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HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
後
IT is proposed to form an Association to
promote BOXING COMPETITIONS
in the Colony. All those interested in the project are requested to attend at the Délices of Masers. JOHNSON, STOKE & MASTER, Prince's Buildings (First Floor) TO- MORROW (THURSDAY, NOVEMBER SITH, AŽ 5.30 VAL.
H. J. GEDGE FC JENKIN. J. & WILDDY.
$1670
P. & O. S N. COY.
THE Steamship
*TRAZOS MONTES"
8,000 tons
will leave for LONDON
via Vladivostock and Sues
about, DECEMBER 185.
MERE MACKINNON MACKENZIE
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THE HỌNGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH, 1918-
HUGHES AND HOUGH,
AUCETSIZERS TO-TEZ GOYERCHEIT. AFR
• ADMIRABLY.
General Auctioneers,
Share, Coal and General Produce Brokers
Q.
B.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
INTIMATIONS
NOTIORIA
Nand after MONDAY, NOVEMBRE HS MER. RODENFUSSE Jung |Agent of the Mrmanxxx Maxence Wil
take charge of the Hongkong Agency,
1 TOURTRIAL Acting Agent Hongkong, November fath, 1819., 1858
I.
NOTICE.
REFULSE BAY HOTEL
TN Order to enable the Contractors ba complete the work in connection, with the above Hotel at the earliest possible dato withous interruption, and in order to avoid all possiblity of damage to the Flooring, Tilos Paint Work to, the pabas
sted to kindly abażaán From
the
I as on and from this date until ita completion and formal
Notice will be given opening of which due the Local Newspspars.
Advertisement En
The Management of, feel
INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON & CO.,
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1871.
issued in the early part of 1917, bab"Had and consequently that it would be pos it been otherwise it may be doubted sible to establish hoëpitala nahore. In the whether, after this, lapse of time, the first report, the Commission exonerated disclosures would have attracted very Mr. CHURCHL from the charge of hav much attention. In the first report it was ing rushed the Cabinet into a basty explained that the Expedition was under-and ill-considered adventure in defiance of taken in order to create a diversion in the warnings of his expert advisors at favour of Rumia, which was sorely press-the Admiralty, and now they pay a tri. ed, and, regarded from this aspect, it was buta to General Sir Ian HAMILTON's gal- fairly successful." It was expected, lantry, energy and determination in his also, to have an important moral effect in extremely difficult task, especially as the the Balkans, and there is little doubt Home authorities at first misconceived that it prevented Bulgaria from joining tions At the same time, the Commission the nature and duration of the opera the Central Powers earlier and immobi think that it would have been well if in lised for a long time a large force of the the light of events, Sir IAN. HAMILTON Bad Turks which might have been employed examined the situation disclosed by the first landings in a moie critical spirit, elsewhere. Therefore, although it did and submitted a comprehensive statement mot attain its chief objective–the forcing regarding the advisability of the con-
tinuance of the operations. of the Straits and the capture of CoXILTON was understood to be reluctant
Sir IAN stantinople-it could not be described as to relinquish his task, believing that with complete failure. The idea was re-inforcements be could accomplish it The Commissioners add that, after Lord admittedly a good one, for it promised KITCHENER bas confirmed Bir CHARLES great rewards at relatively small cost. MONRO's advice, the decision to evacuate The Commission state, however, that in- should baxo bean taken immediately. It suficient consideration was given to the unique opportunity of striking a most. is impossible to resist the conclusion that
successful carrying out of the necessary effective blow at the enemy was lost by measures, wod the difficulties were under-failure to provide the comparatively modest land force which, at the outset, CHOCOLATES estimated. One essential condition which would have sufficed for the purpose. Even
CONFECTIONERY:
The Undersigned have received Ingurac that agement of the Hotel foul sure we have received fresh stocks of
tions from Tax MARSHAG OF THE PRIZE Covas, to sell by Public Auction,
TO-MORROW (THURSDAY) November 37th, 18107 at 11 at Th
Police Pier, Yaumati,
The Steam Launch
BLACKHEAD,
Built at Cosmopolitan Dock, 1907,
Length AP
Beam
Depth
ENGINES-Compound
densing,
42. feet.
10
A
3 inches.
Surface
Сод-
BOILER-Diameter 4 feet 9 inches x 5.
teet 6 inches.
