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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG GYMKHANA. CLUB

A SPECIAL MEETING of Members will

be held at 5 PM, in the Jockey Club Ofen on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. to. consider and decide on the holding of an EXTRA GYMKHANA, in aid of CHARITY, on SATURDAY, November 29th.

H. B. L. DAYIQUEN,

Hon Seentary. Hongkong, November 5th, 1918.

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HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

NY person or persons having Claima against the Hongkong Police Reserve

ar Police Reserve Clabare invited to send such Claims at once to the Accountant H.K.PR c/o HONGKONG ANO SHANGHAI BANK. The Accoun will be closed. November 18th.

A BALEAN, Accountant, H.&P._(K), Hongkong, November 4th, 1819. (1487

BANK HOLIDAY.

Naceordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912,

the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED fo iba transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, NOVEMBÉR 10TH, 1918.

Hongkong, November 8th, 1919.

WANTED

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VGLISHWOMAN, wishing to return to England in January, would help with children in return for passage or would take charge of invalid.

Apply-

Box No. 1489 Care of Daily Pros" Office.

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*OVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

ENDERS Jom SPECIE SEITE:1 ja TIENTSIN to and for the sum

of $30,000 current in Tientsia, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, til 11.30 AM. on November 7th, 1912:

The

amount accepted is to be placed by the Tenderor to the credit of an account with the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI 'BANKING"- Co- Tentsia, so as to be available on November 8th. 1919,

PORATION,

Parsons tendering to state The amount of Dollars current in Tiontain per £100 for

Telegraphic Transfer on the

London

fords Commissioners of HLM. Treasury, The tanders. to be in duplicate, and in sealed ourers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GUVERN MENT BILLS, etc."

The right to Locopt or reject any or all of the. teddarn is resNYTEÄ,

Copies of Forms of Tonder can be had on applicat

ation.

Persont tendering for Bills are hereby

·Bolifled. “ haring regard to the provisions of the A George L. Cay 45 and 41. George 5. 52, the acceptance of any such Tender subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Common hall be admitted to any share or part in or to

benefit to arise from the Contract thereby

apply to

made for the allotment of such (Bills)."

The provisions in question do not Cemiesote entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general

benant of Сокаралу."

the

Any farther information can be obtained by personal application to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER. A.P.D.

FJ.THURSBY-PELHAM, L-Col.

Traury Chest Officer, A.P.D. › His Majesty's Tromaury Office.

Hongkong, November 8th, 1918. [1490

TO LET

"SUITABLE FOR COAL STORAGE

VACANT PLOT of Land -Yaumati

Apply to-

at

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

TION CO, LTD.

TO LET.

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A VACANT PLOT of Land, Praya East,

Apply to-

THE LONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY CO, LTD.

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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

THE HONGKONG CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB

Season 1919-1930. bacing Fixtures

KUISER CHAMPIONSHIP First Bace

NOVEMBER YTH, Start 10 N. D

Firat Race Gael Hayward Haye. NOVEMBER 15TB, Start 2.30 PM.

FULL PANTIUULAKS ON CLUB NOTICE BOARD.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

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OUR D FOUT H UR Office has this day been REMO

CENTRAL to VICTORIA BUILDINGS, 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

VERNON & SMYTH, " Share and General Brokers, Hongkong, 1st November, 1919: - (2470

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LOST.

Dark Brindle Bull PUP Bitch. Finder

will be rewarded. Reply to-

Box No. 1474,

·Care of "Dealy:Prean" Office.

WANTED.

₤1474

ABY Grand or Good Upright Piano.

Reply, stating price etc.. to-

BESSIE Care of "Daily Press" Office.

WANTED.

147.6

UROPEAN CLERK with experience in Imports and Exporta. Good opportunities. Write stating qualifications and salary required, to-

Box No. 1448 Care of Daily Press Office. [1448

WANTED.

ECOND ENGINEER for British Steamer

"SISTMAN."

Apply

GERMINAL CIGAR STORE,

18, Nathan Road, Kowloon

LADIES!

