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WANTED.

sxperienced CORRESPONDENCE CLERK for a Shipping Ufice. State qualifestions to— ..

Box No 1847, Care of "Daily Press Offos

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA- TION COMPANY, LTD.,

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

*NELEUS*

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Bolt's. Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and Her Dec. 19th

will be landed, unless notios Optional

Cargo given prior to steamer's Atival All braken, chafed, and damaged goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between

rean the hours of 10:45 am, and Noon within the free storage period.

No daima will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after Dec, 18th, will be subject to rende

All Ulaims against the Steame must be presented to the undersigned on or before Jan. 16, or they will not be recognised."

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

[1648 Hongkong, December 11th, 1919.

MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD OF

INTIMATIONS-

HONGKONG POLICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER LIFE, 1919.

THE BONGKONG POLICE VICTORY BALL will be hell as the CITY HALL on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1918. Dancing to ocugnacing at BP.

W HENDERSON SGT. Hon. Becretary Hongkong Police Station,

Hongkong.

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INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.

- Prezident; · His Excellency Sir B

STUBBS, K.C.M.G.. Governor. Vice-Presidents: HE Admiral Hi

ALEXANDER DUFF, H.E. Major. General VENTRIS, C.B., Eia Honous Bir WARDAVIES, K.C., Chist Justice, Commodore GUE, ENJ the Hon. Mr. J. JOHNSTONE.

NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY † Chairman: His Honour Sir W. Kes

LIMITED

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

THE OFFICES of the shove Company have this day been REMOVED 10 No * Queen's Builorvos, (Chater Road).

11638 Hongkong, December 8th, 1919.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

TE HAVE This Day REMOVED our W

Offices to Second Floor, No. 34 QUEEN'S BOAD CENTRAL

SOUTH CHINA PRODUCE CO. Hongkong, December 8th, 1916.

MRS L M. HUDSON,”

» SKIN AND HAIR SPECIALIST.

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UPERFLUOUS hair painlessly and

permanently removed.

Bust development and bust reduction. Chiropody a speciality. Late of Boshard College, Melbourne, Australia

CAMPBELL, MOORE & CO. Chater Road."

1483

MOORGATE TRADING COMPANY, LTD. MOORGATE HALL, LONDON, EQ 1

CHINA COAST OFFICERS GUILD, Telegraphic Address: “COLLERCENT, LONDON 3

Code:-A.B.C. sth. EDITION. BENTLEYS. EXPORTERS of MANUFACTURED

GOODS of EVERY description.

"INDENTS. KLECUTED.

CHINA.

MENERES of the above Guilds are

ilormed thất

COMBINED

MEETING Ill be held at the Guild Offices,

11

10, Lea Varux Road, TO-DAY (FRIDAY)HIPPING, Forwarding and Insurance a éx. Sharp.

Every Member in the outside (River & Coast) alipe in port is requested to attend.

13643.

CHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

83 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be at the Offices of Mers. G138, LIVINGSTON &OMPANY, St. George's Balldings, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 1914 day of DECEMBER 1918, at elaven o'clock in the forenson, for the purpose of pidering and, thought it passing tho following Resolution An Ordinary

Resolation

day

Agreement

$325,000

"That the conditions! "entered into by the Directors of the Company in the name and on behalf "of the Company with Harrisons and

Crosiela Limited rated the 10th *of December 1918, for the tale of the undertaking property and assets of the Company a existing on the 31st of December 1918, subject to its *Ilabilition, for the

mof Eight hundred and twenty-eight "thousand dollars) cab which has "been submitter to this meeting

ba “and the same is hereby ratified and "approved and that the Directors "and they are hereby authorised and "directed to carry the sime into "affect with full power to ument. 10, * sny modifications in the Agreement

which they may think

Copies

in the interests of the

DAVIES K.C.

TOURNAMENT.

CITY HALL, SATURDAY, December, 13rs, 1919.

AT 9.13 P.M.

1-Fifteen-round Contest for the Welter""

weight Championship of the Colony. Between Sergt. SKY KERRIBON, B.N.Y.P

(Holder) and Stoker EDDIE WALMARE, H.M.&

Hawkins (Challenger). 3:-Ten-round Middleweight Contest. Between " Pracy” Evans, H.M.8, Häv kins (ex-Middleweight Cham pion of Mediterranean, ard Seaman HAWLITE HIS

Alacrity.

