NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
E. A. O. B.
HE HARRY BRETTELL LODGE assembles over TUESDAY in the RA.Theatre, Victoria Barracks; at 7.30 r., All Buffa cordially invited.
LOST.
359
OST from No. 18 Shelly Street, BULL TERRIER BITCH. Answers name of Molly. Finder will be rewarded returning
OFFICES TO LET.
360
HONGKONG HOTEL MANSIONS.
Apply
TRANSMABINA" TRADING CO. Hongkong Hotel Mansions
381
TO. LET.
BURNBANK, Shaukiwa Road, $70.00
per month.
Apply to
C. E, WARREN & CO., LTD.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, "THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD-
ING COMPANY. LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HORNBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices Vietoris Building on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1980, at 12 o'clock Nose for the purpose of receiving the" Report of Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 3188, December 1318.
Toe REGISTRAR of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from Wednesday, 24th January to Thursday, 5th February 1990, (both days inclusive), during which period Do TRANSFER of SHARES can be Registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MOWBRAY & NOETHCOTE-
Secretary to the HOSOKONG LAND_Investment & AGENCY Co, Lin, General Agents for the KOWLOON LAND AND BUILDING Co., LTD.
(263 Hongkong, January 21st, 1920.
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,
INTIMATIONSTM
WANTED.
ADY travelling to London with three Children ag58 th 31 years, and 8 months, by as "NAGOTA" on February 19th, from Hongkong, wishes to communicate with Indy passenger who would be willing to Buist with Children un voyage. Offer 10% per day..
Reply Immediately Box No 332,
Carw of Daily Press Office.
339
KOBE CLUB.
PPLICATIONS are invited for the post
the
APPLICATIONS Furnished House, Light and Heat provided Applications stating Salary required should be addressed to the Honorary Secretary. References necessary, Duties to commence end of March
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GIN.
5, 2380
We are agents for and hold
stocks of the following well-known
Gins
́OLD TOM.
TO LET
BURNETT'S
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIO CO.,
OFFICE
FFICE premises, Queen's Road Central Apply-
Care of "Daily Fress" Office.
1248
BURNETT'S
DRY.
GILBEY'S
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
(BRITISH SECTION).
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Nommencing the date and that
further notice the Train at present advertised to leave Kowloon at 12.01 PM. on SATUR- DAYS only, will run on all ordinary week days returning from Shum Chun at 5.04 Pac
By Order
H. P. WINSLOW, Manager. Kowloon, February 8th, 1990.
289
THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1911. THE CHINA OVERSEAS COMPANY, LIMITED
(In Voluntary Liquidation).
the TRANSFER BOOKS of the above-named Company will be CLO-ED from FRIDAY, the 8th day of February 1999 to MONDAY, the 18th day of February 1920, 00th days ineluist
Dated this 28th day of January, 1920.
By Order of the Board!
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
Agents.
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE FIFTEENTH ANNUALGENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will
be held in the Offices of Messrs. DODWELL 1990, at 11.00 AM, for the purpose of receiv- ing the report of the. General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1818.
pursuance of Section 181 of the Com&Co. LTED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY STE, Pre Ordinance 1911 Notice in hereby given that a MEETING of the CREDITORS of the above-named Company will be held at No. 16, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, Hongkong, at Noor OF WEDNESDAY, the 11th day of FEBRUARY, 1920.
Notice is also hereby given that the Creditors of the above-named Company are an or before the 11th day of Fury. 1990, to send in their names and addresses and particulars of their debts and claims to the undersigned at No. 18, Queen's Road Central, Victoria, aforesaid, and if so
by a notice in writing from the andersigned are to come in sed prove their said debts and claims at such time and place A shall be specified in such notice ar in default thereof they shall be excluded from any distribution which may be made before such debts are proved.
雷振周 (LUL CHEN CHAU), Liquidator. Hongkong, February 3rd, 1920,
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HONGKONG BOXING
ཏྟཱ པཾ ASSOCIATION.
