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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

G.

R..

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

TEN

ENDERS for SPECIE current in

SHANGHAI, xp.

for the to and

in Shanghai, of $500,000 current will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, anill 11.30 AM. on October 20th, 1919.

The amdani sccepted

is to be placed by the un soocant with Maderer to the credit of the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Shanghal, so as to be available. on October 15, 1910.

"Persone tendering to stala

The amount of Dollar current in Shang bai per $100 for Telegraphie Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of HM. Tronury,

London.

COVETE

The tenders to be in deplicate. and in sealed addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERY. MENT BILLS, eta."

The right to accept or rejt any or all of the tanders is reserved. ...Copics of Forms of Tender can be had, on

application.

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Persons tendering for (Bill) are hereby actified that, having regard to the provisions of the Asta 32 George III. Cap. 45 and 41, George Cap. 69, the acceptance of any such Tender object to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to say benefit to arise from the Contract

thereby ads for the allotment of such (Billa).

The provisions in question do not apply n Contracts entered into by any incorporated made Company in its corporated capacity and

neral basent of the Company. "Any further information can be obtained by personal appliosting to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, APD

for the

F. J. THURSBY PELHAY LIEUT. CAL,

Treasury Chest Ofoer, A.P.D. Majesty's Treasury Ofios, Bookong. October 18th, 1919.

[2403

P. & O. S. N. CO.

HE Twin Screw

THE

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S.S.. - PRINZESSIN will be despatched from Hongkong

on or about OCTOBER 29th,.

(instead of as previously advertised). Taking THROUGH PASSENGERS

* CARGO to

MARSEILLES

&

LONDON.

For Passage and Freight apply u.

MACKINNON MACKENZIE & CO.

22, Des Voeux Road Central.

1404

A. G. DA ROCHA. AUCTIONEER. SURVEYOR AND.

GENERAL BROKEL.

Queen's Road Central. Telephone No. 2931

NAVOURED with

FAVOU

instructions from The Concerned.

will well by Public Auction, TO-DAY (SATURDAY), Otober Tech, 1012,

At 9.30 ..

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nt his Sales Room, Queen's Road Central (Old Post Office Building).

EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

Comprising:-

Chesterfield Couch and Arm Chairs, Black- wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Tables, Brussels Carpetu and Rugs Overmantels, Silk Tapestry Covered Drawing Hoon Suite, Sofas, Easy Chairs, Occasional Tables, Extension Dining Table, Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes,

Pictures,

Curtains, Bed Sheets Crockery, Glassware, Ornaments, Cabinet, Teak Bookcase, Dinner

Wagone, Dining Chairs Silver

Ware,

Marble-top Washstands, Cooking

THE

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,

THE ON SATURDAY, THE OPENING CU SE of the above OCTOBER 25TH, L. the Club house, orth Point.

The attendance of Members and friends. is requested from 3 .. onwards.

REMA DOUGALL,

„Floo, Sveretary), Hongkong, October 1st, 1919.

(140)

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

MYEARLY MEETING called for on EMBERS are reminder of the HALF- SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IST, at 19.30 P.. at the Offices of the JockRY CLUB, o the Ground Floor of the Hongkong. Club Annexe. Chater Road.

G. W. GEGG"> Acting Clerk of the Course.

[1409 Boazkoak, October 17th. 1919.

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

PPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Demonstrator (Chinese) in Physics and Chemistry in the above University.

A

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

บ

N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH;

Registrar..

Hongkong, 18th October, 1010. [1300.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

of

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of A. S. WATSON & C LIMITED, will be held at the HONGONG HOTEL OF MONDAY, the 30th day of OCTOBER 1919, at Noos, for the purpose and if thought fit, approving, considering, the draft re Articles which will be sub- of such A mitted to the Meeting,

co Articles Articles and

of the szining a copy may be seen as the Offices of the General Vieux Der Managers in Alexandr Buildings, Road Centra, Victoria, Hongkong. In such the portions of the proposed new Articles which differ from the old Articles are indicated by underlining in black ink.

copy

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 thereof, be sad the same "art heraby adopted as the Articles of "the Company

the exclusion of and "in atatitution for all the existing "Articles

thereat

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

Dated this 9th day of October, 1919.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managora..

