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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18тa, 1919.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MOTOR SCHOUNER WERGELAND.” TENDERS are invitert for the purchase

More SCHOONER & H.E. THE GOVERNO Ha kindly in damaged condition in Shimonoseri Harbour. For particulars apply to Wuziu Shokwai, Shimonoseki.

Hongrong, November 17th, 1er

THE

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FOURT ENTH ISSUE of the NEW STREET INDEN. by Arthur Chapinan, Government Assessor, revised and corrected up to date will be issued ABOUT THE END OF NOVEMBER

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The Street Index invaluable to Solicitors, Insurance Companies. Architects and Surveyors, Et Agents Property Brokers, and all who a loterested in Laud and House Property in the colony...

Copies should be ordered early as the Edition is limited.

PRICE: 820 per copy. Hangkong, November 17th, 1818.

(1438

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD.

AND

224

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY. LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamar

*LAERTES

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are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holte Wharf Kowloon. where

it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will ready for delivery fra Gudown on and after Nov. 17th

bas

be

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

THE GOVERNOR, and Pasrou afferet to present & CHALLENGE SHIELD to be played for annually by pales of members of the Club

Corpe ment Departments, bitang overa- Regiments, Snipe or Naval Depart menta, individual Finux, etc One pair only to enter for each Department, Firm or other

ADY

of

Body, the Cornmittee to decide, in fat can, whether an entry may be competition to be Fours me (not four balls matches of 18 les over the old Fanking Course under Club Bandicaps.

Lists will be found on the No ice Boarda. of the Club Houses or at the Hongkong. Clabe Entries closes on the 9th instant.

The nattes of the winners for the year will be inscribed upon the shield when received and souvenir cups will be presented for the winners this year by His Excellency and in future years by this Club.

By Onler.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB Hongkong, November 14th, 1918. [1585

NOTICE.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

Y Order to enable the Contractors to complete the work 'in connection with the above Hotel at the earliest possible date without interruption, and in order to avoid all possibility of damage to the Flooring, Tiles, Paint Work, etc, the public are requested to kindly abstain from visiting the Hotel as on and from this data until its completion and formal opening of which das Notice ill be given by Advertisement in the Local Newspapera

that they may rely upon the ready The Management of the Hotel feel sure co-operation of the public in the foregoing

zzo will be landed, unless notice regard. CASZO given prior to atenmer's arrival. All broken chafel, and damaged goals are to he left in the God-was, where they will be examined n any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hones of 10.45 Am. and Noon within the free storage period.

Foclaims will be admitted after the Gonds. have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining nadelivered after Nov. 14th, will tre subject to rent..

All Claims against the Steamer most be presented to the undersigned on or before Dec 8th or they will not be recognised.

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No Fire Insurance will be affected

BUTTENFELD & SWIRE,

Agenta... Hongkong. November 18th, 1819 (15.38

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CHINA COAST OFFICERS GUILD.

MR EMBERS

are informed that the V SECRETARY is now in Hongko g and may be consulted at the GUILD OFFICE 10, Des Year Road, daily, between 2 and

1.

LOST.

fisol

Dated this Sixth day of November, 1919. For Tax HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. Proprietors of the REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

J. TAGGART,

Manager.

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NOTICE

R.

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ALL Persont, ith the axception of persons of Chinese rare, wishing to leave the Colony man have in their posses- sion a VALID PASSPORT. Passengers not in posesion of passports will not be allowed

www. to 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 4-PERSONS ORDINANCE, 1914.

Dark Brindle Ball PUP Bitch.Finder

Aabe warded.

Reply to-

Bor No. 1474, Care of "Daily From" Office,

TO LET.

(1676-

FLATS in EWO MESS. No. 6, THE Prax for 6 months from November 1st. For further particulars, apply to

JARDINE, MATHESON"&"CO., LTD.

[1494

TO LET.

BUITARLE FOR COAL STORAGE,

VACANT PLOT of Land

A Yaumati

$6

Apply to-

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

TION CO, LTD.

