cent.

Sale of Plain and Fancy. Work.. Genile- “men's Golf Jerseys and Stockings a speciality. Dollar Stall with Prizea. Fortune Teller.

Side Sbows. Tea Garden. VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT ** 5 o'clock. Prices moderate. No Chite.

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A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER. BURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER,

Queen's Bond Central, Telephone. No. 2833

FAVOURED with instructions from

The Concerned, will all by Public Auction, TO-DAY (SATURDAY) October 11th, 1919, at 1.30 P.M.,

at his Sales Rooms, Queen's Road Central

(Old Port Offon Building). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:

SEASON 1919-1920.

NOTIOR TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE- HOLI SRS in the above Company will be Albert Road, Hongkong, TO-DAY (SATUR DAY), 11th day of Ocroars, 1919, at 12:30 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and Statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1919.

"The TRANSFER HOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from October 1st to 11th, 1919, both days inclusive.

By Order,

M. MANUK, Secretary: Hongkong, September 22nd, 1919. 1282

THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LTD.

THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY TORVERU MEETING of the Com pany will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Mesra, JARDINE, MATHR- SON & Co. LT Pedder Street, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 1778, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors and Auditors.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be "CLOSED from Getober 11th to October 31st, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,”

JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., La.,

General Managers

Hongkong, October 2nd, 1919.

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A S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of 4. & WATSON & CO., LIMITED, will be held at the HORDONG HOTEL on MONDAY, the 20th day of OCTOBER, 1918, at Noor, for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, approving the drafs new Articles which will be sub

A copy of such Articles and

copy faces of the General Managers in Alexand: Bongkong. In

Buildings, Des Vaux In such Road Central,

at. Couranoopy the

differ from the old Articles are indicated by underlining in black ink.

Should the Meeting approve of sugh Articles with or without modification, the subjoined Extraordinary Resolution will be proposed --

THE

THE Lists in 'emasction with the above

are now posted as the RACE Couns and the HONGKONG CLUB

COST PER PONY Hongkong #300.—c.fi. The lists will positively close on SATUE DAY, NOVEMBEN 29TH, 1-18.

By Order,

G. W. GEGG, Acting Clerk of the Hongkong, October 8th, 1919.

:"

TO BE SOLD, THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY KNOWN AS INLAND LOTS NOS. 1147 and 1282. VICTORIA, "HONGKONG TOGETHER WITH THE "MESSUAGES - ERECTIONS

BUILDINGS THEREON.

AND

INLAND LOT No. 1247 contains a total area of about 39,953 square feet. Inland Lot No. 1969 contains a total area of about 33,348 square feet.

INLAND LOT No. 1947 is held for the residue of term of 998 years having about 935 years unexpired and Inland Lot No. 1202 also bold for the residue of a term

is of 999 years also having about 935 years inexpired.

The

purchaser will buy the Lots subject to Loase for 6 years from the First day of October, 1918, at rent of $6,560 per calendar month. The vendors will, if the purchaser desires, give twelve months' notice to deter mine this Lease in accordance with the terms of such Lease.

with

at

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

THE

E

PREMIER SCOTCH

OF THE FAR EAST

E WATSONS

VERY OLD CLEVE

Sauch Whishg

GATINOCK

ESTABLISHER

ALD, JAME

FOR 25 YEARS. POPULARITY MAINTAINED

"BY ITS

EXCELLENT QUALITY NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE

ADVERTISING,

offical

enabling those who reive it to earn an

Captain H. S. McGrath, Aide-de Comp honest livelihood. Yeb, as Mr. LINDSELL.E the Governor, paid an says, Magistrates are obliged to outrage visit, yesterday, to H.E. the Governor of

Masno, to whom he carried an autogra their humanitarian principles because, in existing circumstances, there is no alter phed letter from Sir Reginald Stubbe native open to thei A local reforma tory, in his opinion, 19 an "imperative

H.E the Governor has accepted the necessity. The failure of the Belilios invitation of the chairman and directors Refermatory is apparently explained by of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock

