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FW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE

US Store will be OPEN "for Businais aa Kiminal on SATURDAY morning JANUARY

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LANE CRAWFORD & CO. Hongkong, January let, 1816

WANTED.

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG-

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

*BALL THE be held on the Evening of A the ler of JANUARY, 1990, com- mencing at 9.10 PILULUS

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG A HIROS DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED

IN THE HATTEE of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinances 1914-1918.

Ticket. Including buffet, sipper, can be 138obcained at the HongxONG NOTEL MATW

| Urvice at 83 per hand. S

Dimmers will not be served at the Earozpowers contained in the above Ordinances. BAT HOTEL on the Opening Night.

ADY going to England via Sacs about and of March offers Passage in return belp wish her: Children on voyage

Replice to--

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Box 167,

· Care of "Daily From" Offor

HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

important joint MEETING of the

7 GENERAL" And BOXING COM. WENDES of the abors Association wil place at the Office of Hr. F. C.. JENKIN, prince's Buildings on MONDAY, JANUART

J. H. TAGGART,

Lanager.

WANTED.

YOMPETENT ASSISTANT

KEEPER Apply by letter stating salary required, to

W. B. BAILEY & 00, LTD Kowloon

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WANTED.

OTION is for poweral information hereby given that pursuant to the

the undermentioned shares and all right,

THURSDAY

NUARY 1ST

INTIMATION

WINES & SPIRITS

ase No. 1-822"

Bots Estephe Claret.

Douro- Fort

Light Dry Sherry) Gia

Brandy, Superior Pale.

Whisk

practical step towards the "opening of FAR EASTERN CABLE

the 70rd yet proposed is the construc- tion of a road two hundred feet," "wide from Whampoa to Canton. Previona proposals have put barbour improvemmta in the forefront of their programme and it is the costlines of these schemes without which there can be ne prospect of Whampoa ever becoming of any comm mercial importance that has proved the

NEWS

(THROUGH REUTER'S

THE SIBERIAN TANGLE.

PARIS, December 29th.

Le Journal learns that the French

Armation of the report from Vladivostock which announced an American and

the dreams of those who have taken the matter in hand heretofore Some ten or twelve years ago-st the time when we wore hearing a good deal about the am Japanese agreement regarding interven bitious scheme to create af Heungchow tion in Siberia.

a well-laid out cily with broad streeta.

and foreign buildings for shops and

whether legs or equitable in respect ASSORTED CASES FOR XMAS great obstacle to the realuation of oficial circles have so far received no con- thereof, ware vested in the Custodian of Enemy

Freporty, Hougkong, who pur suant to the said powers has recently sold the same by private tender AND NOTICE 18 ALSO GIVEN that purwant to the BOOK- aforementioned powers" Bow Certificates in respect of the said shares have been immed. by the above named Company to. the Purchaser and that all other Certi fcates whatsoever in respect of the shove shares have been noted in the book of the said Company was cancelled AND NOTICE 19. FURTHER GIVEN than in consequence of the foregoing all vet- standing Certificates in respect of the said akaros are valueless for all purposes. The thares referred in above ata tha. following:

No of No. of Registered:

old

DEW

No. of sharm sharon (old chama,”

inclaire..

wke it convenient to attend requested to NEAR Happy Valley, BEDROOM with We are

G. G. N. TINSON,

Hon. Becretary.

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HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION.

Pesident: His Excellency Sir E. E. STURES, KOM.G., Governor,

drama: His Honour Sir WILLIAM BES

Davies, K.C. Chief Justice..

SECOND TOURNAMENT.

Apply

for Gentleman. Box 1741 Care of "Daily Free" Office.

TO LET

'Shareholder's

The Executar of Mrs.

Lucio M. O. Niosine 50 " 10'

PEAK, Four Room House To Let for a Wilhelm Otte Chris-

months. Fully Furnished. Convenient

Situation.

Apply

tian. Spalckbarer... 75 18 ̈·

Box 1743, Cars of " Daly Fres" (Oion.

