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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1919.

HONGKONG GYMERANA OLUB.

THE FIFTH GYMKHANA- MEET-"

INTIMATIONS

LOST.

MRS. F. A. CORDEIRO has This Day ING of the Beason will be held at FROM & Broadwood Road, Young

REMOVED from No. 169, Wanchai Roar, to No. 4, AIMAL VILLAS, Kowloon,

Hongkong, Uctober 28th, 1918.

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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB,

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MEMBERS are hereby notified that the

Championship Event

for

RACING YACHTS ha been fixed for NOVEMBER 8rn and the First Event for CRUISERS on the afternoon of NOVEY- BER 16TH

HAPPY VALLET, TO-DAY (SATURDAY) NOVEMBER 1ST, commanding al 2,15 PM

for

The Charge of Admission, will be $ others than Member of the HONGKONG JOCKEY

·CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUB

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Free.

kong to be present..

Pomeranian PUPPY Dog. sable Finder please notify this address.

WANTED.

INTIMATION

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WATSON'S

FINEST

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong-REQUIRED immediately an experienced STENOGRAPHER mal TYPIST (Male or Female) for Professional Firm.

Apply

CELESTOR Care of "Dally Frens Office,

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Hongkong, October 24th, 1919.

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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE

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WANTED.

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Fixtures for the remainder of 1918 will beEMBERS are reminded of the HALF. I HOPEAN CLERK with experience

MYEARLY MEETING oiled for an opportunities, write stating unificado

circulated to membère in due course.

H. S. ROUSE, (Hoo, Sec. Sailing Committee)

(1459 Hongkong, October 30th, 1919.

THE

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SOCIETY OF ST.

VINCENT DE PAUL

will beld

in the Compounds of

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IST, at 19:30 PIXL. at the Offices of the Jocery LLcs, the Ground Floor of the Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater Road..

G. W. GEGG, Acting Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, October 17th, 1918. [1402

A S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED.

NOTICH IS HEREBY GIVEN that

At

AD EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of A. §. WATSON & C., THEIR 367H ANNUAL AL FRESCU FETE LIMITED, ill be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL on the the subjoined resolution, on the 5th day of NOVEMBER, 1919, OON

was passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 20th day of October, 1919, will be sub- mitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution.

The Roman Catholic Cathedral

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The Old St. Joseph's College on the

7TH DECEMBER, 1919. 2P.M. to 7 7.3. and 8.30 r.. to 11.30 r..

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SEVERAL RAFFLES

with valuable prizes, including a new

O ERLAND FIVE-SEATER MOTOR CAR.

GRAND CONCERT.

Te and Refreshment Rooms Chute, Shooting Gallery, Aunt Sally,

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The Lucky Wheel, and numerous side-shows.

BANDS WILL ATTEND, 006 on each Compound.

COME AND HELP THE POOR:

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CANTON KOWLOON

RAILWAY.

TIENDERS for the supply of LIQUORS the

TEND REFRESHMENTS

Terminal Stations at Tai Bha Tau and Kowloon and on all Trains on the above Railway.

It is hereby notified that SEALED TENDERS which sould be cleatly marked THE SALE OX TENDER FOR REFRESHMENTS AND LIQUORS ON THE CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY will be received at the Ke? Office of the British Section at Kowloon, sad at the Ofice of the Managing Director at Tai Bha Ta until Noor of SATURDAY, NOVEM BERB

of Tender and full particulars may Forias be obtained at the Head Office of the British Section at Kowloon or the Head Office of the Chinose Section as Tai Sha Tau.

The Railway does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.

H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager,

British Section. WEN TEH CHANG,

Mianging Director, Chinese Section.

Kowloon, October 31st, 1919.

G.

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SALE BY TENDER OF HMS WHITING" AND H.M. TORPEDO BOATS 35, 036, 037 and 038.

TENDERS are invited for the purchase the above-named Torpedo Craft ith Engines and Bobers and Various auxiliary machinery and fit inga on board.

The vessels will be sold for breaking up only.

Particulars of the Ships, Conditions Sale, Formas of Tender and Permits to inspect the Ships may be obtained on application

to

the undersigned. A deposit is required

before forme of tender can be issued.

