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NOTICE OF REMOVAL

E' have REMOVED our Gifces from

Why to and door No. 14, DIS

YETI ROAD CENT HAT -

N. MODY & CO. Hongkong, December 1st, 1919.

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"SOUND TUITION BY PROFESSIONAL."

LESSONS in Business letter-writing, shorthand, typewriting and Eng.ish language" at pupils' re-idences, on moderate Limited number of new pupils

TO-DAY, Box 1588 Care of traily Fress Office.

PIANO FOR SALE

HOLLARD & COLLARD,

1688

ORAND

CONCERT PLANO, in good condition.

Inspection-given.

Apply

G'.

Box 1682

Care of " Daily Press" Office.

B.

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SANITARY BOARD OFFICE, HONGKONG.

OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS. TAKE

TAKE NOTICE that under, No. 3 of the DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWB (as amended), rer Domestic Building or Division

CENTRAL Building within of the City of Victoris, and the WESTERN Division of Kowloon and caned by Mambers of more that one family, except the European Eccervation those within

in Kowloon South of Austin Rod or parts of a Domestic Bailding used. Ex be must Offics or Godown, SED: Lad LIME WASHED Owner during the

For

THROUGHOUT`by the

*months of December and January

NB-The word throughout used in this Notice means that the Houses should be Lime Vaabed in respect of all the Wall of each Room, Cabioles, Partitions, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Ceilings and the Underside-of- Boof in Main Buildings. Of

Ofoes and Bervatita Quarters and inclusive of Verandahs,

The Backyard must have its ocntaining walls Limewashed up to the level of the First Floor.

Painted or Polished Woodwork in however, need not be Lime

god

washed, bat must be Canted.

The Board is

is prepared to limewask FREE *OF CHARGE Kmited number of Buildings in those Divisions, OWNERS who desire to all themselves of this offer abould apply in Faiting to the Secretary on or before the 7th of December, 1919.

Choice among applicants will be at the absolute discretion of the President.

The CENTRAL Division of the City lies between Gilman Street and Peel Street oa the East and Tank Luns and Cleverly Street

W the

on

Kowlood is divided into the EASTERN and WESTERN Divisions by Nathan Road and a straight line drawn from the north and through the Yaumati service Reservoir to the Northern Boundary of Kowloon

U. 3. W. REYNOLDS,

Secretary, 8. B "Dated this 30th day of November. 1919

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

8.8. “VENEZU

VOY. 14-OUT.

FROM BAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, JAPAN' PORTS, SHANGHAI AND MANILA

E

above-mentioned vessel having

Ports, Consignees of cargo are bed by informed that their Cargo will be inaded as into the Hazardous and/or extra Godewas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown, Co, Ltd, and stored at Consigneen' risk,

Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of

can be countersigned.

Lading can

All broken, shafed and damaged goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will

to

be

be examined, on Dec" 4ch, at 10 am, and

Dea

at 10 AM

All Claims must be

presented within a

mouth of the Steamar's arrival here, after

which they cannot be recognised.

No Claim will be admitted after the goods

have

left the Godowns, and all goods

undelivered after Doc.

th,

bject to rent. .

will

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignacs are requested to send in on Bill of Lading for countersignature im- mediately.

MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, PACIFIC

"Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong, November 29th, 1919. [1500

GRAND FRENCH LOAN WITH DRAWING.

Under the Guarantee of the French Republic

THE Local Branch of the BANQUE

THE LOUSTRIELLE DE CRUISE VI receive Bubscriptions for the above lottery from this date to December 18th.

Four

Milliarda Francs" of 5% lottery bonds will be imoci, U 01 income tares, redzam-

free of able at Fr. Bin

in 75 YouT

Non-convertible before 2 years.

In 108 ber boad

The Lottery will be drawn for overr

Fielding 10 Millions of France in

early, the first prise in each drawing ONE MILLION FRANCS

M. BOUET DE JOURNEL

Manager,

mber 28th, 1919 (1884

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER

ULD BENUT CONSOLIDATED

BUBBER CO., LTD.