KEIDENT:-His Excellency SirR E. Stalbe,"
E.C.M.G., Governor. CHAIRMAN: His Hour Air William Rees
Davies, K.C., Chi-f Justice.
THIRD TOURNAMENT.
At The Kinglunteer Headquarters Parade Ground (aining Lower Peak Tram Station). Specially constructed Matshed, capable of holding 2,000"
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14th, 1920,
at 9.15 P.M.
1-20 ROUND CONTEST FOR THE
WELTER WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY, AND THE MOUNTED FOLICE RESERVE BELT.
Between Seret "Sicy Kerrison, RNYP. (Holder),
*Hawkin (Challenger)."
S.
And Stoker Eddie Walters, 2-15 ROUND CONTEST FOR THE MIDDLE
WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY, AND THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS BELT.
Between Pte: J. H. Mason, RMLE, H.M.8 "Hawkins,"
And C.ER.A.Lee, H.M.8. "Ambrose." 1-6 ROUND CONTEST FOR THE AMATEUR LIGHTWEIGHT, CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLOST.
Between Young Maher, ex-Driver, RGA (Holder),
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 2nd to 9th February, 1990, both dates inclusive.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
General Managers.
315 Hongkong, January 97th, 1920.
HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAQAO
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE ONE HUNDREDTH ORDINARY
TH MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in
the Company will be bold at the Office of the Compay, Hotel Mansions, on TUES DAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 192, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors, together with a Statement. of Accounts, declaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors.
The THANSKER BOOKS of the Company. will be CLOSED from January 27th to February 10th, 1920, both days inclusive.
"By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE CO., LTD. ̧.
OTICE IS HERELY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHARE- HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the HONGKONG Horz, Hongkong, on WED NESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 1980, at Noon, r the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of
1919.
Accounts for the year ending December 31st,
TO LET.
GODOWN at Yaumati.
Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMÀ- TION CO., LTD.
1307
TO LET.
4.ROOMED FLAT, top of Prince's Build- ing, Fully Furnished, from Apríl lat, to October 31st, 1990.
For full particulars apply to
GILMAN & CO., LTD.
TO LET
SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowlocion.
Apply to-
137
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
CO., LTD "Alexsodra Bulidings
FOR SALE
MALE 5-Boomed sami-detached House at Magazine Gap Excellent state of repair, Tiled Kitchen, good Drying Boo and Servants Quarters. Bath Booms fibbed with Geysers, Porcelain Baths and Badins Garden about 4,000 sq. foot Price $17,000 Mortgage arranged if desired
Apply
Box No. 198,
Care of " Daily Pres"-Office.
FOR SALE
SIX FIVE SEATER MAC SLOUGHLIN MOTORUAR, upholstered
in real leather, all latest improvements and in splendid condition. Possession March 1st, owner leaving Colony.
Apply
The TRANSFEE BOOKS of the Company February 21st, (both days inclusive), daringo
will be CLOSED from February 11th, to
which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & BUN,
General Mana¢»TS. " Hongkong, Febuary 2nd, 1920.
NOTICE
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And Bergt. Ward, RNYP UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF (Challenger).
-8 ROUND MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENT.
Between E. RA. Sergeant, H.M.S.
Ambrose,
And Seaman, Willoughby, HMS "Hawking"
Betwee
ROUND LIGHTWEIGHT CONTRÁT.
Ship's Cook North, H.M.S. "And. Corporal Cook, R.ML.L, HMS,
"Hawkins." -ROUND FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST
Between Seaman Webb, EMS.
Ambrose,"
And Scarian Deconhart, H.MS.,
Hawkins.". FAICES-Reserved, 85, (Ringside mised seats) and 3. (Ringside Ground level senta) Unreserved, $1.
DOUBS OPEN SE 8.30 PM
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CANTON, LTD
HENRY HUMPHREYS, Alexandra Buildings.
BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAY
CANTON,
334
OR SALE LOT No. 82, immediately behind the Russian Consulate, with an ared of 12.645 square feet, measuring 90x 140 et frontage to creek which is adjacent Western Exit leading to Coast Boats bertha, Shamabui Railway and Grand Trank Line to Hankow, now in construction
Apply to
➡HERBERT DENT & Co.:
THE
$320
PENINSULAB -- AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00.
STEAMERS FOR STRAITS, CEYLON BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDEWE
BANEAN PORTS & LONDON,
ERTIFICATES No. 1845 and 3635 for 2 and 1 old silver shares Nos. 10049/10350 and 10128 respectively standing in the books of the dociety in the name of EDWARD WILLIAM HATTLASE OF YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, bave been: declared LOST and if at the expiration, of one month from the date hereof the above documents be
not forthcoming the same will he doemod cancelled and of no effect."
and of no effec
T Deputy General Manager. Hongkong, January 13th, 1920
197
PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON Corner of Halphong & Hankow Roads
Tel. Address's Paliża.
Take To
BOOKING AT MOUTHIE'S as follows
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, Mem-WO Minutes from Ferry and Railway station. Thi Hotal has just bean bers (and their guests) of the Hong completely renovated and refurnished is kong Boxing Association only.. THURSDAY TO BATURDAY, FEBRUARY now up-to-date in every respect and under
English Management 19TH to 14TH, General Booking.
Cuisine under, persoal supervision of the CASH BOOKING ONLY. -
Proprietor. ROTEZES:-Messrs. H. J. Gedge, (Official BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS,
Referee) W. Logan, A. Murdoch and
TÉRMS MODERATE Major Rayson, LEO
Special Arrangemen tur Familie on Application to
JE OXBERRY,
G. N. TIXEON, Hon Becretary," J. C. WILDIN, Mauage:
258
Fourietor.
1
Through Bill of Lading Issand for Batavian, American, Continental, and Bonth" "African Forte:
H Homeward Mail Steamer
"DILWARA"
Carrying His Majesty's Mall, will be despatched from this port about FERUARY 16TH, 1920, taking Cargo for the above Port Passenger accommodation in the connecting ressel il avaliable, secured before departure from Hongkong.
OLD TOM.
GILBEY'S
DRY
it is evident the can count no longer. A deputation representing the Con These force always were more or less stitutional Reform Association, headed unreliable The misfortunes of KOLT by the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, E.C., Cuan's armies resulted mainly from the waited upon H.E. the Governor yester fact that the standard of morul and dis day for the purpose of learning His cipline was seldom, if ever, as high 16 Excellency's views in regard to the "it should have been, and as time passed resolutions passed by the public meeting, foreign observers were agreed that it was last year on the subject of Constitutional going from bad to worse. A British Reform. We understand that the deputa Oficer explained it by saying that tion was sympathetically received, and it is impossible to establish proper that a prospect was held out of some discipline in
** unless an army
dis change being made in the direction cipline exists in the nation itself.
The desired. installation of discipline into our“ owa
A novelty in business enterprise is ̈a joint stock company called the." Japan
Marriage Company, formed to conduct the business of acting as agents for matri Among the share monial contracts. holders are County Ogasawara and Naka- awa, Baron Senge, chief priest of the Grand Shrine of Izumo, the head priests of the Zojoji, Ekoin and Denzuin tem- ples, many well-known businessmen and painters as well as representatives of about 50 girls' High schools. The shares have been almost entirely subscribed.