The vessels will be sold separately, and intending Tenderers may quote for all or any of the vessels.

The vessels will be on view in the Naval Camber, Kowloon, between the hours of 10 AM and F.M. from 30th October to 6th November inclusive (Sunday excepted) and Tenders must reach the ommodore's Office

Which

That the new Articles already ap proved by this Meeting, and for the purpose of identification subscribed by "the Chairman thereof,, be snd the same

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are hereby adopted as the Articles of

the Company to the exclusion of and "in substitution for all the existing "Articles thereof."

Dated this 91st day of October, 1919.

HUMPHREYS & SON, JOHN D.

General Managers.

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON. LIMITED..

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at the Registered Office of the Society, Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Building, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong on FRIDAY,

the Seventh day of November, 1918,

12 o'clock Noos, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed :-

1. That the fusion of the intereats of the Union Insurance Society of Can- ton, Limited, (in this and the follow- ing Resolutions referred to se "the Society") and the North China Insurance Company Limited (in this and the following Hesolutions ferred to as the Company") be approved of and agreed to on the bais following:- (a) That shares of the Society of the nominal value of £10-coach whereof £4-per share shall be credited as paid up be allotted to the share- "holders of the Company in exchange for the shares of the Company in the ratio of one and a half shares of the Society for each one share of the Company.

(b) That the Society in addition make

payment to the shareholders in the Company of the sum of £5. (Five: pounds) Sterling in cash for each one share in the Company held by such" shareholders exchanging their shares in manner and upon the basis mentioned in clause (a) above,

2. That for the purpose of carrying into effect Resolution No, 1. (e) above, the

Society do issue 15.000 shares of the nominal value of £10 each (wherent the sum of £4 per share is credited a paid up) out of its unissued capital of 104,000 shares,

3. That the 15.000 shares referred to in Resolution No. 2 ahove as and when issued to rank for dividend and in all respects pari pasu with the exist ing Ordinary shares of the Society and that the balance (if any) of such 15,000 shares be dealt with in such manner as the Board of Directors of the Society shall think most beneficjal to the Society.

Dated this Twenty Fifth day of October, 1919.

C. H. P. HAY, Deputy General Manager.

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PUBLIC AUCTION

OF THE MORTGAGEES

BY ORDEE

GEO. P. LAMMERT has received instructions to by Fublic Auction

On FRIDAY,

Novan 12 Now on the 10 the 21st day November, 1918, at 3 o'clock in

NOVEMBER

NAVAL STORE OFFICER Hongkong, October 25th, 1818.

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TRY JAPANESE CHOW.

Sukiyaki Torinste. Chiri Yosen be Tentara Kakine-li

Just the season and heat coolang HOTEL CHITOSE Jut Class E tel

No. 8, Ha Fung Lane..

WAI KEE

FLAG AND SAILMAKER.

No. 129, Des Vanz Road Central,

Top Floor,

HONGKONG. TALIPHONE Na iz

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the af ernoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street, Victoria Rongkong.

The Steamship "ASIA" 1081 tons now lying in Kowloon Bay in the Harbour of Hongkong together with all the furnitures, Store equipment and apparten ancis no on board

IN ONE LOT. This ship is a Chinese ship registered in Canton and is constructed of steel, he has the following dimensions namely, Length 943 feet; Breath 2 feet & inches, and Depth 18 feet, 8 i bes, and her speed is about 10 knots.

and salary required, to

and Exports. Good

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WANTED.

ECOND ENGINESK for British Steamer

*SIBMAN." Apply

GERMINAL CIGAR STORE, 18, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

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FOR SALE

(OUNT GOUGH" No. 11, THE M° PEAK. 6-Roomed House with Large Gardon. Apply

<!

"LOILEY & CO.,

York Baildings.

1255

TO LET.

VACANT PLOT of Land at Yau-ma-ti

Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

TION CO., LTD.

TO LET

VACANT PLOT of Land, Pray Apply to-

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD..