Co., Ltd, to be present at the launching; the fact that the Magistrates have never" been empowered to make

of the sis. Far Trooper at Kowloor. Dock this morning. of the institution, For our part, de we have said before, we should prefer to see the reqüired provision made „by a voluntary effort, adequately sup ported by a Government grant, for in this way a greater degree of elasticity in bui after a residence of nearly 20 years management would be possible. Wee is returning to his native place-

hare

in E

I

Mr. Brand, of the raw silk department of Messry Jardine, Matheson & Co, has just severed his connexion with Shang-

Basle, Switzerland:

in mind an Industrial Home which Wits started. by private individual, in 話 cot- tage and how ocenpies buildings ball punching, etc., will be taught by the well known boxer, Kid Marriott, at

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By permission of the Chaplain, boxing,

capable of acgomaiodating hundred and fifty inmates. Since its establish the Seamen's Institute, 31, Praya East, Wanchai, twice a week, on Tuesdays and Friday, from 5.43 to 7.15 pm

ment it has went out hundreds of credit- able citizens who have made for them- selves positions of honour and affluence in all parts of the world. In connection

with the reform suggested it

is

ure

Company-Quartermaster Sergeant E. Thomas" R.G.A!!, has been awarded the D.C.M. for services in Palestine with the Hangkong Singapore Battalion during the war. C.Q.M.S. Thomas is now with th

Hongkong-Singapore R.G.A. at

Kowloon

Captain G. K. Davis. U.S.S. Helenu,

official visit to Government · paid an House, yesterday, and was received by His Excellency. Later in the day. Capt. McGrath, Aide-de-Camp, returned the call on board the U.S.S: Helena on behalf of His Excellency

The official peace celebrations instructive t thenti to the report taking place in the New Territory "this presented at recent meeting of week. "Two theatrical performances are the Central Discharged Prisoners Aid being given at Taipo and another im- Society. This shows, by the progressive portant market town, to which, invita decrease recorded in the prison populations have been issued by the local elders, tion for some years past the benefit. that Great Britain is reaping from the humuine discovery that a short sentence for petty offence is likely rather to demoralise than to reform the offender. The importance is recognised now of pre- venting people froin making their first acquaintance with the prison cell, which loses half its value as a deterrent to those who have passed through its doors. In furtherance of this aim the First Offenders Act was passed, followed five years ago by the Criminal Justice Ad ministration Bill, which allowed fues to be paid by instalments. As for "the youthful offender, we have seen the value of keeping him out of gaol established beyond cavi in the magnificent success of the Borstal system. This is one of the

Year by year the country pusZEBIES. Agures improve. "Eighty per cent. of those discharged from. Borstal last year have been reported satisfactory" since their release, and if a cuger period be taken, out of 1,000 young men who have been at liberty for at least a year, 87 per cent. have earned the saine “satis- factory mark. It is a mural certain ty," says The Daily Telegraph," "that if them thousand, boys had been sent to gaol as they would have been twenty or thirty years ago-about the same high proportion would be well on the way by this time to become regular offenders and hardened criminals."

mitted to the Meeting disting Articles A.S. WATSON & CO best human salvage institutions that the the Humphreys Estate and Finance Co.,

DAY

be seen the

of the

Articles what time the proposed new

That the new Articles already up- proved by this Masting, and for the purpose of identification subscribed by "the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof

Should the Resolution be passed by the required.. majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened.

Dated this Bth day of October, 1919.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers,

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GULA-KALUMPONG RUBBER ESTATE, LIMITED

LIMITED.

WINE "AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.. HONGKONG.

DEATHS.

HARDY. Nen Soochow, China, on Octo- ber 2nd, HERBERT ALFRED (Boytie), beloved elder son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hardy, aged 12 years and three months.

Lorer. At 39, Haskell Road, Shanghai,

on October 4th. HILDEBRANDO JRAO NEPOMOCENO, aged 48 years."

Hasarosa Office: 104, Des Vœux Roup, C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC.

The Daily Press.

A

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【TOTICE, IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SHARE REGISTER of the above

NOTIC

inclusive.

HONGKONG," OCTOBER 1174, 1919.

HUMAN SALVAGE

INSTITUTION.

Monday is a Bank Holiday.