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Mfrom Faris) is showing at our Art Gallery to the 15th November, the latest Pris ELITE STYLE DRESSES, which are being offered BL INTRODUCTORY FRICES.

MR G. MATSUMURA (just returned

Do not miss this opportunity.

KOMUR & KOMOR, Alexandra Buildings..

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NOTICE.

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ALL Persus with the exception of

persons of Chinese race, wishing to leave the Colony mus have in their posses.

sion A VALID FAS-PORT. Passengers not in possession of passports will not be allowed to leave the Colony

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

Forms of Registration, giving the par- ticular required, may be obtained at the G.P.O. and at all Police Stations.

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

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, Soptetube. Sind, 1919.

PUBLIC AUCTION

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BY OLDER OF THE MORTGAGEER."

P. LAMMERT has received

Minstructions to sell by Public Auction.

On FRIDAY, "the 21st day November, 1919, at 3 o'clock in

the afternoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street, Victoria Hongkong.

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The Steamship "ASIA " 1061 tons now lying in Kowloon Bay in the Harbour of Hongkong together with all the

INTIMATIONS.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LIMITED.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that En EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Society will be held at

INTIMATION

the Registered Office of the Society, Nos. A. S. WATSON

3 and 4, Queen's Building, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong on FRIDAY, the Seventh day of November, 1919, at 12 o'clock Noox, when the subjoined Resolutions will be proposed :-- "

1. That the fusion of the interests of the Union Insurance Society of Can- ton, Limited, (in this and the fellow- ing Resolutions, referred to as “thei Society ") and the North. China Insurance Company Limited (in this sad the following Resolutions re ferred to as the Company "y be approved of and agreed to on the basis following:-

(a) That shares of the Society of the nominal value of £10 each whereof £4-pet share shall be credited as

LIMITED.:

& CO.,

ESTABLISHED 1871,

CONFECTIONERY:

6TH, 1918.

paid up be allotted to the shares we have received fresh stocks of holders of the Company in exchange

for the shares of the Company in

the ratio of une and a half shares CADBURY'S

of the Society for each one share. of the Company.

(b) That the Society in addition maks|

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

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It must not be forgotten that normal The marriage will take place shortly of conditions have not been restored in Mr F. G. Thompson, of the Dairy Farm the various theatres of the war; indeed. to. and Miss Beatrice Mills, teacher at a very heavy strain is placed upon Great the Diocesan Boys' School, Britain by the fact that peace has not

Mr. P. H. Holyoak has arranged to yes been declared with Turkey pending love" England very early in January, America's decision as to whether she wil and will make a short stay in the United share the White Man's burden," Our

States, arriving in Hongkong in March. nation has often been accused of "land-

A meeting of the members of the grabbing." but apparently it is being realised now that the guardianship of Gymkhana Club will be held on Friday alien races is not an unmixed blessing evening to consider the question of hold- The American people appear to being an extra Gymkhana in aid of charity

relnetant to accept, the mandate für ger on the 29th. inst tain parts of the Ottoman Empire be-

Monday next being a Bank holiday, the cause they anticipate that it will require Hongkong, 'Canton and Macao Steamboat an Army of Occupation numbering a Co., Ltd., will place the sa. Sai du en a quarter-of-a-million men Dr. DANIEL, special excursion to Macao leaving here however, who is now in the Far East at 9 am, and returning from the neigh- working on behalf of his distressed com- bouring Colony at 4 p.m. patriots, the Assyrians, estimates that

It is understood that a young Portu a force of one-tenth that size would be guys youth, who left Hongkong for sufficient, owing to the welcome which it Canton in search of employment, com would receive from a large section of mitted suicide to escape, being stranded the population. While America is makin the city, is dead body was picked ing up its mind on this subject, we have up in one of the streets, and a dagger

CHOCOLATES evacuated unhappy Armeni in order to was found clasped in his right band.

and

effect Resolution: No. 1 (a) above, the BUCHANAN'S

Society do issue 15,000 shares of the nominal value of £10 each: (whereaf the sum of £4 per share is credited as paid up) cut of its unissued capital of 104,000 shares.