(1371

TO LET

VACATT PLOF of Land, Praya East

Apply

+

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

11395

TO LAT

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

to

Apply

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD., Alexandra Building"

81

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY.

INTIMATIONS

G.

NOTICE.

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LL Persons, with the exception of persons of Chinese race, wishing to gave the Colony must have in their posses- sion & VALID PASSPORT. Passengers not in possession of sports will not be allowed a leave the Colony

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All persons, with certain exceptions, who remain in the Colony for more than

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 at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations

The Penalty for now compliance is a fine not exceeding $50,

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, Soptember and 1919. [40

G.

PUBLIO AUCTION”

ARTICULARS and CONDITIONS of

the letting by Fublin Auction, Balo to be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of October, 1918, at 8. P, at the Offen of the PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BY Order of His EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND st Mang Kok, Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, a

for term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at OROWN BENT so be fed by the Burreyor of HIB MAJERTY THE KING, for one further term of 73 years.

Registry R

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Bondary ésasuremen

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Dontexte

Annual Hast

Upset Pykar.

1:0 1X) 16,250 13% 13,500

(1389.

BY ORDER OF THE OWNERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

OCTOBER 18TH.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

THE

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PREMIER

SCOTCH

OF THE FAR EAST

E WATSON'S

VERY OLD DOUEUR

Sauch mist

DELNICA SERTLAN

4. 1841

FOR 25 YEARS.

POPULARITY MAINTAINED

BY ITS

EXCELLENT QUALITY NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE

ADVERTISI

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ING

VERY VALUABLE BUILDING SITE A. S. WATSON & CO.

Situate at

KOWLOON POINT, TSIMTSATSUI, " WITH LARGE FRONTAGE ON KIMBERLEY ROAD,

KOWLOON, RIFE FOR IMMEDIATE DEVELOP-

MENT

To ar ScLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION,

ON

THURSDAY,

The 30th day of October, 1919, at 12 o'clock

NOON by

MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT

at his Auction Rooms in Buddell Street,

The Property consists of :---

All that piece or parcel of ground situatę at Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office 2 THE

/

LIMITED.

WINE AND -PIRIT MERCHANTS.

HONGKONG."

1919.

of no less than thirty million pounda, calculated on the average telegraphic transfer rates for the two years. Foreign imports represented nearly 1 million Haikwan peels, or six millions more than in the preceding twelve months, although, owing to scarcity of tonunge, there was a considerable shrinkage in volume. This was especially pronounced in cotton piece-goods, which did not amount to more than one-seventh the total for 1913, the record year. Notwithstanding that exchange soared to heights which is had

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Ar prices of beans in "Tientsin haye. ben so low that it did not pay growera to transport them from the interior a very small acreage will be planted with this crop this year.

Poking papers state that "the examna,“ tion for candidates for the Civil Service will take place on the 19th instant. vindidates who have reported themselves have already reached the number of Gowd

or thereabout."

The Right Rev, H. M E. Price, formerly Bishop of Fukien, and recently Episcopal Chaplain to the Forces in the East, has been appointed. Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Ely and Arch deacon of Ely.

reached throughout the previous thirty years, the value of native produce shipped abroad-k Th. 173,000,000--- has rarely been surpassed. It represent ed an advance of Hk, Tas.600,000 over the value for the preceding twelve months. This, however, is accounted for by the abnuŋjunk conditions prevailing in Europe. There was not any very mark- ed increase in the actual volume ofments, Sir John Bucknill. K. C., formerly

Som

return EL

Last week the Shanghai Police found in varius packages, which were being carried in ricksha, morphia valued at $40,000: A Japanese who was riding behind in another ricksha attempted to run away but was caught.

The Chief Justice of the Straits Settle-

Attorney-General of Hongkong, leaves Hoe by the Helt liner Teresins on November 10th, and is expected to reach Singapore about December 19th.