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THE

Kowloon Apply to-

HOUSE in

Knutsford Terrace,

OLD BROWN"

LIQUEUR

BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD

SPECIALLY SELECTED FOR

Warbers subject to any regulations which

of districts in which the new Ratu would be payable should transferred from the Executive Connell Council"

be: 21 be made by the Governorgin-

We need not labour the

to the Legislative Council. At the same point; we think we have said enough to time the hoa nhd learned member show even the must obtuse the importance asked the GovERNOR to empower him of the principle involved. The Govern to discuss informally with the ArcoRNEYment have quite enough power already GENERAL instances of legislation by Order with their antorontic official majority of the Governor-in-Council with a view without seeking to usurp more.

We con to seeing whether it would not be practices that we are unable to follow HIR able, in the case of some Ordinances, to Exegtlases's argument that in practical transfer the power of making regulationsly every one in recent legislation regula. from the Executive to the Legislature.tions at Home have been left to the Public In view of the failure of the unofficial Departments to frame. If he refers to members to support Mr. ALABASTRE the Orders-in-Council and similar instru terday, it is worthy of note that on the ments issued during the war we can only scension referred to the Hon. Mr. R.

say that the system has been widely cont SHEWAN endorsed the demand. alserving donned and accepted only as a necessary that publicity, whenever possible, was evil in a time of stress. So far as ordin- preferable to servey. HIS EXCELLENCY ary legislation is concerned, though it promised to consider the question with may be drafted by the Law Officers of view to ascertaining" whether any stop the Crown it cannot be varied by a could be taken in the direction desired

syllable once it has received the approval When, however, the subject was revived

uf Parliament. Nobody, of course, pro- couple of months later Sir HRY MAY

pows that regulations should be formu. declared that to make regulations by the lated on the spur of the moment in Coun- ' Legislative Council would introduce acil, but the unofficial members do desire, entirely new principle." There.

of on behalf of those whom they are sup course, he was wrong. The right of the posed to represent, to enjoy the right of Legislative Council to control the logis-examination and criticism. We are gind lation of the Executive was fully recognis

to see, therefore, that His EXCELLENCY has. ed in 1989, as has been painted out, by promised that a regulations, esent the fact that the first the Ordinances to those dealing with pure matters of fort which the Orices ADMINISTERING THor of a trivial nature, made by the GOVERNMENT put his hand in that year Governor-in-Council shall in futur. be contained the following proviso: The laid before the Legislative Council, which Guvernor-in-Council may make regula shall have power to annul them. This tions which shall be subject to the ap does not carry us back quite to the poet- proval of, and shall not come into force tion in 1912, but. if the unofficial members. unless confirmed by, the Legislative Cour- da their duty, it will not fall for short. cil Even, however, if Sir HENRY MAY'S statement had been correct the obvious answer, as we remarked at the time, was thas the sooner

a "bad xystem was die continued the better. Since then the matter has been raised at intervals, and that which is an inherent right has beer granted as a favour. Each time that this. has been dong we venture to say, it has The very

HONGKONG LAND INVEST. A. S. WATSON & CO. been justified by results.

MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

will

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TO LET

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply.to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD., Alexandra Buildings.

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A. G. DA ROCHA.

IS. THE AUCTIONEER.

G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER

oil by Fublic Auction TO-DAY at 2.30 P.M. at his Sales Boom. ONE GRAND PIANO

LIMITED.

WINE, AND SPIRIT, MERCHANTS.

TEL. 616.

MARRIAGE PARNELL SUMMERS. At the British Legation Chapel, Peking, on October 25th by the Rev. Bishop Norris, HAROLD STEWART, son of the late Colonel the Hon. Arthur Parnell, and of the Hon. Mrs. Arthur Parnell, of Chelsea, London, to MARJORIE ‘Éva," elder daughter of Mr. H. D. and Mrs. Summers, of Peking.

DEATHS.

ELLIS-In England, on October 17th... HARRY, the only son of the late Mr. Francis Ellis and Mrs. Ellie, in his 16th. year. FERRIER-At BC, on boards. Burrum bees, on October 20th., ARTHUR JAMES FERRIER, eldest son of the late James Ferrier, of Shanghai, in his 2nd.

·Year.

by the wel-known Arm Messrs Winkelmann FIQUEIREDO.At No. 48, "Boone Rond.