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

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

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Polias. Hongkong, Septembe. 12nd, 1919.

WE HAVE

Great Varieties of used and unused

POSTAGE-STAMPE

Single, Bete, Packets, Baga,”

and

on Approval Books

FOR COLLECTORS.

GRACA

& 00.,

Dealers in

40

Postage Stamps, Post Cards, Seeda, Toga, etc etc.

No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG.

(1417

P.O, Box 820

TO LET.

VACANT PLOT of Land, Praya East

Apply to-

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

[1305

FOR SALE

"MPAA Roomed House with MOUNT GOUGH* No: 181, Tar Large Garden,

Apply-

73

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON Corner of Haiphong & Hankow Roads

TILE.K.

Tel: Abfragez Taloon.

TIRO Minutes from Forry and Bailway station. This Hotel has just been completely renovated and refurnished in now up-to-date in every respect and under. English Management. Cuisine under personal impervision of the

Proprietor

BAR AND BILLIARD · BOOMS,

~ TERMS MODERATE.

· Special Arrangement for Families Application to-

J. E. OXBERRY,

Proprietor.

LOXLEY & D York Buildings

1255

BA

TRY JAPANESE CHOW......

Bukiyaki Torinabo Chiri Younsbe

Tents Karimeshi ----

Just the season and best cooking HOTEL - CHITOSE

lat Cix Hotel

No. 6, Han Fung Laze.

FOREIGN & COLONIAL MERCANTILE CO., LTD. B,Gracechurch Street, LONDON, RUA Eng

Telegrazio:-

Codes :- Focomere," Grace, Lon. Berti, y & Private GENERAL. IMPORT & EXPORT.COM- MISSION MERCHANTE PRODUCE EXPERTS, BUYERS AND SHIPPERS All enquiries receive prompt attention.

WAI KEE

FLAG AND BAILMAKER.

No. 128, Dea Vanic Bond Central, Top Floor,

HONGKONG. Tezanom No. 1831.

AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION

BY OZDEX OF THE MORTGAGKES

MB GEO. P. LAMMERT be received instructions to sell by Public Auction.

OB FRIDAY.... the Rat day November, 1919, at 3 o'clock i the afternoon at his Sale Room in Duddell Street, Victoria Hongkong.

The Steamship "ASIA" 1061 tons now lying in Kowloon Bay in the Tarbour of Hongkong together with all the furnitures, Store equipment and appurten saces now on board

IN ONE LOT

This ship is à Chinese ship registered in Canton and is constructed of steel. She bar

the following dimensions namely, Length feet, Breadth 39 feet 6 inches, and Depth 18 feet 9 inches, and her speed is about 10 knots.

For further particulars and conditions of Sale and for orders for fospections of the vessel please apply to---.

"

·M, KUNG YUEN,

133 Wing Lok Street, MESSES. DEACON, LOOKHR, DEACON

KAESTON,

"OT

1, Des Voeux Road Central, Vanders? Solicitors

or

to MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

The Auctioneer.

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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.

RED with instruction from

The Concerned, will well by Public Auation, TO-DAY (TUESDAY, November 18th, "1918,

at 2.15 pm.

at bin Sales Room.

À. QUANTITY OF

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & EFFECTS.

A180

Very best quality "Blue Woollen Berge in. good condition, 7 yds, or 4 yds. sait langtha

20 cases Laundry Bar Soap

30 cases Life Guard Condensed Milk.

6 cases American CheesĀ.

20 Set Bugz

40 Doc. Rose Soap made in USA.

INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

{LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1871...

