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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

PPLICATIONS are invited for the

post of Demonstrator (Chinese) in

INTIMATIONS

THR HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY

CRAIDENGOWER CRICKET CLUB.

NOTICE.

Physics and Chemistry in the aboveTHE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING University,

Knowledge of English essential. Particulars can be obtained from the Dean of the Engineering Faculty:

N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH, Registrar. Hongkong, 18th October, 1910. [1309.

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TRY JAPANESE CHOW.

Sukiyaki Torinabe Chini Yossnabe Tenfura Kakime-hi

Jast the season and best cooking HOTEL CHITOSE

Ist Class Entel

No. 6, Hau Fung Lane.

1397

INDO-CHINA "STEAM NAVIGATION

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

#FOOKSANG"

Having arrived from above ports, Consignees of Cargo

by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Gloriowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, bence and/or from the harves, delivery may be obtained. Goods not cleared by Oct. 23rd, will be aubject to

All broken, chafed, and damaged packages. are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival; otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

· JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, October 16th, 1919.

(1:308

A. G. DA ROCHA.

BURVEYOR AND AUCTIONEER,

GENERAL BRUKZE,

"Queen's Road Central Telephone No. 1932.

JAVOURED. with

instructions from

FAVOUR The Concerned.

will sell: by Public Anction,

-SATURDAY, October 18th., 1919,

At 1.30 P.M.,

at his Sales Room, Queen's Road Central (Old Port Office Bailrtink). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising: Chesterfeld

| Couch and Arm-Chairs, Black- wood Furniture, Brank and Iron Bedsteada, Tablet,

Brussels Carpet

And Ragay Overmantels, silk. Drawing Boom Suite, spotre

Easy Chairs,

Covered

Dining Table,

Occasional Tables, Exrobes Pictures,

Bevelled Mirror

binet, Teak Bookcase, Dinner

..Bed Sheets Crockery, Glamware.

Dining Chairs Silver Ware. Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Set, Electric boards

and

a long line of Sundries.

Catalogues will be issued.

TERMS Cash Delivery.

Hongkong, O.tober 11th 1919

A. G. DA ROCHA."

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

GENERAL BROKER

AND

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.

F

NAVOURED with instructions from

The Concerned,

well by Public Auction

TUESDAY, October glit, 1919,

at 218 p.m.

at hi Bales Eooms.

A QUANTITY OF

of Members will be held in he Pavilion T DAY (FRIDAY), OCTOBER 17TH, 1919 at 8 PM. for the purpose of passing the Report sed Accounts and decting Utes hearers for the ensuing

веллов.

R. BASA, Hon. Secretary.

[1394

THE BONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB

HE OPENING CRUISE of the Season THE Deld on SUNDAY next, OCTOBER 19u, to an anchorage, salf-mile. Faas of Channel Rocks. Race Programmer are being sent to Members.

[1386

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

HE THIRTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Com pany will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Mears. JARDINE, MATHE Co L, Fedder Street, Hongkong. BON & TO-DAY (FRIDAY), OCTOBER 17TH, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, pasting the Accounts,

electing

And

Directors and Auditors.

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

By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LAD.,

General Managers, Hongkong, Cctober Scd, 1813. [1830

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of AS WATSON & CL LIMITED, will be held at the HORGONG Hork on MUNDAY, the 20th day of OCTOBER 1010, at Noon, for the purpose of considerin, and if thought fit. approving, the draft ng Articles which will be sub mitted to the Meeting. A copy Articles and a copy of the existing Articles

such

be seen at the Offices of the General Managers in Alexandr Buildings, Des Vax Road Central, Victoris, Hongkong. In auch copy the portions of the proposed new Articles which differ from the old Articles are indicated by underlining in black

ink. Should the Meeting approve of such "Articles with or without modification, the subjoined Extraordinary Resolution will be proposed:

That the new Articles already ap- "proved by this Meeting, and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman the cof, be and the same "are "hereby adopted as the Articles of "the Company to the exclusion of and

sustitumo

for all the existing Articles Should

bird the Resolution be passed by the required

will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a

majority, second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened.