3-Eight-round Featherweight Contest. Between Stoker NEAL, Kowloon Torpedo

Depot

and Officer's Stoward DANTELA,

H.M.S. Ambrose.

4-Six-round Flyweight Contest. Between Boy Fios, H.M.S. Hawkina. And Boy COLES, H.M.S. Hawkins. - 8.—Biz-round Middleweight Contest.

Between Bergeant Rocks, Wiltshire Re-

Agiment

HMS.

and Seaman WILLOUGHBY, Hawkins: 6-Siz-round Lightweight Contest, Between Private WOODWARD, Wiltshire

Begiment Seaman O'Sxx, HMS.

Tisle.

and

Reserved Soate:

Baxiness effected at lowest rates. Con- | Admission, dignments sold on Commission. Correspon- dence invited...

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TO LET. SUITABLE FOR COAL STORAGE.

VACANT PLOT of Land Yanmati.

Apply to

戯

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

TION CO., LTD.

To EET...

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A VACANT PLOT of Land, Praya Rast.

Apply to-

**THE LONGKONG LAND INVEST.

MENT & AGENCY CO. LTD.

TO LET.

(1296

FURNISHED No 87. THE PEAK (No. 1 rooms and Bathrooms, hot and cold water,

Niteware Terrace) containind water, Room, Sitting Room and usual Offices also Drying Room Dining Room, Drawing Iarge Garden. be

and

of the above-mentioned Agreement car be seen at the Registered Offices of the

St Georges

Buildings, Chater Victoria aforesaid or at the offices of JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER the Solicitors to at Prince's Building, Ice House

Contis aforesaid, at any time before

Streets the said meeting (except Baturdays and Sundays) between the hears of Ilax and

4PM

And rabject to the passing of the above Resolution to consider and if thought it, to

· Pass as an Extraordinary Resolution, the following:

bat the Company be wound up voluntarily and that Ernest Alfred "Mountford Williams of the firm of *Lowe Bingham & Matthews o

Chartered Bank Building, Queens Hond Central, Victoria aforesaid be aidator for the purposes Poninding-up at such remunera tion as may be arranged between the id Harrisons and Crosfield, Limited and the Liquidator

of

Becond Besolution. be passed by

should majority, it will be submitted

the requisite for coniraation as a Special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting to be held at the above address at twelve o'clock noon on Tuzsday, the 13th day. of January,

Dated this 10th day of December, 19 9.

By Order of the Board,

LIVINGSTON & Co GIBB,

Again, St. George's Buildings, Hongkong.

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"Apply to

BUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO. LTD.. Alexandra Halding»

FOR SALE.

and

Fittings, including Safes, Desks, FFICE Furnitures, "Fixtures

Bookcases, Chairs, Typewriters, etc,

“Apply to :---

*†, Connaught Boad, 3rd Floor.

MINING.

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FOR SALE or Supply under contract:

BISMUTH, & WOLFRAM ORE Price very moderate. For particula a apply to

PU BINA CHONG CO.

154, Des Vaux Bond West.

#1614

FOR SALE.

Ring Side Ba

Stalla

Unreserved Seats: #9 and

Car

Men of the Naval and Military Forces

in uniform admitted to Unreserved Seats

at Half-price

DOORS OPEN AT 8.30 P.M.

Referees:

-H. J. Gruen, Esq, and W. Logar, Esq.

230

|Beaking at MOUTRIEZ - on and from

Wednesday, Dic, 10TH.

J. C. WILDEN,

Menager; de Hongkong Boxing Association:

HONGKONG "AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN "Abst CERTIFICATE NO. 5 NS 6236 dated Hongkong November 8th. 1918 for five shares numbered 25664 to 25685 and 68537 or 60793 Belt FO has been LAIST

in the name,

produced to the Bank before the 28th day STOLEN, and should this Carticate not

of DEzMBIE, 1918, a new Certificate for the shares will be imed and the afores Certificate No. 58 6338 will be theretter tfested by this Corporation a NULL. and- VUID.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. STABE

Chief Maunges. Hongkong, November 26th. 1919,

NOTICE.

of HO SHIU

I

REPULSE" BAY HOTEL

137

-ENFIMATION

WATSON'S

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THE

SCOTCH

Sub-Lieutenant A. Paul has been posted” to the light cruiser Cairo, which is on its way to the China Station.