For freight apply to
COMPANY,
Toros ----Chub.
No. 1, Des Youx Road,
Hoogkong
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STRUTHERS & DIXON, (INC)
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM SEATTLE
TEE Steamship
“ELKHORN”
having, arrived from Seattle vis parts, November 24th, 1919, Consignees are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed as their risk into the Hazardous and/or Extra Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and
Co Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Ltd., Kowloon, and stored at Consignes risk.
of Cargo must produce an
of
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Government. Hongkong, November 10th, 1918. (1051)
PA
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PUBLIO AUCTION. ·
ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS: of be held on MUNDAY, the Ist day of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to DROEMER 1918
at 3 PM, at the Offices of the Public
Department, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One
•Lot of
CHOWN LAND AWEnchal Gap Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, "for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal of HI MAZETY vas KING, for one further
And
by the
Superintendent at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Barvayor
Exports, Hongkong, before Bills
will be countersignaged Cargo is in the Godowns' where it wil co examined at 10 a3 on December 1st, 1919
of Lading will
All broken, chafed and
to bo
by the Company's, Surveyora, Messes Carmi-
chael & Clarke
All Claims must be presented within thirty days of the straper's priv after which they cannot be recognised. Claims will be recognized after the Goods have left the Godowns, and Cargo undelivered
on and after December 1st, 1919, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance whatever
effect ed.
will be
Consignees are requested to sent in their Bill of Lading for countersignature in- mediately.
STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.
Agent
1st Floor Lowell's Building,
11 Des Voeux Rosa, UL
Bengkong, November 24th, 1914. (1872
8.8. - VICTORIĄ "
will be despatched "
FOR MANILA, SANDAKAN, THURS- DAY ISLAND AND AUSTRALIAN PORTS
bence on or about December 1st. This steamer haa magnificent first class accommodation and is fitted with wire-
Freight and passage apply to the Com pany's Office, Na, 225, Des Voeux Road, Central, 1st floor (Wing On Co., Ltd.'s building).
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SHIP CO., LTD....
Agents... Hengkong, Nov. 25th, 1913.
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Just the assson, and brat.cooling HOTEL CHITOSE *** 1st Clam Hotel
No. 6, Han Fung Lane,
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The Concerned,
wit well by Public Auction, TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), November 17th, 1918 at 2.15 PX, at his Balas Boom.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND
EFFECTS:
Chest of
Doaks, - "Chairs, Dressing Tables, Bookosses, Army
Samy Krockery and Glassware, ta, Vans, Fictures Log Boxes, Clocks, Typewriter Tableclas and a long line of Bundries" **-Cunki on Delivery da
Tovember 26th, 2010,
term of 7b yours."-
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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South West of
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On SATURDAY, (NOVEMBER ETE, and the following day),
Commercing cách dạy at 10 th LADIES' Desses, CHILDREN'S FROCKS
TABLE Covers, HanderchIETË, 'BOYS' TONIO AND SAILOR BUTTS
AND JERAITS, In a large variety of styles. "LUCKY WELL" OF TOYS!
Children's Stall of Xmas Toys, Dolla1 Bweets and Confectionary of Balls, etc. every description.
Hongkong, November 18th, 1918.»
WAI KEE
FLAG AND BÄILMAKER.
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FOR
SALE POSTA STAMPS CATALOGUES
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Dated this Sixth day of November, 1919, Fox T HONGKONG HOTEL CO, LTD. Proprietors of the REPULSE BAY HOTEL,
J. E TAGGART,
Manager.
NOTICE
1435.