Dated this 3th day of October, 1919.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers...

f1371"

"+

GULA-KALUMPONG RUBBER

ESTATE, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SHAHR REGISTER VE the Love

Company will be CLOSED from 29th

INTIMATIONS

G.

R

NOTICE..

LL Parsons, with the exception of A

persons of Chinese race, wishing to leave the Colony must have in their posses- on a VALID PASSPORT. Passengers not in possession of passports will not be allowed. o leave the Colony,

All persons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than 7 days are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1918

Forms of Registration, giving the par- ticulars required, may be obtained as the G.P.O. and as all Police Station

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

E. D. C. WOLFE Captain Superintendent of Polios. Hongkong, Soptarber vind, 1918, [40

PUBLIO AUOTION,

DARTICULARS and CONDITIONS. of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of October, 1919, at 8 zac, a the Ofen of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, by Order of His EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND & Mong Kok, Kowloon, in the Colony Hongkong, for ters of 35 years, with the option of renewal it CROWN RENT to be fized by the Surveyor of His MaJST THE KING, for one further term of 75 posra.

Kowloon Taland

Beglary No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality,

Borndarj

+

fees

sy swabs

Annual Keil

Oper Price,

130 130 1300 1901 14,900 950 13,620

[1382

BY ORDER OF THE OWNERS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

VERY VALUABLE BUILDING SITE Situate at KOWLOON POINT,

TSIMTSATSUL

WITH LARGE FRONTAGE, ON KIMBERLEY ROAD,

KOWLOON, RIPE FOR IMMEDIATE DEVELOP.

MENT

TO BE SOLD, BY PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON THURSDAY,

September to 17th October, 1913, both days The 30th day of October, 1919, at 12 o'clock inclusive.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Colonial Register Hongkong, September 28th, 1919. [1811]

TO LET

VACANT PLOT of Land, Prays East.

Apply to

on

F

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS

ALBO

30 cases Laundry Bär Hosp. ·

40 Resims Band cloth.

30. Sandpaper,

3 cases Five Years Red Port.

Bales Best Canadian. Leather.

30 Blankets.

15- Pairs Ladies' Shoes.

Navy Blue Berge, best quality in condition

Perfumes, Glares, Handbags, etc.

7 yds. or 8 yds.sait lengths.

TransCash on Delivery.

Hongkong, October 17th, 1918,

A. G. DA ROCHA.

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AUCTIONEER, BURVEYOR - and

GENERAL BROKER,"

"Queen" "Road Central, Telephone No. 2032

FAVOURED with

will

instructions from

"

On

The Concerned. well by Public Anction. TUESDAY, October 1st, 1919,

1.30 PM at his Fales Room 500 Tona MANGANFSE ORE The above is lying in Boi Ping Dodown at Yaomati, and may be inspected during the. day between 10 a.. to 4.00 PM...

Sample of a'ore may be seen at the Auctioneer Halen Poom.

Texas:-Cash on Delivery Hongkong: October 18th, 1918,

DR

MATS AND MATTING.

UTCH Firm of high standing is open ta represent thoroughly reliable "Exporter_in

MATS AND MATTING

on "agency_ 'erma, or to boy for his own Account. Best references at dispossi.

Lettera, to be addressed (o Ü.V. 8783 clo D.V. Alta's Ady, Ag, Amsterdim, Hollandi. [1385

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD.

(1385

TO LET

12

Noor by

Ma GEO E LAMMERT

at his Auction Roet in Daddell Street, The Property.consists of :—

All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as THE REMAINING PORTION OF KOWLOON

The

Property is situata in a very desirable position ready for immediate building ригровек.