Com, H. Volpicelli, formerly Con- sul-General for Italy at Hongkong, after having made a journey by cance through the province of Hunan, has reached Shanghai on his way to Italy in Japan and America. He has been transferred to the Foreign Office at Rome

exports, but the pressing demand over. seas fur raw material and foodstuffs resulted in artifeially indated prices. As this demand, is likely to continue for it is hot antici- sime to exige patect that there will be any rapid pre-war prices for Chine produci It seems possible, however, that the price of silver will be one of the last so fall, for, while the supply of agricultural product can be increased at will and at comparatively, short notice, the supply of minerals is beyond control (!) If, then exchange remains at its present height while prices "abroad fall below a certain level, the outlook for the export trade of China is indeed gloomy unless China can be prevailed upon to settle her domestic squabble and getting down to business, is able to adjust her currency on an international | bore hing and reasonable basis."

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The prosperity of the settlements reflected in local building operations and in the extravagance of the community. Several big-granite and concrete offices of type unknown until comparatively recently, and as nearly approaching the "sky-scraper variety as the subsoil, will permit, have been completed, while others are under construction, and many more are contempleted. In the western district dwelling houses of the better-class appear to spring up like mushrooms, and the local furnishing firms can hardly cope with their orders. It has even eremed, are told, as though the general MARRIAGES.

standard of living amongst the foreign OWEN FERRIS.-At the British Cor- community in Shanghai must have been sulate General, Shanghai, on October arranged on a system of inverse ratio to 11th, and afterwards & Holy Trinity that in the home-lands. Never was Cathedral, by the Very Rev. A, J.

money

unessentials spent Walker. FRANCES ALICE..

youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. and amusements by native and foreign PERBIS, TO WOLLIAM Ely Trinity Community alike, never were renta higher, PASSIKIDES BARBORA Holy

Cathedral. Shanghai, on October 11th, houses more difficult to obtair, hoteis by the

A. Walker,

fuller, shups better patronised, or street CHRISTOPHER JOHN PASSIKIDES, Shanghai, to MAY LOUISA BARBOR, traffic at once denser un more, rapid in daughter of the late R° C. Barbor and Shanghai thần during the final phases of Mrs. Barbor, of Dublin.

the Great War." In justice, however, to the community it must be added that donations

relief funds subscriptions 10 war-loans have been

of

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Des Vœux Road, C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

REMAINING PORTION OF KOWLOON The

purposes.

LOT NO. 1154

FOR SALE. OUNT GOUGH" No. 131, THE be obtained from,

Large Garden.

Clocks, Cutlery, Toilet Set, Electric boards 66 MOUNT Roomed Houre with

and a long line of Sundries.

Catalogues will be issued.

Tims-Cash on Delivary.

Hongkong: October 11th 1919.

A. G. DA ROCHA.

AUCTIONEER,

SURVEYOR AND

GENERAL BROKER.

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2931

ill

AVOURED with instructions

The Concerned.

well by Public Auction, TUESDAY, October 21st, 1918,

at 2.15 p.m.

at his Sales Rooms

A QUANTITY OF

froto

Apply...

The Property is situate in a very desirable position ready for immediate building Particulars and Conditions of Sale may

MESSRS DEACON LOOKER DEACON

& HARSTON. 1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong The Yendors' Solicitors

LOXLEY & Fo York Buildings

1255

Or From

THE CALL FOR ECONOMY and

THE COST OF LIVING.

To those who realise the urgent necessity for greater economy and to those who are confronted with the great problem of the on increased cost of living, we would suggest that one of the foremost factors in reducing expenses is the intelligent and consistent

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS

20 cases Laundry Bar Soap.

40 Reams Sand cloth.

30

Sandpaper.

3 cases Five Years Bed Port

3 Bales Best Canadian Leath r

20 Blanket.

25 Pairs Ladies' Shoes.

A

Navy Blue Serge, best quality in first-class

condition-7 yds. or 8 yds. suit lengthis.

Perfumes, Glasses, Handbags, etc.

e dos Bovril 4 oz. Botiles (in perfect conviition).

cultivation of home gardens.

GRACA & Co., Dealers in Vegetable and Flower Seeds, No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG.

.P.O. Box #25.

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

An assortment of Felt Hats, Straw Hats, Queen' Road Central, Telephone No. 2931.

Bheets, Underwear Bocks etc.

Tris :-Cash on Delivery.... Hongkong, October 17th, 1919.

TRY JAPANESE CROW.

