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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL

THE NEW TERM commerces

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TMONDAY, March 8th. Application

for admision should be made to-

1.STBARN, HLA Acting Heszimastér.

WARDER SPEED FUND.

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THE Undersigned wil be greatly obliged Tit Hon Secretarios and/or Organisers of Entertainments or Subscription Lists, in aid of this Fund will forward to him at their earliest convenience, the amoun's realised. The Fund will be closed on March 10t Amounts received will be acknowledged in the Press

J. W. FRANKS,

Hon. The wurer,

Victoria Goel

$29

THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS &

SALPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG. '. THE ANNUAL MEETING

UNA VRETI & Bar. of the BUILDERS will be held in the Institute Booms, King's Baildings, on FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH, 45.45 P. ***

& BAKER, Honorary Secretary. Hongkong, March 3rd, 1990.

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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE,

HONGKONG.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

THE

INTIMATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

SPEDIAL CONGREGATION."

THE

WING to alterations in shipping movements, the Special Congrega tion announced for March 8th will be beid as 4 p.m. on March 7th.

Guests are requested kindly to accept this, the only intimation.

The Degree Ceremony will take place At 4 p.m. and Tea will be served" after the Ceremony:

N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH.

Registrar.

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A. S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.

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NOTICE IS HERESY GIVEN that the THIRTY-FIFTS ANNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (since its registration) will be beld at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkonst, on SATURDAY, MARCH 6TH, 1990, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the leport of the General Man gers together with a State- ment of Accounts to October 31st, 1919.

The REGIS CER of SHARES of the Com- fed, day of March, 1990, to Mosna, dhe pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 8th, day of March, 1980, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Gondral Managers. Hongkong, Febuary 28th, 1920, · [484

HONGKONG

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AND

BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

of the Society will be held in the CITTEE FINAL DIVIDEND declared for the HALL at 6.30 PM, MONDAY, March 15th.

"

For the following purposes —–—– (a) To receive the report of the Committee and Statement of Accounts for the past

year..

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(b) To alect the Officers and Committes

for the ensuing year.

(c) To consider the manner in which nezi

St. George's Day shall be celebrated. (d) To transact any other business of which

due notice has been given.

All Members are requested to attend.

JOHN BENTLEY, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, March 3rd, 1920.

STAMPS

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7ISH TO BUY an Important Wholesale W

Int or Stocle of CHINESE and EONGKONG STAMPS Make offers by, letters to Ma. LAMBERT, Boom 3, Hong- kong Hotel, stating price, quantities and description. Offers received after MONDAY, MARCH 8TH, will not be considereit.

ACCOUNTANT.

525

HINESE GENTLEMN, with thorough

year ending 31st December, 1919, at the rate of 1wo Pounds Five Shillings Sterling together with a Bonus of Three Founds Ten Shillings Sterling per share is payable on and after MONDAY, the 1st day of MARCH, 1920, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Warrants. Shareholders are requested to apply for

By Order of the Court of Directors,

N. J. ETABE

Chief Manager. Hongkong, February 28th, 1920.

TENDER.

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Tubes, Feber Materials and space ENDERS are invited for the supply of to HM Naval Yard for one year from April 1st.

be obtained on application to the Naval Forms of tender with fall particulars may Store Officer.

Tenders must reach HM Dockyard not later than March 10th, 1990.

EG. LOWE Naval Store Officer. Hongkong, March Rad, 1980. 1007

knowledge of foreign Bank-kemping and SALE BY TENDER OF HMS. "KENT. able to write and speak the Chinese and English languages is wanted as Accountant ENDERS are invited for the purchase of in a large engineering en rprise with its scat in Canton. Security must be guaranteed and Boilers and various auxiliary machmery the above-named Ship with Engines to a value of $3,000

on board.

and

Application, written in Chinese English, giving particular about experience, age and present position should be sent to "C-Y POST. BET. CANTON before the 13th of March.

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KWONG FURNITURE

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only and the Purchasers agree to offer The Ship is sold for breaking up purposes facilities for an Admiralty Officer to inspect the progress of the work of breaking up from time to time. Purchasers will be required to enter into a bond to guarantee the perfor mance of these conditions.

Full particulars of the Ship and conditions of sale may be obtained on application to the LOONG undersigned, or to the British Naval Agent at Shanghai or to the British Naval General STORE. Staff Officer at Singapore Permits to view the Ship and forms of tender, on application only to the undersigned.