6th, last, and the alternative schama sub- mitted by administrative officors of nve of the local governments. No modi Bcation of the provisions. of the Bill has gone so far apparently, as to inter saw field service in China, has retired Colonel B. B. Prynne, A.M.S., who tore with its principle of establishing on pension. He won the C.B.E, and the

Legislative D.8.0, in the Great War.

originally proposed, Councils is the provinces with substan-

tial majorities of members elected on a The Hongkong Boxing Association has broad and direct franchise. Presumably, issued the conditions under which the the proposal to establish a Legislativa boxing contests, will be held in the Assembly consisting of about a hundred Tournament on Saturday night. members, two-thirds of them to ho

A lantern lecture for childre elected, has been retained. The fate of

entitled "From London to Weihaiwei,'" will bo the new Council of State of fifty mem-day Institute on December 17th at 5.30 given by Mrs. F. C. Hall at the Helena

bers, which was to become the supreme

H.M.S. Glary, which, commenced her active career nearly nineteen years ago as flagship or the Commander-in-Chief on. the China station, has been selected for service is depôt ship at Rosyth.

Information has reached Hongkong that the 37 persons rescued from the wreck of the Licnahing consisted of six Europeans and 31 Chinese, all members of the crew. From this it would appear that all the passengers were saved

PREMIER legislative authority for the whole of

India is not known. If our surmises neber 12th of Paymr. Lieut. Bernard The death took place at Malta on Octo correct, much of the criticism directed when that vessel was attached to the China O'Hara, who WAS on H.M.S. Espeigle against the introduction of bolling-booths Squadron. in India baa fallen on barren soil Admínistrators with long experience of Indian conditions, such as. Lord Lang- Downs and Lord 'SYDENHAM, have looked Balance at the reform scheme because they have found it. "no mere development L a system already in existence, pa natural progress along the path of reform, but an abrupt transition from the old to the new. Furthermore, in common with

A Chinese youth was knocked down hy even some Indian publicists, they have an unknown motor-car, in which received with apprehension the suggesEuropean lady was travelling, Lear the tion to create electorates modelled on braised, and was removed to the Govern Western market yesterday. He was badly Western lines. Their criticisms on these meat Civil Hospital in a ricksba.' aspects of the now reforms tave not been without justification in view of the admission of Sir ABBAS ALI BAIO, that the proposed changes in the administra. tive system are without a parallel in the constitutional history of any coun- try." The majority of the three hundred

The Titania, second depot ship of the million inhabitants of India, it must be China submarine flotilla," was to bays remembered, is illiterate and ignorant will be stationed for a two years' commis left" Sheerness for Hongkong, where she of even the elementary principles of re- sion, early in November. As already in- presentative povernment as it is under-timated she is escorting out to the station stood in Europe.

six submarines of the L class. On the other hand, there is

a large percentage of Chief Boatswain Robert W. Brown bas natives imbued with Western ideas that been appointed to the Hongkong Dock- demanda a greater share in the adminis-1900, and reached the rank of chief boat- yard. Mr. Brows obtained his warrant in

ES WATSONS Each Whisk

ม

Distinctive in Flavour.

Well Matured.

Mellow.

tration. There is some reason for the fours which are entertained as to the results of introducing a system of respon-

A. S. WATSON & CO. il government while there is even

I

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TIL 616 HONGKONG.

BIRTH. SKINNER-At Sevenoaks, Kent, on Octo†

ber 24th, wife of C. A. SINNI, Shanghai, sop.

MARRIAGE.

KINCHIN SMITH-MAT-At Oxford, on October 24, FRANCIS KINCHIN SMTER to Dions, youngest daughter of Sir Henry May, G.C.M.G.

DEATHS

CHAR KAIMING.-At his residence, No. 18, Caine Road, on Thursday, December 11th., at noon. CEAN KA LADYAMING. The funeral will take place on Saturday, the 13th inst., leaving No. 16, Caine Road, at 8 pm. [1648 JUDD-At Farley, Surrey on October 23rd, CHARLES HENRY JUDD, of the China Inland Mission, aged 77.