$15%

Dr. Ferdinand Korn, 40

WANTED AT ONCE

At The Ring", Volunteer Headquarters Parade Ground (adjoining Lower Feak Tram Station), specially constrasted CINESE CLERK for leading Tnsurance

Company. Must be able to rend and write English and have good knowledge of

Apply-

Box 1739, Care of " Daily Press Office.

Matabed, capabla, of hulding 2, CO TRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JANUARY | Typewilling.

9 and 10TH, 1920).

Novices Competitions and Championship

Context.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9T2, at 7 pm. until

about 11 P.X.

Preliminary Bouts in Novices Competi

Norddeutscher Lloyd. 4. Johann Nicolaus Goo-

mann'

Cart Heinrich Reggs. 10

Hormann Friedrich

Arnold. Fuchs

*34171/86205 34196/34220

28388/76389 37687 87711

Bot

1

Spry Boral W

Case No. 2-828.

St. Marceaux Champagne. Sharephe Claret.

Light Dry Sherry.

Old Tawny Fort

1. Madeira

מי

Brandy Superior Pale. Whisky

Dowser White Label Whisky. Spey Royal Whisky.

Gin

Orange Brandy, M.BR.

3-$32.

St. Marceaux Champagne. Very Pale Dry Sherry. Du Port

Estrella Port

St. Julien Claret.

27306/27314

27315/7524

27835/21334

27935/27844

: 36195/86188

2

U Rudolf Frinsen... 16

41968 28509/28608 21814/21828 --9943/0957

Case No.

Bot.

83111

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31992/32001

P. Hermeling

28708/28733

Heinrich Kar Uldorp 10 Speidel & Co

11557/11686

35

43951/48080

- 16624/16848-

and

990

Local Firm

Apply with testimonials and salary required to

Box No. 1784 Care of "Daily Prosa" Office

145

Dated this 30th day of December, 1919, THE HONGKONG & WHAM PDA

DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED,

E. M. DYER,

WANTED

COMPETENT BOOKKEEPER

tions Forty Competitors Middleweight,OERESPONDENCE Clark for, Welterweight, Lightweight and Feather

weight

Doors open at 630 736.

NO PREVIOUS BOOKING.

Cash on Admission

Price 82, 81 and 50 centa.

No half-price mats.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10TH,

· Berni- Finals

at 015 P.M. Eharp.

| Competitions.

and Finals

in Novices

Also a Six-round Welterweight Content and

Ten-round Featherweight Contest.

"Also`■ FIFTEEN-ROUND CONTEST for

the" WELTERWEIGHT CHAM.

PIONSHIP OF THE COLONY.

Between Fergeant "SKY Kerrison,

FOR SALE

MOUNT GOUGH" No. 131, THE

PRAX6-Roomed House with

Large Garden

Apply

LOXLEL CO

York Buildings.

1151

MINING...

EMS. Ambrol Chalten Seaman Parsons FOR SALE OFF TEAM ORE

(Challenger).

Doors open at 8,30 PM

Prices Reserved #5 and #3, unreserved

·#2 and #1. Men of HMS Naval and Military Forces in uniform, balf- price, to #2 and seats.

BOOKING AT MOUTRIES, as follows:-

Wednesday, January 7th-Members of the Hongtong Buring Association only. Thursday to 8 turday, January 8th and 9th

General Booking.

Judges, Li-Col. LOKING, Major PAYSON, LA, ANDBELI, R.N. and LE-DICKINSON, RN.

Referees: Messrs. EL J. GEDGE (Omaal Referee) W. Logas, A. Murdoch and J. 8. MCCANN.

G. G. N. TINSON,

Hon. Becretary..

Manager.

BISMUTH & WOLERAM Price.very modersie. For particulars apply tom

PO SING CHONG CO.

194 Des Your Road West,

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MOORGATE TRADING COMPANY. LTD. MOORGATE HALL, LONDON, EC. L

Telegraphic Ad Irasa: “COALESCENT, LONDON. Code A.BC: 5th. EDITION. BINTLETS. EXPORTERS of. MANUFACTURED

• GOODS of EVERY description

INDENTS KIECUTED.