Particulars and Conditions of Bale inay

MESSES. DEACON LOOKER DRACON

4 HARSTON. 1, Des Yeux Road Central,

Hongkong The Vendors Solicitors

MR GEO. P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer,

INLAND LOT NO. 1154,"

HIVE ROOME FURNISHED HOUSE be obtained from,

on the Peak, Apply

Box No. 1290 Care of" Daily Press Office.

TO LET

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloop.

Apply to-

17390

Or From

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & "FINANCE

CO., LTD.,

Alexandra Buildings

FOR SALE.

MOUNT COUGH* No. 131, THE

Apply

PEAT. 6-Roomed House with

Large Garden

-LOXLEY-& FO, York Buildings

1955

THE CALL FOR ECONOMY

and

THE COST OF LIVING. To those who realise the argent necessity fur greater economy and to those who are confronted with the great problem of the increased cost of living, we would suggest that one of the foremost factors in reducing expenses is the intciligent and consistent cultivation of home gardens.

1 GRACA &

Dealers in Vegetable and Mower Seeds,

No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG.

P.O. Box 69.

PUBLIC AUCTION

[1302

BY DARK OF Tas MuzzoścesE -

Mtruction to sell by Public Aucun

[R. GEO. P. LAHMEBT has received

On FRIDAY, “

the 31st day October, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the af ernoon at his Sala Koom in Duddell Street VictoriaTM Hongkong.

The Steamship "ABIA"

1061 tona now lying in Kowloon Bay in the Harbour of Hongkong together with all the farnitures, Store equipment and appurten ancs now on board

I IN ONE LUT =

This ship a Chinese ship registered in Canton and is constructed: of steel the bas the following dimensionsnamely, Length 302 fret, Breasth 23 feet 8 inches, and Depth 18 further particulate, and conditions of Sale and for orders for inspections of the yeasel please apply to

For

ME KUNG YUEN,.. 123 Wing Lok Street,

LOOKER, DEACON „♣- HARSTON, ---- 01, Des Voeux Road Central,

Vendors Solicitora

MESIRE. DEACON,

OF

to MR. GEO, P. LAMMEET,

The Auctioneer.

[1280

OCTOBER 17TH, " 1919.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S expenditure Other economies include a

THE

E

PREMIER SCOTCH

OF THE FAR EAST

WATSONS

·TEDY CLD LOUEVA

Fauch Whisky

SENGER SCOTLARI ESTABLISHED

BY ITS

FOR 25 YEARS.

POPULARITY MAINTAINED

EXCELLENT QUALITY NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLDWIDE

ADVERTISING

provided for the Police is order

to

TheaN

year, but nearly two hundred thousand | two years to the naval authorities for the lew than the revised estimate. It is use of haval civil officers who are now satisfactory to find that a greater pro occupying military quartors; and sum portion will be devoted to remunerative mer quarters on the Poat

for the work than previously, owing to a defamilies of Police officers, There is crease of a million and a half in war an extensive programme for improv

ating the

of eqmunication reduction of $350,000 in the sumi voted on the Island and the mainland. for the purchase of raw opium, as it is The road between North Point and expected that less will be boiled, and the Quarry Foint is to be widered at a cest elimination of the allocation made last of $60,000; and the first part of a road year for introducing a system of salt is to be constructed that will eventually control, from which we may conclude reach Shek O and Cape d'Aguilar and that the idea of raising revenue from this lead, it is hopech, to the development of source has been abandoned for the pre that district. Another roud is to be start- sins. An additional $71,000 is being ed over Wong-te-cheong Gap to Deep Water Bay, and the road to Wanchai Gap will be extended to Magazine Gap, open- ing up new building sites. A beginning is to be made, also, with the construction of a tramway to Wanchai Gap, which will afford rapid means of access to Mr. Cameron, which is entirely undeveloped, and to the hills lying between Wanchai and Magazine Gaps. An alternative route is to be provided from Aberdeen to Victoria, avoiding the steep hill on the Pokfulam Road. This, again will open up some good building sites. A consider able aum is to be applied to the improvement of the distribution of water and to the construction of ronds in Kow. loon. The low-lying areas in the neigh- bourhood of Tai-kok-tsui and Fük Tsum Seung are to be filled in. The provision of suitable means of transport and the " erection of a hospital on the rapidly developing Peninsula "would appear to