DON'T furnish until you have called at LI KWONG LOUNG the store that applica First-class Furnitures to the leading European Firms and Dwelling-houses Ac, in the Colony.

materia's to stand any climate.

can be issued.

A deposit is required before forms of tender

to APRIL 14NE, 1920, inclusive, between the The vessel will be on view from MARCH 1er hours of 10 a.. and 4 r.. and tenders must

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH, 1920.

INTIMATIONS

BONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY,

ANNUAL SHOW

FLOWERS AND VEGÉ BEABLES

in

BOTANIC GARDENTS

TO-DAY

From 1 P.. till 8 PM. Admission

30 centa..

The Band of HMS "Ervis will play, Tes obtainable on the Ground.

H. B. L. DOWBIGGIN, Hon. Secretary.

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HONGKONG. BOXING

ASSOCIATION.. FOURTH TOURNAMENT.

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THEATRE ROYAL

* FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH, at 9,15 PM.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE WAR MEDAL,

[TO THE EDITOR OF?“ THE HÔNÒKONG -

DAILY PRESS. Sia,In his comment on my lotter anent the War Medal (Late) Sergeant. 47th, Division "

bas, in his sneer (probably unwittingly) anggested just what I way aiming at.

He suggests a photograph; I would

force the Bevolution has produced LANIN in fact is the creator of Bolshevism. He dreamed of world revolution long before the outbreak of the great war of nations, and was alwaya working for it One who has closely studied his career writes of him: "He saw the war merely as a gigantio conflict which was to create in all the fighting countries & pathological stata of unrest peculiarly anitable for his dream of world revolution." The goal of world-revolution is declared to be ever present before Laxix's eyes-and never suggest certificate from the War Office, more so than when he is formulating

I did not intend for one moment that pence proposals to his enemies. He has men who assisted to garrison. Hongkong made no secret of it in the past, though way to the War Medal-much less that during war time were entitled in any he may for the present be discreetly they should be "over the fighting nai silent about it. In the preface to in a military sense-now of at any other his book entitled "Against the Current " time. and published in 1918, he shows that it graceful act of recognition from the All I meant was that I thought some same was the real reason for his capitulation Government (something tangible) would.

at Brest-Litovsk, and be

be greatly appreciated by those men whose physical limitations prevented them from We have never disguised from ourselves, entering the more strenuous war theatres or from others, that a revolutionary war but who did their best in so far as in i inevitable The creation of a

them lay.-Yours faithfully,

RESERVIST. "Hongkong, March 4th, 1990.

WHISKY

maintains the

wrote:

дож

HIGH quality TO-DAY army is, in our opinion, our chief task

for the moment. We shall not cease beat- ing the alarm, we shall not cease to re- mind every supporter of the Soviet power that new wars are coming, that new.wara are inevitable, that we can only save our

1.-FIFTEEN ROUND CONTENT FORTE as BEFORE and during revolution by creating a strong revolu-

WELTZE-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY, and the "Mounted Police Reserve Beit."

Between Bergt. "Sky" Kerrison, RNT.P.

(Halder)

And fron Bux, of Manila, FL (Challenger) 2-TEN-ROUND CATCHWRIGHT CONTENT.

Between Jack Kibbler, Chinese Maritime

Customs, Canton, And

Seaman Deconbart, MS

"Hawkina 3-81-ROUND CONTEST FOR THE AMATEUR.

LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF T COLOZY.

Between Young Maber, ex-Driver,

RA, (Holder).

And E. B. A. Haine, HYS. "Hawkins (Challenger).

Also three other Six-Round Contesta.

BOOKING CASH ONLY at Messrs. Montrie TUESDAY next for Members only. WEDNESDAY to FRIDAY for "the

General Public.

the War.

Per Case Socluding duty.