Sukiyaki Torinate Chiri Yosenabe Tenfura Kakime hi

Just the rason and best cooking

HOTEL CHITOSE - A

1st Cines E-tel·

with instructions

248 FAVOURED The Concerned,

No., Hsu Fang Lane

will

sell by Publio Auction, TUESDAY, October 21st, 1918,

at hir Sales Hoom

ग

MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer,

PUBLIC AUCTION

BY ORDER OF THE

(1392

MORTGAGES

MR GEU. P. LAMMEET has received instructions to sell by Public Auction

On FRIDAY,

the 31st day October, 1919, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at his Sale Hoom in Daddell Street, Victoria Hoogkong...

The Steamship. "ASIA". 1081 tons now lying in Kowloon Bay in the Harbour of Hongkong together with all the furnitures, Store equipment and appurtan.

ances now on board

IN ONE LOT

ور

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 18TH. 1919.

More

enormous,

to

WELM

on

and

The opening cruise of the Royal Hong- kong Yacht Club has been fixed for to-day week.

The half-yearly meeting of the Hong- kong Jockey Club will be held on Novem-

ber lat.

Hankow has sent a challenge to Shang- bai to visit, Hankow and try their luck at an interport match at football.

In the Interport clay pigeon shooting match, Tientsin defeated Shanghai by 10 points, the scores being Tientsin, 180; Shanghai, 170.

SHANGHAI'S PROSPERITY, DESPITE many adverse factors due to the war in Europe and the internal strife in China, the report of the Statistical Department of the Maritime Customs shows that Shanghai enjoyed a remark- The able degree of prosperity in 1918.

The chiefs of the boys scouts in Japan big etaple industries of the port-cotton mills, docks, and shipping-have idem will shortly meet in Tokio, and will

select representatives to be sent if ever had a better, year, and it 'would, England." perhaps, be difficult, we are told, to name any particular branch of industry in which there was not good reason to be satisfied with the financial results of the year's operation Of all business men the Japanese have reaped the biggest harvests. Owing to the favourable posi- tion they enjoy in consequence of proxi- mity to their source of supply," they have found China generally and thang hai in particular a veritable El Dorado. The volume of Japanese trade was valued at nearly 137 million Haikwan taels-aa increase of thirty-one millions over the figure for 1917 and nearly double that of Posts. In Shanghai itself the Japanese

|

Aw appeal is made for books, games, tc., for the troope proceeding Home for demobilisation in the Ahive on or about November 1st.

Any gifts of the above kind money is not required) will be gratefully received, and should be sent to Military Headquarters

The Chinese sexagenarian who was charged with committing an indecent assault on a girl, thirteen years of age, was sentenced, at the Magistracy, Yenter- day, to six months" hard labour. man stated that the accusation was due to a grudge which the mother of the girl

The

The final of the Lawn Tennis Singles Championship. Shanghai, was played at tween Messrs. J. Eanaka and J. Elmore, the Country Club on October 11th, be- and resalted in a win for the farmer by three sets to none. This is the send year in succession that Mr. Tanāku bàs. won the event. "

A recent London Gazette contains the announcement that Capt. (temp. Mai)

K. Apthorpe relinquishes his temp. rank and retires on "retired pay on account of ill-bealth contracted on active service. Major Anthorpe was recently in for a short time commanding Hongkong the Royal Army Service Corps.

A Chinese this entered Dr. Bew's house in Wood Road on Thursday night and stole a green felt hat. The man first entered a room in which some ladies were getting ready to go to bed. The ladies called out Thief," and Dr. Kew, arming himself with a shot-gun, ran out into the yard. The thief, however, had made good his escape.

Amongst the icenl military offers who have been brought to the notice of the War Office for valuable services rendered in the war are-Col. J. E. Young. C.E...

G. B Lieut.-Col.

(T.F.), Lieut. Col. of Pass Crisp, RAM. C. Lieut- FJ. Thursby Pelham, A.P.D. Major F E. Milner Juces, R.AS.C., and Major TA Robertson, DC.M RAO.C

Chan Loon, the robber chief of Perak, who has been responsible for some of the most dastardly outrages committed in the F.M.8. during the period of British pre- tection, has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for being a gang robber, besides eight years for the attempted murder of a police constable, also to receive twelve lashes with the cat o' nice tails.