CONFECTIONERY:

we have received freak stocks of

CADBURY'S

consequence.

departmental heat, but it is rarely that I such places, Eastern. Cadets have a slave of routine, as most bureaucrats congenial atmosphere to work are apt to become, is also a good adminis in. Their slowness to grasp new ideas trator. Local experience has its draw-

·COLSCR to be a disadvantage in coun- backs as well as its advantages. In tries, where all innovations call for the Hongkong we have bad na ndkninistrator exercise of caution. In

progressive who spent his whole life in the Colony Colonies, on the other hand. Eastern and lost touch with moderh ideas as Cadets, grown old in the worship of In the Crown Colonies, tradition, would be out of their element. where the Governor is practically an In all the circumstances it is fortunate autocrat, it is fatal to progress to have that the present Secretary of State for *E the head of affairs 'one steeped the Colonies, like his predecessors in -

local prejudices and impervious office, recognises the value of the infusion to new suggestions. Under the of new blood into the administration of the existing system, merit has

territories wader, the British Ang. and chance of being recognised, and the the advantages of selecting Eastern Cadets share equally with men administrators who have given proof of bers of other Colonial services, opportunibeir capacity, regardless of the source. ties of advancement.. As Colonel Amany Arocs which they are drawn.

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fair 13

pointed out, Eastera Cadets already have

a fair proportion of the senior appoint ments in the Colonial service. Out of

mic

124.

The fourteenth issue of the Street

15 Governorships, excluding the in the Index, by the Government Assessor, wik

be issued at the end of the month.

| self-governing Dominions and three mili-

tury Governorships, four are held. An unknown Chinese committed suicide, officers who began their careers in this on Sunday afternoon, on the hillside in part of the world. Mr. E. J. WILKINSON, Howton City by hanging himself to a C.M.O., the present Governor of Sierra tree- The reason for the deed is not CHOCOLATES Leon; Sir EDWARD M. MEREWETHER, the known.

A Chinese mexagenarian, while walking" up the stairs to the fourth floor of a

and

BUCHANAN'S

Governor of Leeward Islands; and Sir Hron CORD, the Governor of Nigeria, originally entered the public service as Undets in British Malaya, and Sir Jasbuilding in Queen's Road Central, slip STEWART LOCKHART, the Commissioner of ped and rolled down to the ground flour, Wel-hai-wei. began his official career in sustaining father serious injuries. Hongkong, like the late Governor, A Chinese married woman, aged' 32, Sir HENRY MAY. Of the remaining 31 who was employed as a coolie in the edn. Governorships and Administratorships, struction of a new building at Contheit" 25 are held by men from other Colonial Road, accidentally fell, from the third services and only 8, out of the total num floor of the building, a distance of thirty King George-Bournville Nut-ber of 35, are filled by men who have feet, and sustained injuries to her spine.

CHOCOLATES:

Queen's Selected Princess

Boude r-Exquisite-Opera

other varieties.

She was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.

proved their qualifications in other walks” of life. Injustice to men of the other Colonial services..it could not be suggested and that Cadets in the Eastern Dependencies It is proposed by the Ceylon Govern

should always have the first refusal, as it ment to present all officers, nod-summis- were, of all the high appointments in the aloned offers and men who voluntarily Colonies.. Nor would it be maintain left Ceylon for service overseas in or ed that unless this were done, the with the tighting forces of the Empire a Civil Service of Ceylon, the Straits suitably-inscribed medallion as a memento Settlements, the Malay States and Hons of their services, but not to be worn as a keng would deteriorate. Similar argu-decoration. menta have been advanced by those. the

10 doz. Cashmere Bouquet, Colgate and A. S. WATSON & CO., who wanted

Company.

edes. Les sai Perrina Bases.

3 dör. Van Houten's Cocos

** large Tientsin Carpets,

* Ladies Falt Hata, (in good condition).

20 casas. American Boda Biscuita. Tanis –Cash on Delivery,

Hongkong. Nóvember 17th, 1919.

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, BURVEYOR AND

GENERAL BROKER.

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932

HAVING been Faroured with instruc- tions from The Concerned will by Public Anation TO DAY (TUESDAY) 18th November,

230.P.M.

gell

at his Sales Room,

A Large Assortment of hest quality Wines and Spirits from well known Bordes, Ports, and Torino Firms,

Comprising:-

LIMITED.