3. That the 15.000 shares referred to in

Resolution No. 2 above as and when issued. rank for dividend and in all respects pari passu with the exist

equnomise. We are unable to police the whole world, and the Government rightly feel that other Powers ought to share the responsibility.

At an extraordinary general meeting

of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club beld yesterday evening, under the chairman- While admitting that the financial ship of Mr. F. Smyth, Commodore, the situation is grave, "Mr. CHAMBERLAIs said resolution altering the memorandum and there was no cause for panic. He was articles of Association, passed at the twitted with his change of attitude since meeting on October 18th, was confirmed. CHOCOLATES: August 7th, when he declared that ex

penditure must be cut down and pro. duction increased if the nation was 'not to become bankrupt. On that occasion..

ing Ordinary shares of the Society King George-Bournville Nut- however, the circumstances were different.

and that the balance (if any) of such

15,000 shares be dealt with in such

manner as the Board of Directors of Queen's

the Society shall think moet beneficial to the Society.

October, 1919.

Selected Princess-

Dated this Twenty Fifth day of Boudoir-Exquisite-Opera

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

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A. G. DA ROCHA.

IS THE AUCTIONEER

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

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 1931.

FAVOURED with instructions from

The Concerned, will sell by Public Auction, TO-DAY (THURSDAY), November 8th, 1919,

At 2.15 P...

at his Sales Room. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND

EFFECTS:

other varieties.

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

THE "HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

INGRONG OPTICn: 10s, Des Varux Road, U. LONDON ÖFFICE: 181, FLAT Stazer, E.C.

*

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG NOVEMBER 6TH, 1919,

Widespread labour troubles were threaten ing, and the balance between expenditure and revenue was seriously less favourable than when the Badget was introduced.

At an extraordinary general meeting

of Messrs. A. 8. Watson & Co., Ltd., beld yesterday at the Hongkong Hotel, Mr. H. Humphreys presiding, the resolution passed at a meeting of the Company held on October 20th. substituting new Articles of Association for those already in existence, was confirmed.

Indo-Chinas advanced from 2210 buyers on Monday th $243 yesterday- rise of points in two days in sympathy with quotations from Home on rumours that the P. and O. are endeavouring to obtain

controlling interest in the Company. During September and October the price fluctuated between $100 and $200.

A bacisher charged at the Magistracy, before the expiration of a ten years' term,. yesterday, with returning to the Colony informed the Magistrate that he came money from his wife with which to start back because he wished to obtain sue

a business in Cantor Mr. Lindsell sentenced him to 12 months' hard labour.

The J.C.J.L. 3. Tjikini left Hong- kong on Tuesday morning for Yokohama certicate. She was recalled by wirelesa. without baving obtained a port clearance when she was 40 miles away. On arriving vessel said he had cleared by an ever- back in port at 4 pm., the master of the sight, obtained his certificate, and left. again at 5 p.m..

detected.

and Since then the industrial outlook has cleared, and the gloomy Enancial antici- pations of August have not been realised Tax revenues are coming in extraordinari. ly well, while the Customs and Excise are expected to yield nearly forty miliona sterling more than was estimated. The tea and tobacco duties, also, will provide an excess of eighteen millions Amongst the economies to be effected is the with drawal of the unemployment donation as from November 1st. In regard to ad- ministrative expenditure, which bas been the subject of such feree criticism, it is explained that if the whole organisations created by the war were swept away and the staffs of all the Departments return ed to their pre-war salaries not more than twenty-two millions would be saved. The

A Chinese burglar tried to get into the increased pay of the fighting services, the bungalow of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hewitt, granting of pensions" amounting to one at Taipo, on Friday night, but was After a search Mr. Hewitt. hundred and twenty millions a year, and caught the intruder, crouching down in the anipal debt charge of four hundred his stockinged feet in the porch. In reply millions are, of course, inevitable, conse- for shelter from the rain, at which there to questions, the man said he had come in

quences of the war that we cannot hope was no sign. On Tuesday, the accused was to escape. Arrangements are being made months' hard labour.