hastily-raised new armies, after the out- break of war, was rendered comparative- ly simple by the fact that we had a very fair standard of national discipline. In the Russian armies in Siberia " astound ing things have occurred, due to the general feeling of insecurity. a feeling that the masters of to-day may be the servants of to-morrow, a feeling which is the natural outcome of what Russia has This undergone in the last few years. feeling," the British officer went on to say, "expresses itself in a tendency for all, except the very best men, to relax their normal standards of effort for a common cause and for everyday probity and single-mindedness. We frequently 6nd cases of the custodians of law and order, the police and the troops, indulg, ing in plundering of peasant and others when they have been sent out to protect against the numerous small bands of rob- bers who still intest Siberia. The most glaring cases of bribery and corruption continue unchecked, as a result of the general slack feeling of laissez faire which prevails" We can scarcely be surprised in these circumstances that the collapse has come, but there is no evidence that it means the triumph of superior virtue. Among the factors which doubtless count will be a purely Chinese institution, with,
A. S. WATSON & CO., in preparing the population of Siberia
LIMITED.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
TEL. No. 618
to accept Bolshevisin, general war-weari ness is perhaps the most important; and judging from the character of recent Russian comments on Japanese policy in Siberia it may be concluded that a cer tain suspicion and distrust of Japan has contributed not a little to what is cow described as the" attitude of the popula tion of Biberia generally towards "Bolshevism..
The Chinese Government hing arranged to allocate from the returned portion of the American Boxer Indemnity a sum of 850.000 for the establishment of a School of Oriental Languages. This allocation is made subject to the assumption that it will not hinder the sending of students to America in accordance with the original understanding, arrived at when the Ame rican Government agreed to return to China a portion of the Indemnity. The proposed School of Oriental Languages will be opened in Peking as soon as prac ticable and will have the aim of instruct- ing Chinese in Mongolian, Tibetan and the various other tongues spoken by the races that are under the Chinese flag. It
no connections with the North China
Languages School or similar schools for language instruction.
JJ
The statistics relating to the storage and consumption of water in the Colony during January show, that 1,255.84 millions of gallons (us against 1,621.99 million gallons in January, 1919), were in storage at the City and Hill District Waterworks and the total consumption for 277.500 population (as against 274,200 DEATHS. OxzYnal-At Shanghai, on January.
in January, 1910, was 109.97 millions of 28th KATHLEEN AUGUSTA, - widow of
gallons (as against 183.10 million gallons the late BoDERICK CAMPREL
Wiseman's announce & Tea Dance for in January, 1819) giving the consumption FRASERA Kobe, on January 18th, to-day.
PETZE FRASER, a native of Grantown,
per head per day of 22.4 gallons (s Scotland, aged 49.. KING-At Shanghai, on January 28th.
Ons case of enteric fever was reported against 21.5 in January, 1919). At the Kowloon Waterworks the storage showed CHARLES HENRY KING, aged 68. in the Colony on Tuesday. RICCI-REMED108.--At Shanghai, on Janu-
263.09 millions of gallons (as against ary 29th, Joan Ricc-REMEDIOS, (formerly of Messrs. Jardine, Mathe The Kabe Pier Co. made a pront last 304.80 in January, 1918) and the total consumption 47.28 millions of gallons (as son & Co.'s Insurance Department), year, amounting to Yen 1.336,874. aged 34 year
against 39.62 million gallons in January, 1919) for a population of 104,750 (against 102,950 in January, 1919), giving 14.5 gallons consumption per head per day against 12.4 gallons in January, 1918).
A
dividend of 25 per cent. has been de
HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Des Vaux ROAD, C. clared
LONDON OFFICE: 181, Fz Stranr, B.O.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1990,
The Bill to provide for the establish ment of a Volunteer Force comes up for second reading at the Legislative Council to-day.
Atram service throughout Hankow is contemplated by a group of enterprising Chinese.
The company is to float $4,000,000 capital.
CANTON NEWS.
February 4th. THE MADIO AUTAIR THE COLLAPSE IN SIBERIA
The Magistrate of the Heungshan dis- trict reports that work on the reclama the cables we have published during
tiniz at Chingchow has been stopped. In the past few days, particularly those summarising the reports made by the A secret report is said to have reached Macao, however, there is still some excite Harbin correspondent of The Times, pre Peking, to the effect that a Soviet is ment, according to Chinese reports, and sent an accurate view of the situation in being organized at Irkutsk preparatory & number of Chinese residents are said to Biberin, we may well suppose that the to carrying on propaganda in the Farbe leaving Macao daily.