J. C. WILDIN,SHIPPING, Forwarding and Insurance Business effected at lowest rates. Con- signments sold on Commission Correspon- dence invited.

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[THE P. & 0. N. B. Co.ʻa Bteamer

159

G.

E.

BALE BY TENDER OF EMS

** HYDRANGEA":

TENDERS are invited for the pur-

AS "DUNERA.”

Arrived Hongkong 31st Decembar, 1914.

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO & STRAITE.

Consignes of Gargo by the shore- namedressed are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed at their rub in the Hongkong 30 Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns & Kowloon, where each consignditions of sale may be obtained on appli- Full particulars of the Ship and con mears will be sorted out Mark by Mark cation to the undersigned, or to the and delivery can be obtained as the goods British Naval Agent at Shanghai or to are landed.

Optional goods will be landed hers on the British Naval General Staff Officer los instractions have been given to the at Singapore Permits to view the Ship contrary hours before arrival of the and forms of tender on application only Steamer

to the undersigned.

Goods not cleared within eight days, in winding date of arrival, will be subject to

Engines and Boilers and various auxí- chase of the shove named ship with liary machinery on bowed

4-deponit is required before forma of tender can be innodagang

· The vassal will be on view from the first No Fire Insurance will be effected by to the 31st January 1990, inclusive be

In any on whatsupri

tween the hours of 10 am; and 4 p.m. Damaged packages tunisi be, left in the and tenders zual reach the Commodore's Modowns for examination by the Con- Office, Hongkong, not later than 12 Noom signees, and the Company's marreyons, on MONDAY, February 16th, 1990. Clears." Goddard & Douglas, st 10 am, Length between Perpendion on Monday, and Thursdayk pappa,

All elsima (uust be presented within ton of the Iteamer a arrival bere alter ich date the cannos be recognised. ** kjo alaims while admitted after the oods have left the Godown. BENZIN «MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agentaj Hongkong, December alat, 1918.

SABft зin Breadth, "extresɓe Auto 33ft 7in. "Depth ín. holà (Flat Keel to e

Upper Deck)

Nominal Displacement Propelling Machinery.

Chief Manager." 154

...

THE WEST POINT BUILDINGS

COMPANY, LIMITED MIN NË

NOTICS, IS HEREBY GIVEN has

THIRTY-SECOND

MEETING SHAREHOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the Officent MEER. JARDINE MATHY & COMPART, LIMESED, OR WEDNESDAY, JANTART ITE 1920, at 11 adock

for the

purpor

of receiving the Report of the Directora together with & Statement of Account for the year ending 31st December, 1919.

The REGIETEB of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, January 1t to WEDNESDAY, January 14th, 1920, (both days inclusive), during which period ne Transfer of Sances can be Registered.

· By Order of the Board of Directors,

A SHELTON... HOOPEE,

Bearsary to THE HONGKONG. LAID "INVERPLIANT

& AGENCY CO, LADY- General Agents for the WEST Fora BULDING Co., Ian. Hongkong, December 24th, 1919,

CHINA BORNEO COMPANY, LTD. SHAREHOLDERS are reminded that a

residence, as a rival to Macao-CONSTITUTIONAL

REFORM

enterprising Chinaman from the Straita ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG. Settlements enlisted the activa interest

INTERIM REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.

and support of the Canton Viceroy of the day in a similar grandiose scheme for Whampoa. The Viceroy was keenly in terested in both these projwis.

He "turned the first sod" of the new City this Association repeats the text of the An interim report of the Committee of of. Heungchow, and the enterprise bad resolutions passed at various public meat every sort of offcial encouragement-ings held under its auspices during the short of financial assistance. The Heung past year. In regard to the resolution. chow enterprise proved a fiasco, and peraking the Government to sppoint haps it is largely due to this fact that Commission to enquire into the Housing nothing more has been heard since of the Problem and transit questions in con- Whampoa project save rumours of section with the same the Report ob surveys and reports by engineers. A serves: "So far no commission has been two-hundred foot road from Canton will appointed, and, on suitable oppor

not alone do much towards making unity, the Association will again 'tabe 'Whampoa a commercial port of any up the matter?! significance; but a well-constructed road of that width anywhere in the Canton province would be a worthy government undertaking deserving of every encour agement, and we trust that nothing we have said on the subject of the Whampoa dream will deter the Military Govern ment from fulfilling, its very laudable intention of providing a good road. SPECIAL CASES PUT UP TO ORDER. between the southern capital and the old

"B" Brown Brandy. Dry Gin.