sentenced by Mr. A. A. Wood- to three THE triumph which the Government for the liquidation of our colosal debt scored in the "House of Commons in con of sever thousand millions in fifty years. alleged pirates an interesting fact has In connection with the arrest of seven nection with the debate on the national Apart from the practical difficulties of come to light. It will be remembered finances has been attributed largely to the making a levy upon capital-difficulties that one of the men attempted to escape PRIME MINISTER's persuasive eloquence, to which we referred when the proposal away, A Chinese detective followed and by jumping into the sea and swimming We should imagine, however, that it was was made some time back--it would be seized him. In the endeavour to escape, due rather to the nature of the facts die suicidal to do anything calculated to the man choked the constable and both closed than to the manner of their pre- check the employment of capital in the Sergt. Lannigan, noticing the difficulty appeared as if they would be drowned. sentation. It must have been obvious to country. The aim must be to stimulate the couple were in; jumped into the water anybody who gave the matter a moment's enterprise and nut to stiffo it For in bis uniform and brought them to thought that, even under the most favour the moment it is satiefactory to learn that able conditions, it would be impossible it is no longer feared that new taxation to dissolve, as though by the wave of a will be necessary to balance incomings magician's waad, the huge organisation and outgoings. The great need now is bailt up during four years of the most peace at home and abroad, so that ex- Chesterfield Couch and Arm-Chairs, Black- wood Furniture, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, stupendous struggle in history. The con- penditure may be further curtailed and Brussels Carpets and Bugs,ditions, however, have been the reverse of the full energies of the nation devoted to Tables, Overmantels, 811: Tapestry

Covered favourable

The Chancellor of the Exche increased production. This alone will Occasional Bevelled Miles, Extension

Chairs Chest of Ward orea, Deska, Drawers, Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm- chairs, Curios, Crockery and Glassware Brass Ornaments, Vases Pictures Toe Boxes GREAT BRITAIN'S FINANCIAL Redsteads, Lincks, Typewriters, Tablecloths, Hat Brands and a long line of Sundries.

TERM: Cash Delivers Hongkong. October 3 at 191

A. G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTION EER. BURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKKL.

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2931

instructions

from FAVOURED with

The Concerned, will salt by Publio Auction; on. SATURDAY, November 8th, 1919, at 1.30 PM.. ab his Bales Room, Queen's Road Central (Old Post Office Building). EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Comprising:-

Chairs,

OUTLOOK.

shore..

furnitures, Store equipment and appurten-Drawing Room Suite, 8 Dining ble, quer reminded the House that the uncer restore the exchange value of the sover. Chettleburgh Browne.

TO LET

anced now on board

in Knutsford Terrace,

IN ONE LOT

Canton and is constructed of steel, the has

IZRMS:--Cash on Delivery. Hongkong, October 31st, 1818.

HOUSE A Kowloon

Wardrobes, Picture, tainty as to whether Germany would sign eign, the fall in which is a very serious This ship is a Chinese ship registered in Curtains, Bed Sheets Crockery, G, Dinarer the Peace Treaty made it nesemary to handicap to a nation like Great Britain. Apply 10-- THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- the following dimensions namely, Length 22

Silver Ware continue war expenditure until the end which depends so largely upon importa MENT AND AGENCY · CO., LTD. feet, Breadth 33 feet 8 inches, and Depth 18 C Dining Chairs,

Marble to

Washstands, Cooking [1458 feet, 8 inches, and her speed is about 10 knots. Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Bet, Electric boards of June No-one can doubt that bad of raw material for its manufactures and

For further particulars and conditions of and a a long line of Sundries. Catalogues. will be issued.

we neglected to maintain an adequate food for its people. Sale and for orders for inspections of the vessel please apply to----

force in reserve, the passive resistance of the enemy would have been further pro- tracted and might have developed into Mr Fairley returned to Hongkong, active resistance. In that case, to quote from Australia on the s-s. Taiyuan. the words of Mr. LLOYD GEAGE, we should have "substituted defest for a Une Case (one death) of gastrc deficit," and thrown away all the terrible enteritis was reported in the Colony on sacrifices of the past in order to make Tuesday. -

TO LET.

SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD., Alexandra Biding

FOR SALE.

81

NERA KUNG YUEN,

123, Wing Lok Street,

MIMER DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON

& HARSTON,

ÚT:

1, Des Voeux Road Central,

Vendor' Solicitors

to M GEO. P. LAMMERT, The Auctioneer.

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"MG-Roomed House withi

FOUNT GOUGH" No 11, Tax FRENCH LESSONS

Large Garden.

Apply

G. MOUSSION,

LOXEET & CO. York Buildings

15. MORRISON HILL ROAD.

125.5

TRY JAPANESE CHOW.

S kiyaki. Toinabe Chiri Yosenabe Tenfura Kakime-hi

Just the mason 'and best enoking

HOTEL CHITOSE »

1st Class Eutel.

No...Han Feng Lane. 1337

"WAI KEE

FLAG AND BAILMAKER.

No. 139, Den Vaux Road Central,

Top Floor, HONGKONG.

TELEPHOP" No 1633

บ

WE HAVE Great Varieties of used and unused

POSTAGE STAMPS

Single, Betz, Packets, Bags,

and

on Approval Books

&

Dealers in

co..

FOR COLLECTORS.

GRACA

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Many will regret to hear (says the Bury Free Press of September 13th.), that Mr. F. Browne, the extremely able Borough Food Control Committee, har and courteous Executive Officer of the resigned his appointment and will be of the month: Mr. Browne is a native of leaving Bury St Edmund's at the end Bury, being the son of the late Mr. J. analytical in China, being a Government analyst at chemist by profession, he spent 22 years Hongkong until returning to England in market then bad the beacht of his valu- 1915. The New Explosives Co.

at Stow- able experience for a time, and in Febr uary, 1918, he was appointed . Bury's Food Controller. In this important office he has been extremely successful and much of the smoothness of the work. ing of food control in the town as com pared with some places has been due to the efficiency of Mr. Browne. He has now been offered a post by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (London) on its teaching staff, and this he has accepted. Our readers, we are sure, will regret Mr. Browne's departure and, at the same time, hae numerous friends in the town, and will extend to him their best wishes, He

accounts balance in 1919. Bince that time Mr. and Mrs. E Hancock returned to the process of demobilisation has been the Colony, yesterday, per the 88.. he will be missed is many social apheres accelerated, though some of the War Office' regulations appear to have been

Mishima Moru,

framed on the assumption that there was Mr. Justice Gompertz is expected to no lack of tonnage for the purposca return to the Colony about November

of transport. The further drastic 23rd on the Empress of Axia.

and immediate reductions in the Army and Navy that were announced by the Fostage Stamps, Post Cards, Beads, Toys, Chancellor of the Exchequer evidently

etc.. etc.

No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET,

HONGKONG,

P.O. Box 620

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convinced his hearers that the. Govern ment are cutting down expenditure in these directions to the lowest level consist ent with safety, thereby eetting an example of disarmament to the rest of the world.

For being in anlawful posesion of 6 tacle of prepared opium a Chinese was fined $500 at the Magistracy, yesterday.

The Hoo, Mr. J. H. Kemp, Attorney General, and Mr. J. B, Wood are return ing to Hongkong, on the Tudeus about November 20th.

interest.

especially in connection with the work of. the Scientific and Microscopical Society, in which he has manifested the greatest: Corporation, Councillor Ridley Hooper At Tuesday's meeting of the voiced appreciation of the work done by Mr. Browne sad regret at his departure. for he had been an excellent official and had carried out his duties with a mini mum of trouble or friction for the trad ers or anyone else. The Mayor said the whole town was indebted to Mr. Browne to whom was largely due the fact that there had been no real abortage of frod locally, Major Davorea testified to Mr Browne's extreme courtesy to all, and Ald, Mitchell paid a similar tribute.