Braunschweig.

The Fiano is in first-class condition. TERMS Cash on Delivery, Hongkong, November 1st, 1918.

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AND

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, BURVEYOR

GENERAL BROKE Green's Road Central, Telephone No. 2935

FAVOURED with instructions from

The Concerned,

Shanghai, on October 27th., CARLOS AUGUSTO DE FIGURIERDO, aged 18. IngKong Orvice: 101, Des Vaux ROAD, C. LONDON: OFFICE: 131, FLY STREET, E.G.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 187, 1919.

sell by Public Auction, TO-DAY THE END OF A TWO-YEARS' (SATURDAY), November 1st, 1919,

at 1.30 PM, at his Sales Room, Queen's Boid Centra

(Old Post Office Building) EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Comprising:-

Tables,

Catalogues will be issued. Terus:-Cash on Delivery, Hongkong, October 19th, 1918.

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One case (one death) of diphtheria was reported in the Colony on Thursday.

• The Rev, G. F. Mosher, of Wasich, bas been elected Bishop of the Philippines.

The 2nd Battalion East Lancashire regi- ment has been detailed for duty in Tien- tain and will leave England for China at an early data. "The battalion is up to full strength.

measure that was passed yesterday the Places of Public Entertainment Regula- tion Ordinance was so riddled with criti- The engagement is Announced of Joy, cism on its previous appearance that it daughter of Mr. and Mrs FC Frisch- was referred to the Standing Law Coming of Shanghai, to Brevet: Lieut.-Col. mittee and amended in many respects. It W. Shuttleworth, 45th. Rattray's is hardly to be expected that the Goverr: Sikhs, Indian Army. ment would, welcome this sort of proce

A number of organizations "of heal dure; no doubt they would prefer to have Chinese have combined to send a telegram a free hand and to be able to rectify their to the Diplomatic Body asking them not errors and omissions week by week in the to hand over the surplus from the Salt eclusion of the Executive Council. The Gabelle to the Government public, however, cannot be expected to.

Sir Alexander and Lady Hosie are tour- share this view, especially now that all

Sir Alexander ing Japan and China. excuso for hasty and ill-considered legislation has disappeared with the war.

Hosie is an authority on Far Eastern Commercial affairs, having been at one In the discumion on the subject, yester-time in the British. Consular Service in

day, H.E. THE, GOVERNOR showed that China, His report on Manchuria had he is well-versed in the art of debate erg been a standard back. by the illustration which be gave Plans are being formulated to estab of the waste of time that would be managed exclusively by Chinese Among lish a Chinese bank in Manila to be involved if he were obliged to seek the those interested in the new establishment permission of the Legislative Council in

is Mr. Sun Fo, the son of Dr. Sun Yat-

buckets in a theatre. It was an effective

sen. Several residents of Hongkong, and order to alter the capacity of the fire Canton are a

also interested

method of throwing cold water on the suggestion, and it may be that which took away the breath of the unofficial members. It was a reductio ad absurdum, clever but not convincing. With equal force we might ask whether it is not a sheer waste of time for busy men to go through the negotiations and a consequent resumption Anticipating failure of the Peace ” solemn farce of discussing Government of hostilities, arrangements are being measures when they have not the power mule to hold a meeting of various Chinese to alter so much as a comma,

societies in Shanghai to discuss and The truth decide what steps shall be taken in deal-

two extremes.

morning, in the Leung Ying Market. New A serious fire broke out yesterday

Territory, sad continued for an hour and half. A message was sent to Hongkong by telephone for Rauistance, and the Fire Brigade, was dispatched. No further news is available at the moment of write ing.

is generally found to lie midway between ing with the side which beging hostili.