**** Whisky.

Dowars White Label Whisky. Spey Royal Whisky. Apricot Brandy M. B. B.

A. S. WATSON & CO.

LIMITED

618

ANGKORE OFTice: 10a, Das Yaux Rain, 6. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FL STRAIT, E.G.

port

In regard to the resolution on German repatriation, the Report notes that since the resolution was passed, the Germans deported from this Colony were sent back to Germany and an Ordinance has been recently enacted excluding the Germans and other enemies from returning to this ↑ Colony, without a permit, for three seara.

Concerning the resolutions on - the sub- fect of "Constitutional Reform," the Report states-The attitude of the Im The next issue of the Daily Prean will perial Authorities and of the local Gov be on Saturday t

#rament has been that nothing definite

·would be decided pending the arrival of a Governor to succeed Sir Henry May. The new" Governor arrived here about, 27.

that it is reasonable to suppose that, by months ago and the Committee consider

the middle of January, bo will be in

One case (one death) of diphtheria was reported in the Colony on Tuesday.

Mr. G. G. Wood returned to the Colony yesterday from England va Trieste by the en Africa..

Mo. Lane, Crawford & Co. announce that their store will be open on Saturday for business as usual.

The Police, Christmas Tree for the children of the European members of the force will take place this afternoon st

The Daily Press. Happy Valliy

HONGKONG, JANUARY IST, 1990.

A lecture entitled Women's Work in the War" will be given by Major Bowen at the Helena May Institute on Monday, January 12th at 6.80 p.m.

» position to give, a decision upon the question of how far the Government is prepared to go in regard to the above resolutions for Constitutional Reform,- and the Committee propose to approach that end in view, it is hoped that all His Excellency accordingly, and, with :

those who are interested in Constitutional Reform, many of whom may be new- comers to the Colony or have been absent ighting, will now join the Association, and give their support, East Africa and Malts have recently received con- siderable “concessions in the reform of their Constitutions, and at the presen time the Governor of Ceylon is in Eng

and to consult with the Secretary of States for the Colonies as to reforms in Cayion. It seems, therfore, only, rear The Hongkong Hotel Company "are opening the Repulse Bay Hotel to-day able to bepe that this Colony will also❤ and a ball is to be held there this evening. a day or two ago, the proposal Dragon Motor Car Co. commence the

In connection with these events the presentation granted to it mooted many years ago, but had to be

AN OLD WHAMPOA PROJECT REVIVED.

WHAT, wo wonder, is behind the revival of a project by members of the Military Government at Canton to open Whampoa asaport for merchants"? As we are reminded by the paragraph on the subject which appeared among our Canton. Notes

It is understood that about six mem- bers of the Hongkong Police Force are to be transferred shortly to the Revenue and Sanitary Departments

The Victoria Theatre management an- nounce that from tonight the Band of the Wiltshire Regiment will play sightly at the theatre, and will also be in atten dance at the Wednesday and Saturday matinees. The string band of the regi

GENERAL MEETING of the above-named SECOND EXTRAORDINARY Company (notice of which was duly given on December 10th), will be held at the Officer of Mesars Gims LavGSTON & COMPANY, BE George's Buildings Virtoris, at 13 o'clock

on TUESDAY,

1920, för the 13th day of abandoned owing to lack of funde"! TA Tanning of a motor buE BETVICKIT

Furpose of confirming is, indood, & very old project, and has If thought fit, as a special Resolution, the following Resolution which was duly passed be revived so many times during the an Extraordinary Resolution on Decem past twenty years that the people of the That the Company be wound up district must long since have despaired "voluntarily and that Ernest Alfred of ever seeing the dress materialise. 1 "Mountford William of the firm of