$29.00

A CONTRADICTION. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE " HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

there is no truth its the statement which appeared in your issue of yesterday under effect that the Chinese ganbaat Kong Hon the heading of "Canton News," to the was fired at by the Macao gunboats whilst heras passing by Macau the other night Chinsan back to Canton-I have the for the purpose of conveying troops from bonour to be, your obedient servant,

E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,

Consul for Portugal. Hongkong,, 4th March, 1920,

BI-I am directed to inform you that

tionary Army in Russia. For the moment let the bourgeois triumph in the street; for the moment let the Socialist Chauvinist element seem to control the labour movement in all countries. With full faith in the international labour movement we proclaim: Row, friends, against the current «And we are con vinced that the moment is not far off when the international revolution will become a fact." In the "Peace Proposʊia " which bave coma from the Soviet Govern- ment of Russia there is no renunciation | THE CRISIS IN KWANGTUNG. of these doctrines and aims; and it is impossible to be sure that the interpreta tion which Colonel Jous WAED puts on the trading proposals is not in the main correct. On the other hand, there is the

GGN. TINSON, A. S. WATSON & CO., argument that high prices and the con-

Hon. Secretary."

·J. C. WILDIN, Manager

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NEW FRENCH LOAN 5 PER CENT.

PRICE OF ISSUE FER. 100% EDEEMABLE st FRS 10. in to yiers

Rby Lalf yearly drawings.

Interest payable on the 1st of May and lat of November.

March and the 16th of September of each Drawings to take place on the 16th of

year,

1st drawing on the 16th of September, 1990. of boven her 1920 1ste upon of Frm 3.50 to be paid on the 1st

10th of March next hy the

Subscriptions will be received up to the

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE LBERINDOAGUE, Manager. Hongkong, February 10th, 1920.

497

NEW FRENCH LOAN 5 PER CENT. 1820.

T

UNDER THE GUARAFIKS OF ZIER FRANCH REPUBLIKA

THE Local Branch of the RANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE will

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TEL. No. 818

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mr. FRANCISCO THE YAT and family beg to return their grateful thanks for the kind condolences and flower wreaths sent during their recent

1520

bereavement.

Hexakura Ornics: 101, Das Vaux Road, C. Lashon Orries: 131, Fzake Syram, B.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH UTH, 1920,

RUSSIA.

Loan 5 per cent 1920, from the 19th receive anbscriptions for the, New French THE TRADE AIM OF SOVIET February to the 10th of March next... | 1023 The Loan is free of income tax and redeem-

COLONEL JOHN WARD, M.P. at & dinner

countries

tinued rise in the cost of living in Great Britain and. France and many other are simply mothering Bol. shevism. Mr. Q. H. Bopenra, the British Food Controller, the nation's house keeper-is very insistent on this aspect of the question. It is acknowledged that the Hussian supplies of foodstuffs and raw materials are profoundly important from the point of view of the world's economic welfare, and British policy in the matter has been largely influenced

with

CANTON NEWS»

March 4th..

The fighting between the Kwangsî troops and the Yannnnese troops in the assuming a grave-aspect: Tong Kai-yew North River region is reported to bo the Tuchun of Yannan has informed L and military supplies. The supplies will rely upon the Tuchun for reinforcemente Lich-kwan by telegram that the latter may

the borders of Human and Kiangai to be sent by way of Kweichow, then along Ping Sak in Kwangtung, where his sup Porters Cha Pu-tak, and Yeung guns, to contrating. Len Yik-bin strong forces, artillery and is trying to effect a junction with them. that all the forces sent to the North River The Tuchon, Mok Wing-son hea ordered region are to be under the sole command of Li Kan-ynen, and the other leaders are Canton-Hankow Railway has been repair- subordinate to Li The damage on the ed and passengers are allowed once a day from Canton to Shiukwan. Communica reports made by military leaders, who tion has been restored According to troller that there can be no hope of the men have been defeated and the where

day, fighting has ceased, as British people obtaining an adequate abouts of Li are not known. Shum Chun- ration until the enormous resources of to discuss the settlement of the dispute, huen again visited the Tuchan yesterday. Eussia are again placed at their disposal. but, it is stated, that nothing definite was Thus, on the one hand, we are told that rettled: General Luk Wing-ting is said trade with Russia means the strengthen-in the dispute and let the Yunnaness to have adopted a rather neutral attitude ing of Bolshevism, in Russia; on the other troops fly at each other's throats so as to hand, that refusal to trade means main-robing of them, without any taining conditions of scarcity and high for some time by the Kwangsi leaders who trouble. object has been entertained coats which are breeding Eolabeviam in are opposing the mediation proposals other countries. It is a case of Sauce The situation in the city is quiet, but the suggested by the Military Government people are much perturbed by rumours, which declare that large gange