BICSHA TRAFFIC. Japanese Government's policy will be con-
The Directors of the Municipal Council siderably influenced by such thoughts as
"Chah Booking Only" has been order propose to abolish the ricsha monopoly sa we ventured to express on the subject in ed for the Boxing Association's third many of the new reads have now been these columns a few days ago. We have Tournament. This is at the request of completed. More ricabas are to be placed had the sensational news that the whole Messrs Moutric, who have the booking on the streets, and it is understood that. country is now Bolshevist, that numbers arrangements in hand
of troops who have been Aghting the
East.
ricsha, coolies will have to apply to the Municipality itself for the hire of ricahsa,
Lau Chi-luk, the Defence Commjarioner
ago, but owing to lack of funds the pro- posal was dropped. Lau proposes, to levy, contribution towards the cost of con- struction of the road on districta which the road would serve, and to obtain prison Inbour
Bolshevists for so long are throwing in The Shanghai Electrio Construction The coolies will have to pay 20 cents a their lot with the Bolshevists; that the Co., Ltd. annonaces a second interim day. Czechs, numbering about 18,000, in order dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. (12/- 6WATOW REPORTS, to escape annihilation, surrendered per share) less income tax, in respect of
of Swatow, reports that all the poppy Admiral KOLTOHAX to the Bolshevista; the year ended December 31st. and that SEMENOFF's force has been
plentations in his province have been reduced, by desertion, to some 2,000
Professor G. W. Ferguson, M.A. de destroyed. Lau saka the authorities for Cossacks, who, apparently, have now livered an interesting lecture en "Lord sanction to build a read from Chiuchow been disarmed by the Czechs The Bol Dunsany: The Man and his Works" at to Muichow. The road was planned long sheviks, The Times correspondent reports, the Helena May Institute yesterday are everywhere getting the upper hand, evening. Dr. G. P. Jordan presided. and practically the whole population of In this week's selection of "Recent Siberin is ready to accept Bolshevism. Shipping and Marine Insurance Deci The general character of the news sions will be found some interesting emanating from Biberia for some weeks notes on the much-litigated question of Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France past has prepared those who have been the effect of an Admiralty requisition of and London (ander arrangement) will be conveyed by this Bosmer proceeding to closely watching events for some such a ship the subject of a charterparty. Bombay and there transhipped to the development as this, and it explains the Within the past ten months 20. Jots of that payments of salaries to the M.Pe.
carry ag Steamer for Marseilles und
vacillating policies of
Allied Govern- perpetual lease property within" London
menta in regard to the question of anter former Foreign Settlement area at Yoko vention. How these developments will hama have passed into the hands of affect the Japanese plans in Eiboria must Japanese. Further lots, Belonging to remain to be seen. Presumably Japan Germans, are to be sold to Japanese The has been counting upon the active co Japan Gazette says it is stated that the operation and support of Russian politi-- perpetual lease lots will not be sold to cal and military organisations on which foreigner:
Parcels will be repaived at the Offics until 13 Foor, the day before milling. The contests and value of all packages are required. *!
For further partiouloza, sailing dates, etcy Apply to......
MAOKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
The Agenta;
Post Box 113,
22. Dea Vosux Road Castral.
THE CARTON PARLIAMENT.
The Constitutional Convention has been failare The Speakers have ordered
the are to be stopped until the Constitutional
Convention begins its work again. rat SHANTUNG QUESTION.
It is stated that the Cabinet has not yet decided whether the Shantung ques Lion should be referred to the Council of the League of Nation or discussed directly with Japan. The ex-Premier Toun Chi jui is said to favour direct, negotiation with Japan,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.