Lowe, Bingham Matthews

of would, indeed, be a great surpring it a "Chartered Bank Building, Queen's project which has been abandoned soment performs to-night,

Boad Central, Victoria foresaid be many times owing to "lack of funds" appointed Liquidator for the purposes

Buch binding-up, at such, omane were to be serivanly entered upon, now at tion as may be arranged between the the expense of a Provincial Treasury hot said Harrisons and Crosfield, Limited and the Liquidator.”, taji

Kenorally credited with having a super Dated this 20th day of December, 1913. abundance of silver ab its command.

By Order of the Board,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co,

Hongkong as a very near neighbour must Águala

naturally be interested in say scheme for the development of Whampoa as a com- mercial port. In the old sailing ship days, before the Colony of Hongkong was founded, Whappos was a place of some little importance to foreign ship ping trading to Canton, but we do hot know whether purely sentimental con siderations of the departed glory of the

St. George's Buildings, Hongkong.

A. G. DA ROCHA,

18, THE AUCTIONEER,

A G. DA ROCHA, AUONIONEER,

SURVEYOR

A GENERAL BROKERS

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AND

--from

port are strong enough in themselves to Inspira periodically this wish to se

bave a measure of incressed popular re-

CANTON NEWS.

PC EXVOTS TO EUROPE

**Déceraber 31st,

Dr. Wong Ching-ting, one of the Peace caroys to Paris, reports that he is return-

ing as the other Peace delegates have all left Paria. Wong is expected on or shout. January 10th The Military Governme has sent a delegato to most. Wops

SHANGHAL CONFERENCE,

The Hongkong Boxing Association announces second tournament for January 9th and 10th. Particulars will bhanghai be found in our advertisement columns. It will also be obecryed that an important joint meeting of the General and Boxing Committees of the Association is called for Monday next.

FIRE ON THE "MONTEAGLE"

STEAMER DELAYED FOR TWO- WEEKS.

The departure of the C.P.0.8, steamer Monteagle has been postponed for about two weeks owing to a fire which occurred

Kowloon docks for overhauling Shortly on board yesterday. The vessel was in the

before same are was noticed in the engine spread to the engine ebgine room became tay in and to dd to the

room:

18ft. Oin. Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 245 Whampoa once again become a flourish 1,550 tons. Triple expan

ing centre of foreign, trader. No, rear reston, three eylinder, vertical „in-

at all is given in the Chinese Press for verbed, murface condending, single

the revival of the project," and we are room screw of LHP. 2,206.

conseguenti

the foreign

Bailors 3 No. Cylindrical,

return

tube, Howden forced draught The Ship was built at Bootstoun, Glas

FRENCH LESSONS Bootland, in 1816-b- Yeteen, a

G. MOUBBION Monnison Hutt Boin!

CONNELL & Co, Lin the Machinery and Boilers by Momis. DAVID ROWAN

ZAKE G. LOWE,

NAVALBON, ONFIORE

TAVOURED with instructions.

The Concerned mell bjs Pablis Auction, SATURDAY, January 3rd, 1990,

at his Salon Bo HOUSEHOLD #PURNITURE AND

Deska:

on that thip hers the fire originated noke The two fire tagines ging to the Kowloon, Desk Cdípany attempted to put out the fire, and with Peste (the maistance of the

Brigadey

the succeede

The damage cainot” be the surveyors have made Cane of the fire is not

wore.

In regard to the proposă, resumption of the Shanghai conferencs, the members of the Military Government and other leaders of the South-West Provinces are demanding the removal of tong from the leadership of the Nort pesce delegation. Men,

cant by Tong Kabyew, the Yunasa Tuchun, to get news regarding the Shanghai Can- ference have arrived in Canton, Lo Shun, the secretary of the Shanghal Conference who returned to Canton as about 10.

WOLFRAM ORES, return to Bhanghai.

for the first time since the outh war, the exports of wolfram óre show an increase. The ore is now quoted at 47m2 $30 per

Fung Kuo chang