The new constal road from Tsun Wan tu, Castle Peak Bay will be open for trafic on Monday.

.

Mr. C. Imhoff, a former German sub

At an extraordinary general meeting of

Ltd., held at noon yesterday at the Bong- kong Hotel, under the presidency of Mr. Humphreys (chairman), the proposed alterations in the Articles of Association, passed at a meeting on September 24th, were confirmed.

*

H. E. the Governor, attended by Capt. Warner, Private Secretary) paid a visit to the Chinese Y.M.CA. Festerday. afternoon. He was received at the ene trance by Mr. J E. MacPherson, General Secretary, and Dr. T. P: Weg, President, and WLA the introduced to a number of the Director, also to the, Rev. Dr. T. W. Pearce, Mr. H, A. Alien and Mr. F. M. Mohler, Secretary. His Excellency, was "then shown "round the building, in which aports were taking place in celebration of the Chinese National Day. -

The annual meeting of members of the Church of England Men's Society (St John's Cathedral branch) was held on

"The purchaser will also buy the above pro Company will be CLOSED from 29th Os more than one occasion we have urged jeet, a professor at St Joseph's college. Tuesday evening at St. Paul's College. Prties subject to a Mortgage for $167,000 September to 17th October, 1918, both days

interest 8% per annum repayable on the oth 1930.

LOWE BINGHAM & MATTHEWS, Colonial Register. Hongkong, September 29th, 1919. [1311

"TE cationed

Lease and Mortgage

Chesterfield Couch and Arm-Chaira, Black- wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, can be:

Tabics, BrusseİN Carpeta and Rags signed

at the Offices of the under DEACON, LOOKER, Deacon &

Overmantels, Silk Tapestry Covered FAUSTON before Nock on FRIDAY, the 31st Drawing Room Buite, Bolas, Easy Chairs, day of October.

Tenders will be

at which time all

Occasional Tables, Extension Dining Ad to be katsed and the propertice

w

Wagons, Dining Chairs, Silver Ware, Deacon & Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking Stores Catlery, Toilet Set, Electric boarde and a long line of Fandrice

to the Tenderer whose

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WANTED.

1.I.X

ship.

The Netherlands Indian Government has rescinded the decree declaring Hong kong an infected port on account of plague.

All who are interested in hockey are invited to attend a meeting in the Hong- kong Cricket Club pavilion on Tuesday

that a reformatory should be established Yokohama, has obtained French citizen- for the reception of juvenile offenders, who, in the absence of such an institu- tion, present a perplexing problem to the local magistrates. Sometimes; they are discharged, but more frequently they are sent to prison, and the result in either case, it is to be feared, is very unsatis factory. The boy who escapes all punish ment is not likely to regard his appear ance at the Police Court seriously evening. enough to deter him from the commis sion of offences in the future, and the Major F. G. C. Walker, M.C., bas re boy who becomes familiar with the turned to Shanghai and is rejoining the GOOD inside of a gol is in danger of being Health Department of the Municipal

permanently recruited into the ranks of Council. the criminal classes No fewer than five youths were convicted of various offences at the Magistracy, yesterday, and four

Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes, Pictures, Curtains, Bed Sheets, Crockery, Glassware, Tender shall be approved of and accepted by Ornaments, Cabinet, Teak Bookcase, Dinner the andersigned Hesses. DEAODE, LOOKER, B Chios an ASSISTANT who is conver Y Old Established Firm in South of CON & HARSTON on behalf of the Vendorxant with the inspection of Raw Silk. whose Agents DEACON, LOOK, DEACON &

Apply to- FLESTON reserve the right to socopt such

Care of "Daily Pres" Office Tender as they please. No Tender will be considered than the reserve price. The reserve price will be fixed by DRACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON prior to the opening of the Sealed Tenders but they all be under no Fability to discloss name:

Catalogues will be issued. TREMS-Cash on Delivery Hongkong, October 8th 1919.

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

GENERAL BROKER.

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AND

Queen's Boad Central, Telephone No. 233.