CONTAMI

Order to enable the Contractors bo complete the work in connection with the above Hotel at the earliest possible cate without interruption, and in order to semiti all possibility of damage to the Flooring, Tiles, Paint Work ste, the public re requested to kindly abstain from visiting the Hotal as on from this date until its completion

and formal Notice

opening of which doe be giten Advertisment” in' the Local Newspapers

The Management of the Hotel feel s that they may rely upon the kứendy co-operation of the public in the foregoing regard.

Dated this Sixth day of November, 1918.

CHOKING OFFICE: 104, Dae Yaux RD, Laxon Orion: 131, Fraze Bran, E.0.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, DzczERIE 12x8, 1918,

reliefs for the China garrisons and the It is expected that most of the military Straits Settlements, etc, will have arriv Up to the end of October the War Office ed at their stations by February next had not published & programme of the reliefs

wain" in September, 1915. He saw much service during the war, and was latterly employed at Devonport Dockyard.

Capt. J. Luce has been appointed Naval remote risk of a powerful oligarchy of who has held his present rank since June Aide de Camp to the King. This officer. educated Indians surping authority to 30th, 1909, commanded the Glasgow in the detriment of the voiceless millions,

the action of Coronel on November Sat., 1914, and also in Admiral Sturdes's action At the same time conditions have so off the Falklands on December Sta., 1914, changed that the system of governmen Leipzig. For those servicca he was awarde

G when the

Hasgow engaged and sank the which served its purpose a decade ago ised the CB. He also commanded the out of date. Even the masses have begun aquadron, consisting of the Glasgow,

Kent, to realise dimly that they have outgrown the Dresden off Juan Fernandes Island, and Orame, which found and sank the age of the Nawabs. Thanks to British on March 14th., 1916," rule, they have learned to question the actions of Government officiale. Other meeting of the Federal Council of the In the course of his remarks at a recent indications are not wanting that the F.M.S., at Kuala Lumpur, the Hon. Mr. education of the people, just began, inofficial members of such & Council as this, Macfadyen said:The function of un-

PELL. 6-Boomed House with Fon THE HONGKONG HOTEL 00, LTD" | INDIA AT THE PARTING OP More than the Legislative Councils B. M. Cree, Lent-Col. G. B. Crisp,

MOUNT GOUGH* No. 131, Ta Large Garden Apply

York Baklings.

ISSUE OF FRENCH 5%

PREMIUM BONDS

ײן

TO HELP IN THE RECONSTRUCTION

OF WAR DEVASTATED REGIONS

GUARANTEED BY THE FRENCH

GOVERNMENT.

THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER FOUR THOUSAND MILLION FRANCS

COMPANY (1919), LIMITED.

divided into Eight illis 500 france

8% Premium Bonds...

ATOMICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIB&T ORDINARY GENERAL

FREE OF ALL TAKEN MEETING ɗ BRAREHOLDERS will be held at the Office of the Company, Be redeemable in 25 years at frm. 600 and sino George's Building Chater Road, Victoria by yearly Premium Drawings amounting to Hongkong, on BATURDAY, “És 10mm Fr 10,000,000, —with ■* quarterly first

DECEMBER, 1919, at 11.30 o'clock in the prize of

Consult

– ONE MILLION FRANCS

~Pazos or Lamps Far 496.----

forenean, for the purpose of receiving * Statement of decounts and the Report of thei General Managers for the 14 months ending 30th September, 1813 and elect

Ielecting Conant Applications will bo razived by Committee and Auditornar

TRANBERE BOOKS of the Company BANQUE DE “VINDO-CHINE will be CLOSED from Mornay, the 15TH

(THE, PRESCH - BANK). Ducumsan, 1918, until. BarvÉDAY, the stru Dacruze, 1910. both days.immingíva

abmr 11th, 2019. :

We General Maragus,

SHEWAN, TOMER & Co, Hongkong, December 6th, 1919. ....... (1810)

up 60 De

L. BERINDOAGUR

Proprietors of the REPULSE BAY HOTEL,

J. H. TAGGART

Manager,

the

asking their rulers for an account of I have always contended, should be to their stewardship will lead them to the constitute an Opposition. Bir Arabuz realisation of their own powers. From non-oficials as coadjutors of the Govern Young would never allow this but regarded this point of view, the provisions of the ment. Now, to subscribe to that view would be to condemn one-self to a perpetual Government of India Bill which deal with the establishment of the Panchayats, tomary and appears quite as natural to