A bucket, may serve well | tf." enough for & rhetorical, flourish, but

Choy Yat

The programme. of "arrangements in

celebration of the seventy-fifth anniver-

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Tai Hor. Mr. C. G. ALABASTER deserves

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice if it was intended to obscure our Memorial the thanks of the community for the

and Affiliated Hospitals persistence with which he has fought, vision it failed in its object. If the pro- donations to the funds of the hospitals:

acknowledges with thanks the following Chesterfield Conch and Arm Chairs, Bisck single-handed, for the principle that pristors of theatres should be called upon Mr. Li Shui Kum, $100; Mr. Le Cheuk wood Furniture, Braan and Iron Bedsteads, legislation" is the proper province of to change the size of their firebuckete Wan; $100; Mr. Wons Iu Tung. $50;

Bruksela Carpets

Messrs. Wo Cheong, 350, 250. and Bags Overmantels, Silk Tapestry Covered Drawing Room Suite Sofas Bay Chair, tive.

the Legislature and not of the Executery week to meet an official whim they Ho, 850; and Mr. Choy Wei Occasional Tables, Extension Dining Table,

During the past six or

would have a just cause for complaint. The Revelled Mirror Wardrobes, Pictures, years there has been a steady encroach. Government, however, do not always con Curtains, Bed Sheets. Crockery, Glassware ment, by the last named body upon the fine their powers to such small matters, sary of Union Church has just been

Teak Bookcase, Ornament Cabinet

Dinner

iarued. It covers the eight days from Wagons, Dining Chairs, Silver Wars, domain of the former. We drew attention in proof of which we need only recall November 18th, to with, and includes an Clocks, Marble-top Washstands, Cooking

to this in an article on Constitutionul

the fact that when they submitted the Organ Recital on the 19th. and a Social Stoves. Cutlery, Toilet Bet, Electric board:

Compulsory (Military) Service Bill it Reunion

the 24th in Reform" in our issue of May 3rd, 1917,

addition to the and a long line of Sundries.

Bunday Services. These latter will be was impossible to formany idea of their conducted on the 18th. by the Rev. J. pointing out that if the unofficial mem bers of the Legislative Council were to all males of British race between the ages

intentions beyond the broad fact that Kirk Maconachie, Minister of the Church; and on the 23rd. by the Rev. Dr. abandon the practice which had been

G. H. Bondfeld, of the British and For- of 18 and 55 were to be compelled to eign Bible Society, who held the pastorate allowed to grow up of merely approving the framework of Ordinances and giving

servo in a new body designated the of the Hongkong Union Church from the Executive Council carte blanche to Hongkong Defence Corpe In no lower

in the detail it might be unnecessary

than four clauses out of the nine of which The Recreation room of the Naval Yard to ask for the inclusion of two more

the Bill consisted power to make the farewell concert, was given to Messrs. Was filled, on Thursday night, when n members in the Executive Council and regulations necessary to give the measure. Rodney, Perkins and Bower, who are some definite shape was reserved to the The departing friends were each present-

leaving the introduction of the elective system.

for Home to-day by the Khyber. These regulationsed with a little souvenir of their connec The suggestion bare fruit at the meeting Governor-in-Council.

tion with the Recreation Club, Mr. E. G. of the Legislative Council on June 7th, related to the constitution, management, Kennett and Mr. Athal Anderson speak the present Acting Attorney training, service, and discipline of the ing in culogistic terms of their good General, in his more familiar charac Corps and any other regulations what spent, musical items being contributed A very pleasant evening was Cashmere Bouquet. Colgate & Co, ter sa representative of the Justices soever which may be desirable in connec- by Mesars. W. B. Cawsey, Brock, and W Crocker, E. T Crocker, E. of the Peace, claimed succesfully tion therewith." Again, the provisions of

A. B. Allan,

MP

Prickett gave a that the power to alter the schedule the Army Act were applied to all mom humorous recitation,

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G DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER

For further particulars and conditions of will sell by Public Auctiin on TUESDAY, Sale and for orders for inspections of the

4th November, 1910, a 216 PIL· ressol please apply to—

at his Soles Room.

MERA. KUNG YUES,

Wing Lok Street.."

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MEMBA DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON

&HARSTON,

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The following gooda in very good order and condition.

10 Juzen, 4 oz. Bovril.

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1, 4 oz Porras Ésuce, pint bottles

Pour Soap. Eclat Perfume Colgate & Co

Van Bonton's Cocos, 8 dz tins TIES-Cash on Delivery,

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Hangkong, November lat, 1928.

1, Des Vœux Road Central,

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