restore the European contingent to its pre-war strength and to permis of reor ganising the Force so as to bring it into conformity with the needs of the present- day. The sum of $10,000 is set aside for the purchase of arma, The reorganisa tio of the Fire Brigade has been render. e necessary by the introduction of motor fire-engines and, in addition to several chauffeurs, nine Bremen have been added to the strength. These arrange- ments should give antisfaction "to the unofficial members, who have complained for some time past that the Police Force and Fire Brigade 'were unduly depleted, and that the father organisation was inadequately equipped. A further sum of 878,000, making in all $467,048, is devoted to education, mainly, in the shape of subsidies to vernacular schools, increased capitation grants to institu- tions recently included in the Grant scheme, and additions to the staff of the department, which was robbed of many

matters requiring early attention,” sys His EXPELLENCY, A new Fire-atation and a new Polic-station are also con- of its members by the war. To the Contemplated. In the New Territories it is facian Society a grant of $10,000 is to be intended to complete, the surfacing of the made. This fulfils the promise made at road from Fauling to Castle Peak so that this time last year to the Chinese mem-it may he suitable for motor transport in bers of Council by the OFFICER. ADMINIS- all weathers, and a scheme of electric TERING THE GOVERNMENT, who undertook lighting is to he introduced in Taipo and that the Confucian and Tung Wab Taipo Market. All this-with the pos schools would be assisted, and that the |sible exception of the fast-are urgently Government would consider the question needed improvements, but some disap- not only of improving the vernacular pointment we think, will be felt that schooly but also of making them free or something more definite has not been reducing the fees to a nominal sum. We promised towards the solution of the It will be ub..

A. S. WATSON & CO. regret, however, that there is no allusion Housing problem.

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT 3. HONGKONG.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10a, Das Vaux Road, O. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET START, B.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 17TH, 1913

THE BUDGET."

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adopted for devoting some of the surplus to the reduction of the Colony's sterling deat by purchasing stock while the price is low and exchange high.

Five Chinese have been arrested in stealing cloth to the value of 8178. Yaumati for breaking into a store and

connection with the breaking into a store Three Chinese have been arrested in in Queen's Road and the theft of paper,

to the value of $270.

Two Chinese have been arrested by the Police in connection with the kidnapping of three children from the New Terri- GOVERNMENT'Stories a couple of months ago. The child."

ren have been recovered.

"

in the Govrusos's speech to the demand served, too, that there is no ettempt

meet the demand - far. that was voiced during the last Budget to

A suitable which debate for provision for the sog, and hospital for Europeans, with

the OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERN- daughters of Europeans who are unable

MENT has declared himself in entire to send their children Home" to bo educated. There is a new item in this sympathy; or to restore the Victorin year's Budget of $20,000 in aid of local Hospital to the purpose for which it wax Chinese charities. A special expenditure intended by the addition of a maternity of $372,904 is contemplated on the Kow-wing Finally, now that the war is over

we should like to loon-Canton Railway, as compared with

see our suggestion 867.330 last year. This is explained by the fact that during the war renewals of the rolling stock and machines were not possible. It is stated, moreover, that "a considerable increase in goods traffic ' anticipated as condition, become more For the third consecutive time since the normal. This, however, is a rather vague outbreak of war the Government has been

assurance. H.E. THE OFFICER ADMINIS- able to present as eminently satisfactoryTERING THE GOVERNMENT expressed the statement of the Colony's financial posi-belief twelve months ago that the work tion. The year 1915 closed with a deficit of connecting this line with the Kwang-te of nearly half-a-million dollars, but the tang line by means of a short link would position has improved in each succeeding be undertaken before long." Are we to year until at the end of last December understand from the the balance of acts over liabilities optimism that the hope which has becea. was upwards of five millions and a half, entertained so many years is about to be The revenue for the current year is realised at last! estimated at $17,036,410, and the expen-