ALL Persons 7th the exception of persons of Chinese race, wishing to Tears the Colony must have in their posses sion a VALID PASSPORT. Passengers not in potension of разкрое not be allowed to leave the Colony
CADBURY'S
and
BUCHANAN'S
&
was not fulfilled was Government conss it was, we were within an sos of success
on more than one occasion centration upon the enterprise with the resources then available and a limitation of the expenditure in men and material in the western theatre of war. It seems
Mr. G. P. Lammert returned to the Colony, yesterday, on the Korea Maru.. to have been recognised from the outset the Colony from Japan, yesterday, on the Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wells returned to
that combined naval and military opera-Rhesus? tions were advisable, but when the pro-
CHOCOLATES:ject, which was first suggested on Novem confined to the house with influenza dur-
Aldersons, vid-certain topliai" | King. George Bournville" Nut KITCHENER declared that troops were not. Magistracy, yesterday, for using faleo
who remain in the Colony former khan shu feast
7
days
are required to Register them- selves under the REGISTRATION of Queen's
PERSONS ORDINANORISTAN
Selected
- Princess
Mr. and Mrs Grant Smith have been ber 24th, 1974, came up for reconsidering the past ten dayı. tion on January 2nd, 1913, "Lord
A Chinese grocer was fined $30 at the available." The War Council's accep-weights and measures tance this statement was described in Mr. E L Agassiz, solicitor, and Mrs. the first report of the Commission pa Agassiz, who were on a holiday in Japan, "unfortunate," because "Investigations have now returned to the Colony,
Forms of Registration, giving the par Boudoir Exquisite Opera and would have revealed otherwise.” At that ticulars required, may be obtained as
the G.F.O. and at, a Polios Stationa
The Pensity for non-compliance is a fine not exceeding 850.
E. D. C. WOLFE Captain Experintendent of Pek. Hongkong, Septembe. #tai, 1918 40
MOTOR SCHOONER *WERGELAND.".
TENDERS are invited for the purchass Td the bare SCHOONER Be the les In" damaged condition in Shimonoseki Harbour. For particulars apply to Warin Sbakwai, Shimonoseki...
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time, however, Lord KITOHEME's pro nouncements were invariably regarded as beyond question, and the only choice, therefore, lay between a purely naval action and the abandonment of the whole scheme. In view of Russia's appeal, apart from the far-reaching results which A. S. WATSON & CO., the forcing of the Dardanelles promised,
LIMITED.
TH HONGKONG · DISPENBARTĮ
it was almost impossible to refrain from making some effort, and the alternative of sending some of our older warships to carry out bombardment, was adopted. This course was resorted to without insist ing upon a clear expression of expert opinion. This was the first false step, because the chances of surprise by amphibious attack, offered wach great military and political advantages that it'
MARRIAGE. WILSON PRIESTLAND.-At Colney,
September 23rd by the Ber. H. Friestland, assisted by the Rev. C. W. Claridge, Vicar of St. Thomas' Nor would be mistaken and ill-advised to wick, J. G. P. Wilcox (Lient. A. and sacrifice them by a hasty and purely 8 Highlanders), only son of Mr. and naval attack, which could not in itself Mrs. G. O. Wilson, of Shanghai, to
Lieut.-General Chao Yueh-hain and Mr. and Mrs. U. C. Galluzsi arrived in the Colony, yesterday, by the Korea Maru
Daring a squall on Monday afternoon. A Chinese working on a lighter of the Kowloon Godown Co. fell overboard and was drowned.
tempted to commit suicide by jumping. A Chinese woman, 19 years old, at into the harbour, because her husband, she said, had grown tired of her..
Mr. Chan Kai-ming a member of the Sanitary Board, was unable to attend fortnightly meeting of the Board, yesterday, owing to indisposition.
Aboard the Traws Monies, which number of repatriated Russian prisoners arrived in Hongkong yesterday, were a of war who are being taken to Fladivo stock.
Those interested in the formation of a local Boxing Association are invited to all and a meeting to be held at Messra. row evening Johnson, Stokes & Master's offices to-mor
The . Trazos Monter, which arrived
Dour, youngest daughter of Rev. H.secure the desired objects." The critical and Mra Priestland, of Colney stage in the operations, however, was at Hongkong yesterday, brought the 2nd. Roctory, near Norwick,
DEATH..
BEART-At the General Hospital, Shang
hai, on November 20th, MONTAGUE BRIET.
Sengkang Oprica: 101, Das Vaux Bean, LORBON OPPION: 181, Fzam STAIN, B.0.
The Daily Press.