Coalition Government. At Home it is cus or village councils, are of greater signi- speak of H.M. Opposition as of H.M. ficance, perhaps, than is the constitution Government. And I believe the best of Governments is all the better for a loyal of the new Councils. While the latter are and public spirited Opposition. (The exotic in origin, the village, councils go High Commissioner:

"Hear bear.") back in their history to the dim and The funeral of the late Capt. Weymark distant past. They are a refutation of whose death was reported in our last the argument that democratic institu-issue, took place at Happy Valley yes. tions were unknown in India before the character. The coffs, covered with the terday morning, and was of a military advent of the British. It is true that, Union Jack, was borne on a gun-carriage, under the antocratic rule of Moslemi con drawn by a detachment of the Manchester Begh, who also furnished the firing querore, the Panchayati lost much of party. A number of men of the their democratic sanction, but they have R.A.M.G. followed the procession, which never been destroyed root and branch. included Capt. Wilcox (representing the

G.O.C.), Col. Humphreys, Lieut. Col. - provinces of the Legislative Assembly Major Whitleld Major Leslie Smith, THE WAYS.

of India they represent, in their new and Archer, and Lieuta. Thomas, Libby Captains Marray, Monteith, Burrell CONSIDERABLE progres must have been form, which restores the old spirit, an and Bygate. The Rev. R. A. Bundle, 1603, made with the Government of India Bill | advance towards democratic government. C. F., officiated at the chapel and at the for MP. MONTAGU to say that it was The Government has to create and educate the grave, and the Last Post was graveside:Three volleys were fired over boped to have elections in India next the electorate for the Councils and the sounded by buglers of the Wiltshires. November and to let the legislative Assembly; but the Panchayats bave their

Lord Curzon'a appointment as Secre samblies meet in January, 1831. In roots deep in the social organisation of tary for Foreign Affairs, says a carrea- PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the sheence of details as to the methods the village, and it will be to the good of pondent to the 1, and C. "Express, may the letting by Public Auction Bale, to of election or the functions of these India to start them fairly on their remind some of the older clerks in the be held on MUNDAY, the 15th day of

Foreign Office of an ampsing incident DECENTER, 1918, ร at the Officer sandmblies term used obviously to caror The question of the franchise for which occurred when he was Under of the Public Works Department, by Order denote both the provincial Commeils the superior administrative bodien seems Secretary there. In 1898 the British Am of His Excerever 21x Garkson, of One the Legislative Assembly of likely to present many dificulties and at Peking dressing the Yamen at to the control of the Yangtze, Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for India-it impossible to say how Claims have already been made on behalf wrote: Your Excellencies have more at a Crown Rent to be fee by the Surveyor tan the framework of the report on Indian of women, but Parliament bas negatived than once intimated to me, that the of HIS MAJWAY THE Kind, for one turneforths issued last year by Mr. His them by a large majority. Although, as great importance that has always been Chinese Government were aware of the torm of 75 years.

Camera and Lord CHFORD has been preserved MI SAROJINI NAIDU has pointed out, attached by Great Britain to the refen- PARTICULARS OF THE LOT

Ek may be taken for granted, however, there are many Indian women who have Yangtee region, now entirely here". In tion of the Chinese possession of the fist the salient features of the original been preeminently associated with the due course this reached our Foreign- cheme have been retained, and that for political life of the country" yet. their Office, whereupon the Under Beeretary the first time in the history of the countion to the population to justify the grammar, China has not been mention- animber is not large enough in propor-made s marginal note: This is not try elections are to be held. After its Government in introducing that which od only Chinees possession? and be briginal introduction the reform scheme even in the progressive countries of Chinese Government, neither of which underwent some modifications before Europe is still regarded as an experis are of the feminine gender. Hers can ment. The aim of Indian women to only refer, according to the ordinary. into a Bill, and it is exercise the vote is an indication of the rules" of grammar, to Great Britain. und unlikely that fourther changes baro attravagance of other demande with However, Lesuppen we must not been made in the night of the dispatch of which the Imperial Government will have pedanties but have Bir Chande

in deal before the electorates are donald and the fabeto Es bad gr

mar: if thy' preler,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Lot of CROWN LAND

Condit

a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal.

"

Government of India, dated Maschatab