Teza

is not as much 4 or more

The Tenderer whose Tender is socopted as aforesaid aball forthwith enter into and sign Contract for the purchase of the Property in the form already prepared by the under signed Messes DEACON, LOOKES, DRACON JE BATON Which can be inspected at their

FAVOURED with Instructions from at any time during the usual basinger

well

The Concerned,

by Public Auction

TUESDAY, October 14th, 1919,

at 215 pmTI.

at hir Bales Rooms. "

A QuantesT OF

on

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS.

ALBO

Navy Blue Serge, in very good condition-

*7 yds or å yde suit lengthi.

10 cases Fickles.

30 cases Laundry Bar Bap.

20 dor, Superb Rose Soap.

as tine each 10 lb, Australian Biscuits in

25

good condition.

¤ Bales best quality Capadian Leather. “

100 cas

Heart Brand Brandy Cognac,

bottled by J. G. Monnet & Uu „

40 Red & Grey Blanksta

25 Bea Rugs

Taaaa:--Cash on Delivery Hongkong, October 11th, 1918.

hours

The Tenderer whose Tender is accepted sa aforesaid shall also forthwith pay to the DELOOK, LOOAZE, undersigned Meiers. DRACON & HARTON ten per cent of the purchase price as a deposit in accordance with and subject to the terms of the afore- said Contract. «

Dated the 6th day of October, 1819. HEBORA DEACON, LOOKER," DEACON

& HARSTON,

1, Den Faux Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, Solicitors for the vendors.

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FRENCH LESSONS

G. MOUSSION,

18, MORRISON HILL ROAD.

!

anyone

AN

"Apply-

СА СООВТ

WANTED.

recommend

+

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Box No. 136S, Care of "Daily Pros" Office,

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THE CALL FOR ECONOMY

and

THE COST OF LIVING.

•

were

Dr. H. G Earle presided over

good attendance. The report and accounty. For the past session

presented and adopted, and the following were elected to serve on the Committee for the coming session-The Rev, H. Copley Moyle (president), the Revs. W. T. Featherstone (clerical secretary), and Waldegrave, Messrs. L. Forster; J. Witchell, T. G. F. Fleming (kon, treasurer), and A. J. 7. Martin (hon, secretary).

TYPHOON WARNINGS,

The following telegrams have been It was Mr. E. Lester Arnold, of the received by the American Consulate Commercial Union Assurance Co., Shang-General, Hongkong, from the Manila

Observatory:---

a. 30 a.m., October 10th. Low pressure area over North China week Sea.

The total output of the Kailan Mining

the Administration's mines for

rding September 27th, amounted 7,000 tons and the sales to 83,757 tons.

to

of them were sentenced to terms of hardhai, and not Mr. John Arnold, who left labour ranging from three to six weeks the Colony on the 1.8 Glenade. duration. Mr. R. E. LINDSELL, whom our-reporter interviewed when the Court- To those who realise the urgent necessity ruse, admitted that such sentences were for greater economy and to those who are not merely useless but even, mischievous, confronted with the great problem of the adding that he had known cases of boys increased cost of living, we would suggest sent to prison for a month finding their that one of the foremost factors in reducing way back again within a week of their expenses is the intelligent and consistent release. Arrangements have been made recently for keeping juvenile offenders away from the corrupting influence of hardened criminals in gnol and for teaching them a trade, but though this

cultivation of home gardens.

GBACA &

Dealers in Vegetable and Flower Seeds,

No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, BONGKONG.

PQ. Box 82%.

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is a step in the right direction it must

Yesterday afternoon His Excellency the Governor attended a meeting of the Council of the University of Hongkong, of which His Excellency is ez-firin

Chancellor.

4 p.m., October 10th. Low pressure area over North China Sea. A typhoon may develop, later,

Two dances have been held at the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, this wock and they have been so successful that, at the

Mr. E. Suzuki, Consul-General for requent of many patrons, it "has been Japan, accompanied by Mr. T. Inouye decided to hold another ane to-night..

be obvious that, by reason of its brevi- Vice-Consul, paid an official visit to Gov commencing at a o'clock. The band of

ty, the instruction given cannot be of ernment House this morning and was the ss. Nile will supply the music and

also play during dinner. any practical values a rocans. ofreceived by His Excellency..

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