QUESCRIPTION LIST ALONES

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH. Drift prospectuses can be bad on appaustion to the Undersigned

BENJAMIN & POTTS, VERNON SMYTH. Hongkong, November 23, 191. [1680

HONGKONG POLICE. THEAELI U Got the Cary HALL THE HONGKONG POLICE VICTORY on WEDNESDAY, Dora 17TH, 1818. Dancing to commencing at 2 PM.

W HENDERSON, SGT. Hon. Secretary Hongkong Police Station,

Hongkong.

LOBT.

(1578

Dark Brindle Bull PUP Bitch Finder Awill be awarded.

Reply to

Box No. 1474, Care of Daily Press" Office. (2474

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CERTIFICATE No. 5 NS 3338 dated "Hongkong November 8th. 1918 for five. shares numbered 33684 to 25686 and 68231 to 682923 inclusive all registered in the name be of HO SBIU P has been LUST or

and should this Certificate not STOLEN produced to the Bank before the f6th. day of DECEMBER, 1913, a new Certificata for the shares will be issued and the aforesaid Certificate No. 3/NS 6338 will bothereafter treated by this Corporation a+ NULL and VUID.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABB

Chief Manager. Toagkong, November 28th, 1919. 11576

·

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG." SUMMARY JURISDICTION. ACTION No. 1593 of 1918.

BETWIEN

AUCTIONS

R

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

BY APPOINTMENT. HUGHES AND HOUGH,

* LECTIONEKEN TO THE GOVERNMENT AND

ADMIRALTY

General Auctioneers,

Bhare, Coal and General. Produce Brokers ·

The Undersigned have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction,

(For Account of the Concerned). On TUESDAY,

December 2nd, 191°, ummencing at 2.30 px. at their Sales Ruums. No. 8, Des Vari Road, Corner if Ice House Street, USEFUL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CARPETS, ULASS, PLATED WARE,

~ &c, &c.

As follows.

Large Tapestry-covered Chesterfield Sofas and arm chairs new Folding Card and Occasional Tables, Upholstered Suite, Teak- wood Bedroom Furniture comprising Bed- and small Wardrobes. Dressing steads, large Tables, Washstands Ec, (fumed Teakwood),

Extension Din Waggona ing

de Bath Room Utensils, Electro- ted Warë, Cakery, and Glass Ware, Cooking Stoves

Electric

Teakwood Roding Lamps, Screens,

Sundry Blackwood Furniture, Blackwood Fire Screens, &c., Side Tables, Chairs Cabinets, Pictures Carpets new and second-hand, Curtains, dio.

Sideboards, Dinner Wa

Tables and Chairs, ke, Dinner Services,

“

Two Pianos, Two Victrolak, Ons Riskiha, Tennis Balls, du, &c.

(ull Particulars froth Catalogue). ...

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

The Undersigned have received tions to sell by Public Auction,

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

THE

"E"

the Police and that when they go to

There were no cases of communicable

the Colony

investigate the antecedents of private disease reported in ricksha and chair coolies, they are Friday. obstructed in their task by the very The construction of a 100-foot road. persons in whose interests they are work between Kowloon City and the railway

embankment is being considèred.'

L

Ms. C. A. D. Melbourne has been appointed a member of the Licensing Board for a period of three years.

ing, we cannot be surprised if they feel indignant. In the present circumstances when the doors of Hongkong are thrown open to Asiatics of all classes and wban smuggling of arms and ammunition con- tinues unimpeded it is the height of

Mr. A, J., K. Weyman has been ; api tolly for Europeans, and especially those who are British subjects, to stand in the pointed Second-Lieutenant in the Cadet

Company, Hongkong Defence Corps. way of the Police. Apart from its legal

To-day Mr. L. Berindoague resumes aspect, such obstruction is calculated seri- ously to hamper the Force in the execu-charge as manager of the local branch of tion of its duties, which are already the Banque de l'Indo-Chine. Mr. A. Sire

PREMIER suficiently onerous. It is ridiculous to is going Home on leave.