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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JNGKUNG OPTICE: 101, Des Varx BoaD, Ü Loxion Office: 181, Fixer Stars, E.C.

to:

reserve

TYPHOON WARNING

been:

A Chinese woman, arrested in connee high offices in India, including the tion with the theft of some clocking from Viceroyalty and the Governo.ships of her mistress, attempted to commit sui- Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, for mea-cide by banging her head against the bers of the Indian Civil Service. They walls of the cell at the Yaumati Police contended that all the unrest in India Station but was prevented by the was due to the fact that those in supreme sergeant on duty. She protested her- authority came to the country without innocence and stated that the accusation DEATH.

having had any previous experience of was made against for falsely. Holz-At Pakhoi, on October 10th,,its administration. They suggested, also, BLLIZABETH ANNIE (Betty) youngest that the knowledge that the Viceroyalty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. A. Holz, aged 9 years and months and the Governorships were beyond the

[1535.

reach of members of the Indian Civil The following telegram has Service would militate against the re received by the American Consulate- cruitment of men of marked abilities for General, Hongkong, from the Vanila: service in India. They could not, how Observatory. ever, go behind, the practical test of the

$.56 p.m., November 15th. system under which the Viceroy and the Typhoon in or about 196deg. Long E. Governors of Bengal, Madras" and Bom-and 13deg. Lat. N., almost stationary. bay are selected from amongst those who have made their mark in the Empire. In recent times, when the controversy was at its height, Lord HARDING was Vice- rey, Lord SYDENHAM WAS Govenor of Bombay, and Lord CARMICHAEL Governor of Madras. Political agitation exceeded the bounds of moderation. It appears that the junk was sailing Bomb outrages and the murder of officials in the direction of Kongmoon, carrying a cargo of salt, rice and sugar, when it Mr. GERSHON STEWART's question regard.were reported daily in the papers. The con- was met by another boat, containing the ing

was in favour of the adoption of strong clambered on board. They drove the crew master dropped anchor and "tho_pirates.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG NOVEMBER 16TH, 1919.

RASTERN CADETS AND THEIR

PROSPECTS.

it is only reasonable to assaine,

8 cases Chianti. 30 cases Merito's Oporto, 18 cases Merito's Invalid Fort, 1 Merito Baperior Quality Port 19′ okkar Merito's White Port, canes Fuperior Quality Graves qua, & cases Baisao, qta., 11 'cases Haut Busse, qts, 11 cases Ceroan qia, 9 car, Banternes, qts, 8 canes Haut Batuernes, at the reply of the Under-Secretary for the 9 cases superior Hedoc,

11 CABER Estephe, ata, 10 cases Ch. Margaux qt Celonies conveys the salient points of

so Julien, ata 11.

ta, 1 case Pouter Car 9 cases Pauillace, I can gta, 3 cases Chateau des Carmes, qts., 8 cases foulin de Boaberean, qta $5 cased Gaucla Italian Vermouth, 3 cases-Guigano Italian *Liqueur Whiskey, Vermouth, 30 cases Tuckey's L 10 cases French Vermouth, Nolly Prat, 10 Cases Bomy Martin's Cognac, 100 chada Salamander Brandy, Brcises Five years Red Port.

cases

The above will be sold in small lots TERMS-Cash on Delivery Hongkong, November 10th, 1918.

THE

248"

PENINSULAR AND

ORIENTAL SPHAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAM FOR STRAITS CEYLON BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER EANEAN PORTS & LONDON. Through Bills of Lading immed for Batavian, American, Continental, and South African Porta

́ ́HE Homeward Mail Blenmer

. “DILWARA TM

WIN

PIRATES ATTACK A BOAT. CONSIDERABLE CARGO STOLEN.

Six pirates, three armed with revolvers are reported to have attacked, a cargo junk on Saturday afternoon near Taipo.

the prospects of the Eastern sonans of Indian Civil Service opinion men, who ordered the junk to stop. The

WEEK-END FIRES.