HONOLONG NOVEMBER 2ỰTH, 1918.
reached by the decision on February 16th, Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment, and 1915; to mass troops in the neighbourhood also Lieut. N. L. Hammond, who join. of the Dardanelles. At that time no con
the 40th, Fortress Co. R.E.
promise was possible between Vigorous combined operations and withdrawal from the adventure if the experiences gained
The Hon. Mr. 8. H. Dodwell and Mrs. Dodwell. and the Hon. Mr. J. Johnstone sengers who arrived in the Colony you and Mrs. Johnstone 'ware among the pas during the bombardment ware unsatisfao|terday by the Korea Maru. tory. Four days later, however, Lord Kir-
Miss H. A. C. Van de Flier, who is to CHENEE without-informing Mr. Cau-deliver a lecture in Hongkong on CHILL
"who was First Lord of the December 1st, on the "Devastated regions Admiralty and author of the plan, canterday, by the Koren Maru
of France," arrived in the Colony, yes-
A pianoforte recital will be given at the Helens May Institute today at 5.30 pm. Should Miss Metsy Wyers not arrive in time, Professor Bklarevaki has kindly consented to take her place.
The two Chinese, who were charged the other day with demanding $15 by menscen from a Chinese woman whom they wanted to join their club, were sentenced at the
VACANT. PLOT of "Find" is a fine frenzy of patriotism, on the attack; after the bombardment of March Fistracy, yesterday, to six weeks' bard
A Yamad
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A Chinese, sentenced to three months” hard labour for latony, on October 8th., on Monday. An inquest was held yester- died in the Government Civil Hospital, day and a verdict of death from natural causes was returned
during the week which ended on Satur
The following eases of communicable. diseases were reported in the Colony
celled the arrangements for dispatching THE DARDANELLES
a part of the military force which it' had ADVENTURE.
been decided to send, and the consequent delay of three weeks in the dispatch of Waw the demand was made in the troops gravely compromised, the pro- latter part of 1918 for the appoint ability of the success of the original at ment of a Commission to inquire tack by land fores and materially in into the Dardanelles Expedition there creased the difficulties of the final attack were many who opposed it,in When it was decided to abandon the naval
ground that nothing should be done to 18th, the whole position should, in the istract attention from the supreme taak opinion of the Commissioners base, been Fol winking the war. This attitude was reconsidered, and a special meeting of the hore oreditable to the heart than to the War Council should have been summon Head, because, apart from the fact thated for that purpose. No meeting was held there was no reason why an investigation until a month later, and in the meantime into the circumstances surrounding this important land operations were being ill-fated venture should interfere with the undertaken. The Commission maintain day-Diphtheria 3 (8 deaths); enteria rigorous prosecution of the great struggle that Lord Kizce should have en- in which we were engaged, common-sense süred the studying by the Chief required that we should ascertain the of the Imperial General Stall, Sir case of our failure in order to guard JAMES WOLFE-MURRAY, of the conditions against similar.
similar errors in the future, and of the military attack and the
prepara remove those responsible from further tion of the general plan. Bir THOMAS FOR SALE
opportunities of doing mischief. It was MACKENZIE, High Commissioner of New OFESSIONAL MOTION PICTURE due, also, to those who were wrongly Zealand, who was one of the Commission CAMERA complete. Apply to -
suspected of neglect or incompetence that era, urges that a body of military experts they should be re-instated in public esteem should investigate further the admissions at the earliest possible
To. have of the witness that much life was frit El until peace a restored would tered away through repeated frontal
The employs of the Yokohama Tran hape been both unwise and unjust. There attacks, owing to the alleged absence of way Company went on strike on Novem- bo always a natural inclination to look adequate artillery preparation. As reher 14th and the tram service in the city FOR BALPAL
forferd rather than backwards and gards the sufferings of the sick, and Yokohama Electric railway sent in
was held up. Some 400 employer of the", TOUNT GOUGH* No 111, that, in part, explain the lack of interest
the original landing the in the final report of the Commission that
Carers find has just made its appearance It is true,
to the
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fever, a 1 death); cerebrospinal fever," death) A clean bill of health was re 9 (2 deaths) and gastroenteritis,-1 (2 turned for Sunday and Monday:
The latest places at which Bolshevik appeared are Bugnatra, and Java. Twice missionaries are-reported to have during the past six weeks, the Dutch news colonies recording the street of Bolshevik papers have printed despatches from thene Chinese, apparently trained in the pro who were going to the inlands to spread pagands school for Chinese at Moscow Bolshevism among the natives.
petition to the company recently demand king an hour day and a 100 per cena increase in wages and retiring allowands The request was rejected. The bare passed a resolution to Irave unle the company accedes
réquent,
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