The chief spending Department, of diture at #15,078,500, leaving a surplus for course, is the Public Works

For this the twelve months of nearly two millions. reason, when the Supply Bill came up for To this it is hoped to add nearly half a second reading last year, the unofcial million dollars by the end of 1920, and members expressed the unanimous wish the actual sum may be even larger, that, before presentation to the Council, because, for the purposes of sterling pay the estimate for this department should ments, the dollar has been taken at the be submitted to the Public Works Com- very safe exchange rate of 3a. Against mittee, enlarged so as to comprise all the this, however, will have to be set the loc unofficial, members The OFFICE Ap- incurred, in connection with the Rice MINIATERING THE GOVERNMENT said he was be even approximately computed, and and mentioned that a similar course was Control scheme, which cannot at present" particularly struck by the proposal,

the "considerable additional expendi-adopted in the Straits Settlements diture” which, "His Excutancy anys, is the circumstances it would be interesting SIE-My attention has been drawn to "certain to be incurred in connection to know whether any steps have been our paper of the 25th. ultimo wherein with the emoluments of Government taken in the direction desired. If ever

mention is made that when the Prize Packeta were here they bad.the hone servants. In the circumstances we are they were justified it would appear to our

our" of DI warned to be prepared for a deficit,

their seeing a

is tur

urther from community not so devoid of sentiment and respect here is to their late departed friend. The funeral. was originally to have taken place at 5.30 p.m. on the 20th ultimo, but, as the remains had not yet

arrived from Shao be postponed to the morn- ing of the folowing day. The local Ex- veracity of my statement, and the presses (3) will

of add that, from whatever source, ret obtained

your information, it is incor- rect and is at the same time a advertisement for the Prize Packets. funeral would not have been postponed, Had the remains arrived in time the as it would not have interfered with the performance of the "

ePrize Packets ”!-- which was expressed as commencing at 8.15 p.m.-I am, etc.,

In

TYPHOON WARNING.

received by the American

The following telegram bas been Consulate General, Hongkong. from the Manila Observatory:-

October 18th., 9.30 am. Typhoon 118deg. Long. E. 15deg 'Lat. N moving N.W. N., direction unknown.

Typhoon 145deg. Long. E. 10des. Lat.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PRIZE PACKETS" AT

FOOCHOW.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE," HONGKÖNU DAILY PRESS."}

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be on, the present, occasion. The provi- the truth; the foring. Postponed on

For 1920 the revenue is ontimated at sion made for the department in 1820 is $18,314,800. The fact that is this roughly no less than five and a quarter million & million and three quarters less than the dollars, as compared with three and total for 1019 furnishes no cause for three-quarter millions during the current apprehension. Not only has the War year. The extraordinary expenditure is Rate, which yielded well over a million close upon four million dollars, which is dollars last year, been abolished, but a double the amount voted for 1919 and decrease of a million and a half dollare "about thrice as much as in recent years, is anticipated in the receipts of the Even so, several projects of importance Opium Monopoly. From this it will be have been omitted, but if it is found

jater seen that the more permanent sources of practicable

supplementary revenue are expected to provide upwards estimates will be submitted, New build- of a million dollarg extra, which is a very inge include the erection of a Fire bealthy sign. The expenditure in placed at $14,886,473. This is #208,577 more than the original estimate for the current

on

Brigade station; twelve houses for Government servante in Wong-nei-cheong Road, six of them to be leased for

да

poor

A CORRESPONDENT The last paragraph ED., II.D.P].