Cadets, it must be admitted that the Colonial Office has made out a good case repressive measures without making any into the hold and kept them aa prisoners, for the policy it pursues in connection allow anocs for those who were uninfuenced while the boat was taken to an unknown by the extremists and desired reasonable place in Chinese territory. Here the It is With Colonial Governorships.

reform. It was the broad-mindedness of 11,070, to their own boat and then set sail pirates removed all the cargo, valued at absurd to suggest that these appointments the Viceroy which saved the situation. for King Hoi. The master and the crew throughout the Empire should be Lord CARMICHAEL, in Madras, and Lord came to Hongkong and reported the reserved. for Eastern Cadeta,

yet SYDENHAM, in Bombay, were able to devise matter. that would setm to be suggested. effective measures for combating the Obviously such a course would give the anarchical outbreak chiefly because they Eastern Cadets an undue advantage over the other Colonial services. Assuming. for the sake of argument, that the prin ciple were accepted, the appointments would have to go by seniority and that would have an effect exacti- the opposite of that which, presumably, Mr. GEESHON BTEWART bas in view, We are at one

were free from the local prejudices which | ELEVEN MATSHEDS BURNT DOWN. obscured the vision of many of the other administrators who had grown grey in in a group of matshed at the Govern

At noon, on Saturday, a fire broke out India. The policy of the India Office in meat quarries in Nathan Road, close to selecting the best men available for there the Yaumati British Sebool. responsible posts was justified by resulla. The system remains, and there has been by some sparks alighting on a matahed, The fire is said to have been caused no marked deterioration in the type of as the result of the blasting of a rock with him in the desire that nothing should men entering, the Service. Like the tea yards away. The matsbeds were built be done to stifle the ambition of the Indian Civil Service, the Civil Services of at the time caused the fire to spread in a row, and the strong wind blowing

from cured before departare largo The existing system bae have three continents as their spheres could render any effectual help..

and

Bre

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A fire occurred in a house at Tattil

Carrying His Majesty's Meik will be - Cadeta, but we join issue with him when Ceylon, British Malaya, and Hongkong rapidly. Fortunately, no one was in the despatched from this port about Dow he asks that there should be a close afford ample opportunities for useful sheds, but the belongings of the quarry- 16rn, 1918, taking Cargo for the above Forbes escrve

men and the abeds, eleven in number, Passenger socommodation in the connecting o

for them in the Colonies work and advancement. The Cadets were destroyed before the Fire Brigade Tessel, if

The Long the merit of securing for the Colonies of influence." Long residence in the damage, which was not covered by insur Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, Frazier,

anco, is estimated at $3,560. and London (under arrangemenki), will the services of men who have acquired Eastern Dependencies results, in many conveyed by: Stemcoer proceeding

epperience elsewhere

not cases, in narrowness. of view and loss Boxabay and there haki on-oscrying: Bhoszor

for Ma

sollies, and hackled by local tradition. Even of initiative, and is likely to militate Loodan

reserve" to Eastern cadets the against the success of the Cadets as Parcsa be received xà the Office anti.

the Colonies in administrators in Colonies where pro FRENCH LESSONS 12 Noon the day before mailing. The contents appointments" în

and value of all packages are required. which they begin their carcer. would greasive ideals call for breadth of vision. For further particulars, mailing dates, estereotype the entire system of adminis. In the Colonies where the senior appoint Apply to~

MACKINNON, MACKRIME ■ (0,

tration. Whatever else may be urged in ments are now open to Eastern Cadets Agents,

which the those in ende, it cannot be aid to broaden the from outlook. It may help to make an efficient learn, the rudiments of administration, dons

G. MOUSSION,"

MORRISON HILL BÖJD.

₤1291..

P.&O.E. B.Co

Pork Box 118

23. Den Vami Road Central,

to

favour of the advantages of local experi- the conditions are not widely different

Cadets

Street, Kowloon City, about 4.15 p.m. on Sunday, and was extinguished by the Police of the district, aisted by the villagers. The fire was caused by an over-heated stove, which vet fire to a damage is estimated at $200.

uantity of straw stored above it. The

Wanchai, hus was got under control by

Another fire broke out in house in the inmates before any damage was