H.E the Governor entertained various Heads of Departments át dinner at Government House on Tuesday evening. There were present:-Dr. and Mrs. C. W. McKenny, Capt. Basil Taylour, R.N., and Mrs. Taylour, Mr. and Mrs. E. Ralphs, Mr. and Mra, P. Jacks, Mr. and Mr. R. F. Brayn, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tutcher, Commander Beckwith, R.N., and Mrs. "Beckwith, Capt. and Mrs. E. H. Gray, Capt. and Mrs. G. E. Stewart, Mr. and Mis G. A. Woodcock, Dr. and Mrs. G. P. Jordan, Mr. and Mrs J. A Bullock, Mr. T. F. Claxton, Mr. H. A Nisbet and Mr. J. D. Lloyd.

breakwater will

The municipal Authorities of Yokohama have drafted a plan for the extension of the harbour. It is stated that outside the barbour is to be constructed from Yom- limits of the present breakwater a large moku Nose toward the mouth of the Passenger and freight rates on the Tsurumi River. The harbour within the Bouth Manchuria Railway and freight rates on the Korean Railway are to be

then be known as the inner harbour, and that between raised from October 15th.

it and the new breakwater as the outer harbour. The measurements given for the inner harbour are 1,500 2 (1 tubo 4 sq, yards) in area, and the outer. harbour will have an area of 4.000,000 tho. The report further states that the total cost of the proposed construction in estimated at gen 17,500,000

The Lotal output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending October 4th., amounted to 74,895 tons and the sales to 71,109 tons.

It is understood that the Marcosi com- pany has the contract for the installation of a system of wireless telegraphy in the Islands for the Bureau of Philippine

.

This ship is Chinese ship registered in Canton and is constructed of steel. She has the following dimensions namely, Length 262 feet, Brewith as foot 8 inches, and Depth 18

A new express train runs daily between feet, 9 inches, and her speed is about 20 dots acquired during the year two large Shinchow and Canton in each direction,

For further particulars and conditions of

1915

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from Sale and for orders for inspections of the cotton mills and three valuable wharf ; and makes the journey in about six hours the ship Mrs. Prentice with a diamond

on

#00 Tons MANGANESE ORE. The above is lying in Boi Ping Godown at Taumati, and may be inspected during the day

• between 10 ani, d0 4.00 PMU

Sample of anovo hay be seen at the Auctioneer' Fales Room

---Cash on Delfrag

Bangkong, October 16th, 1919,

vessel please apply to

de

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The launching of the Fur Diadem was successfully accomplished at the Pootung

of the Shanghai Dock and Engineer ing Co., on October 11th. As the vessel left the slips Mrs. J. Prentice broke a bottle of wine on her bows and wished success. Mr. W. S. Barns the time formerly presented

brooch and a bouquet of Bowers. The frostages It is significant, also, that instead of nine,

occupied.

steamer, measures 331ft. 8in. between per there are six Japanese banks in the

Norman E. Brookes and G. L. Patter-pendiculars by 46ft. sin, moulded breadth settlement now a compared with two

ron-the-famous Australian tennis pair, and 23ft 6in. moulded depth to upper before the war.

who were defeated in the Wimbledon deck. She is designed to carry & large cargo on moderate draft and in The gross value of the trade of the semi-finala by R. V. Thomas and Capt. Rest to Llord's highest class. The build-

O'Hara Wood, have annexed the, Ameri- built to port was 27 million Haikwan taels, can title. In the final at Newton (Mass)ing berth just vacated will be occupied which is nearly forty-seven millions more Brookes and Patterson defeated Tilden without delay for the construction of a

and Richards (U.B.A.) in a match which new steamer 310ft. than in 1917, itself a record year. Ex-

ran to five sets, the scores being, 7-6, 6-3, Merchants Steam Navigation Campanya (1888ressed in sterling, there win an increase 4-6, 46, 42.

ME. KUNG YUEN,

13, Wing Lok Street, MIA. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON

& HARSTON

1, Dee Vaux Boad Central, Vendors Bobicitors

to Ms. GEO, P. LANMERT, The "Anotiones.

service

the