SCOTCH

E WATSONS Sach Whist

VERY OLD ACCUR

EVARLISALD 4.4**

Distinctive in Flavour.

Well Matured.

Mellow...

Inland Lot 2980 is to be sold by public

say that the Police afford no protection to the public simply because robberie auction at the P.W.D. Offices on Decem are reported from time to time. Even if ber 15th. It has an area of about 8,126 the Police were inefficient, refusal to square feet, and the upset price is $3,250 nssist them would scarely improve mat-

Bandmaster. Easton and, the members

ters. It is the co-operation ofthe public

Saturday

An armed robbery is reported to have taken place on a boat at Aberdeen on. Friday night when two men, armed with revolvers, surprised the men on the boat. and took away $31.

that the police need and only in so far of the Wiltshire band were busy practie." as it is extended to them will they being several musical selections on the able to preserve law and order. Whatever Marray Parade ground an else may be said against the Police in morning Hongkong, lack of devotion to duty can- not be charged against them. They have suffered very heavy casualties during the last few years in their fight with crime in the Colony. A couple of years 150, in the Greason Street raid, two European police

officers, Detective O'SULLIVAN and Detective, Sergeant CLARKE, an Indian constable and Chinese detective laid down their lives, In wounded. were while two others the Wanchai tragedy, again;. a European

The name of Company-Sergt. Major police sergeant was done to death as the George Duncan, Hongkong Defence desperata characters in his district re- Corps, has been added to the list of those sented his vigilance. Sergeant LASNON mentioned for valuable servico renderer' was severely wounded at Kowloon the in connection with the war.

Inspector Gun practice will be carried out at

December 2nd. and · Devil's Peak (E) on a4th., between 10.30 am, and 9 p.m., and at Pakahawan (NE) on December 8th., between 6.30 p.m. and 10 p.m.

In the

An order by the Governor-in-Council says that all oleaginous products may from henceforth be exported to any des tination without restriction, provided that the usual permit is obtained

other day when rounding up robbers who had attacked a dairy farm there. Again at Kowloon, three Indian constables were shot at by a Chinese apparently belonging to a gang of robbers whom the police were about to arrest. recent affṛay in Des Voeux Road, the Police took their lives in their hands in just been organised in Japan with Lieut.- tackling four bandits armed to the General Yamanashi, the Vice-Minister of regarded as a preliminary step to the Plaintifa Table Cloths, Turkish Face Towels, Bath A. S. WATSON & CO., teeth, and three policemen were wounded. Wax, as Chairman. This Commission is

The Asia Banking Corporation

and The Yau Choong Firm

Defendanta The Money Changers & Binkers Guild- care of The Wing Sang Bank

#:

+1

Garnishers.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a

WRIT OF FOREIGN ATTACH HENT was issued herein on the 19th day of November 1919, returamble on the 6th day of December, 1910, at 10 am.

WILKINSON & GRIST, Solicitors for the Plaintifs.

... (1585

NOTICE.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

TV 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 formal opening of which doe comple, will be given by Advertisement in

and the Local Newspapers.

The Management of the Hotel feel rura that they may rely upon the ready co-operation of the public in this foregoing regard.

Notice

Dated this Sixth day of November, 1918. FOR THE HONGKONG HOTEL:00, LTD. Proprietors of the EPULSE HAY HOTEL,

J. H. TAGGART,

Manager.

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· PUBLIO AUCTION.

the letting by Póblic Auction Bals.co ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of be hald TJ-DAY (MUNDAY), the 1st day of DECIDE, 1919, at 325, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His RICKLESOF THE Wanobal Gap of Orie Lat of CROWN LAND Road, in the Colony of Hangkung, for

a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Beat to be fixed by the Surveyor

(For Account of the Concerted),

*****: On TUESDAY, December 2nd, 1919, commencing at 8:30 FJ, at their Sales Booms, No. 8, Dos Vaux Boad, Corner of Ice House Street, A few Lota 'of

Double hematitebed Sheets, Linen Damsak

Towels, Bubroidered Bedspreads and Table Covers,

ALEO- One Wardrobe Trank, Bullow Valises and

Suit Cases,

AND

LIMITED.

WINE, AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS

T 818

Two Prismatic Binoculars.

(All nee new Goods) TERMS CAL

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

The Undersigned have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction,

(For Account of the Concerned),

OD TULNDAY, +1. December 2nd, 1918; at 2.30 PM, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of los, House Street,

A VALUABLE DINING ROOM SUITE.

Ot.

Comprisi Mahogany Buffet Sher too."Ver !

do. Dining table "Sheraton. do. and plate glass cabiner Sheraton.” 4 do. Casirs "Sheraton

Also

History of Freemasonry (illustrated) in Histo One Cabinet Victrola with records.

Two good PianoS. Pans Cash.

And

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers

FOR BALE

مناست

At their Sales Boom, No. : Des Vans Boad, Corner of Ice House Street, pla

A 16-BORE HAMMER GUN in good condition, in soft leather casa

This gain in eminently suitable for use in Indo-China or North China, so it is fitted with interchangeable barrels and can be used for either birds or big game..

On E. P. Tent in very good condition, Suitable for 6 persons.

Particular from the undersigned, Torina:

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers

1551

KONGKONG.

MARRIAGE.

12

A Temporary Aviation Commistion bas "

It would be ingratitude of the basest type to ignore our indebtedness to those creation of an Air Bureau, which the who risk their lives in doing their dusy, Japanese Government proposes to estab just as surely as if they were on the field lish in the next fiscal year

Japanese financiera contemplate build- It is not surprising, that of battle. Inspector GARROD should have resenteding a light railway, called the Goshu Miss FAIZAL's contumacious remarka re Keitetsu Kaisha, in the district along the garding the Police in Hongkong. If the Honam Railway. On the first estimates, desperadoes in the Colony have grown they proposed to establish a company with This amount a capital of 6,000,000 yen. THOMPSON - Milis. At Joseph's more daring of late, that has not beer has now been found insuficient and it is

Church, on Saturday, November 29th, by the Bev, Father Augustine, the fault of the members of the Police intended to increase it to 15.000,000 Fen. FREDERICK GEORGE. THOMPSON, eldest Force. It has been due rather to the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Thomp lawless state of the adjacent provinces

"Dorothea," Porter's Grange Avenue, Southend-on-ser, Essex, to Mine BRATRICE MARION MILLS, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Spencer Mills, of Hongkong. Shang hai papers please copy.

600,

Bt.

<1

[1587

Daily Press.

The Harbour Master of Hongkong har

SUCLOSBÏVE

and, perhaps, to the withdrawal of some issued the following notice: Alters- seventy members of the European contion in Explosive For Signal at Wagion tingent for service with the Colours Island Commencing from January 1st.. Happily, reinforcements have been re 1920, the interval between. ceived recently. However, arms and am-pairs of explosions will be reduced from. ENGLONG OFFICE: 104, Das Vaur Boan, O.munition are still being smuggled into the 12 minutes to 5 minutes, and that be- LONDON OFFICE;, 181, FLAM BEREN, E.G.

Colony by Asiatics who, in addition to tween the explosions of each pair from their native cunning, have experience of 15 seconds to 5 seconds,”

The funds so far collected for Bir sinugglers' methods in other parts of the world. It is believed that less than Henry May's statue amount to $17,877.35. thirty per cent of the muggling cases The execution of the statue has been anx

Exemplary punishment trusted to Mr. Bertram MacKennal, are detected and increased vigilance are necessary to HRA, M.V.O., the well-known artist The courts may pro who, besides à number of statues of THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC check the evil.

of the difficulties which the nounce exemplary sentences on smugglers Queen Victoria and King George IL, de Police in Hongkong have to overcome in but only men of the type trained signed the King's bust, for the current their task of maintaining order, any specially to check smuggling can prevent coins When the statue is ready, it will interference which is likely to hamper the importation of arms and ammuni be placed on the lowest terrace of the them in the execution of their duties is tion There is further the question, of Public Gardens.

HOTGLONG. DECEMBER lat, 1918,

Do guarding against the influx of undesir

vastated France" at the City Hall today will give graphic details of the destruc able Asiatics into the Colony. Both the Miss Van de Flier's lecture on prevention of the smuggling of arms and of the exclusion of criminals requires saten wrought by the Germans during augmentation of the Police Force An occupations of portions of Northern as well H.E. the Governor bas increase in the number of policemen in France. The lecturer will show a number consented to be present and Sin avail unless the public themselves taka

their

Hongkong, bhowever, will be of littlaam Rees Davies, K.0, will preside.

an active interest in the work of the The Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern will sing the Police and, help, instead of hindering French and the Belgian National Anthem

ladies in French pe them in their difficult duties The Police and a few young should have no occasion even to complain sant costumes will sell the programmes. The Pacific Mail Steamer Company of lukewarmacas on the part of the pub lis in matters which affect public safety. To those who claim special privileges the Venezuela which arrived in Hongkong example set recently by Prince ALERET on Saturday afternoon was delayed four may be cited. At a meeting in London, days at San Francisco owing to the tickets of admission were issued to all stevedores strike. Besides the Indian who were expected to attend, including Prison Commission, she brought to Hong-

rightly regarded as an offence. There are, however, shades of difference be tween the interference with the police which readers a person amenable to law and the interference which, while not coming within the four corners of an Ordinance, a still in effect harmful. The English courts rightly take a serious view of cases in which the police com plain of obstruction in the discharge of their duty. In places like Hongkong where the Police have to contend with condition of exceptional difficulty, it is MOTOR SCHOONER. * WERGELAND,"

difficult to exaggerate the seriousness of TENDERS are invited for the purchase any action which, even indirectly, lowers in damaged condition in Bhimanowski

Force Lieutenant, be searched his pockete Co, Mr. Chester Doyle, travelling on Harbour. For particolare apply to Worlu Inspector Gammon complained of inter drove up in the uniform of an Air Passenger Agent of the Pacific Mail 8.8. Bhokwa, Shimongečki.

ference on the part of Miss Fans while in vain for the ticket of admission. A behalf of some American hotels,, Hongkong, November, 17th, 1919.

the Police were investigating whether the coldier who was examining tickets, did Mr. Jack Mason, who is in the Orient in not recognise the Prince and refused to the interests of the Newspaper Enter chair coolies she had employed had allow him to pass. Shortly afterwards a prise Association of Americo licences or not, Miss FAILALL appears to high official arrived, to whom the Frinte explained his predicament. The official have adopted a very extraordinary spoke to the soldier, who however, still THE CORONET PROGRAMME. attitude, considering that the regulation showed some hesitation in allowing the

thing and which it was sought to enforce wae pass- Prince to enter Prince. AIREET went up As bad weather provented many cinem to the soldier and shook hands with him, goers yesterday from seeing the pictur eck in the interests of the public. Time warmly commending his sense by duty shown for the past three nighter st and again, it has been urged that regis His Royal Highness then entered his Coronet the management has decided to

the only fe, motor car and returned-later with the repeat the programme to night. The ba tration. all servants

alusive ticket of admission. It is by such of Kures will play awelection of min ainst the employment, of, un regard for rules and regulations that and the cinems orchestra will also be

attendance at 9.15 pm, 4000000 rables in Europ households If véliciency ja promolad, va b

of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one, further of the above BOHOONER the lies their prestige. In the case in which His Royal Highnem. When Prince Akong Mrs. W. P. Neeson, wife of the

form of 75 years.

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