the.. of tufeis (bandits) are concentrating at a place about 20 miles from Canton, and. propose to approach the city from three directions to loot, when most of the troops in the city have been dispatched to the also put to great inconvenienca by the troops compelling them, irrespective of the fact whether they are gentlemen for fakis of shops, to carry ammunitions and other materials for them. On account of were hastily closed. the disturbance many ran away and shops

by the representation of the Food Con returned from the Northern Lich-kw

qui peut

The gunboat Creala was commissioned at Chatham on January 14th by Liaut

Everything up-to-date with extra special reach the Commodore's Office.not later than able in 60 Years as 150 per cent. by half held in London recently under the Co R. G. M. D. Hunt, D.S.O, for North River region. The civilians are

Sixty years experience in the Orient Prices moderate, inspection invited. Orders attended to promptly.

Well-known in Shanghai, Tientsin and Yokohama

(李廣隆

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

Old Supreme Court.

FOUND..

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ALADTS GOLD and DIAMOND

BRACELET

Application should be made to the under- Imentioned

P. P. I. WODEHOUSE Deputy Superintendent of Police.

513.

THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES

1911-1915,

THE KWONG ON STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant

12 Noos on THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH.

Length between Perpendiculars 440 ft. sin. Breadth, extreme Depth in hold (Flat Keel to

Upper Deck)

HI

60

ja, 1. Nominal Displacement **8800 Tons Propelling Machinery: Inverted-Triple expansion (Twin of 22,000 LH.P.). Cylinders:-High, Two 37". Inter- mediate, Two of tỪ. Low, Four of 69", » Stroke *' 8".

Boilers: Belleville Water Tabe, 21 No.

H. G. LOWE, Naval Store Officer,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

407

PARTICULARS, DD CONDITIONS

the letting Public Auction Bale,

ta

yearly drawings, the interest coupons being payable on 1st May and 1st November of each year.

Fully paid subscriptions t pax. purporting

Partly paid subscriptions at 101 per cent.

Fr.

?

25-hen subscribing. Fr. 15on the last of April. Fr. 1-on the 16th of July. Fr. 6-on the 1st of August 1990. H. BOUET DE JOURNEL,

Manager. Hongkong, February 16thy 1920,

5% FRENCH LOAN 1920.

SSUED et par in Bonds of Fex, 100, and redeemable at Fes. 150 for each Bond within Sixty years by Balf-yearly Drawing

service on the China Station.

The special congregation to be held at

auspices of the British Russia Club,

gave expression to some very striking views on the subject of the proposal to allow certain manufactured articles to be the Hongkong University on Bunday at exported from Great Britain to Russia 4 p.m., is for the conferment of the degree He described as camouflage the statement of Id.D. on the Rt. Hon. Siz John that this trade was going to be conducted Jordan.

MILITARY TROUHLES IN TURIEN.

It is reported that the Yunanese: troops, under the command of Fang

with co-operative Societies within Soviet The engagement is announced between Sing-to, and the Canton forces, under- territory. Do not make any mistake Captain E. E. Garrard, R.E., formerly Chan Kwing-wing in Fukien are about it (added Colonel WARD). Under Garrard, of Percy House, Enfield, and Sin Yas district on March 1st and is of Canton, third son of the late Mr. J. loggerbende Fighting took place in the Soviet rule no such thing as either-co- Miss Eva Bart, Deputy Administrator still taking place. Fong has reported the operative societies or trade unions exist. Q.M.A.A.0., daughter of Mr. James rester to the authorities and naked-for I know what the constitution of the Soviet

Barr, the Authors' Club.

reinforcementa. power is They are out to find boots and you taking into the Black Ses or the clothes for their Army. I can imagine Baltic cargoes of boots and clothes and

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST. BUM YAT-HEN, Capt. E. W. Carpenter, a member of Carpenter, who was a Police constable, some others in Shanghai of being Bal- Colony to rejoin the Force. Capt. Ing it is alleged Dr. Sun Yat-sen and The authorities have received a telo. the local Police Force, has returned to the gram from the Peking Government accus

be held on MONDAY, the 5th day of Interest payable twice yearly, on May the Soviet power transferring to you and joined the East Surrey Regiment as according to reliable reports, certain Bel

MARCH, 109, at 2 PM, at the Odices and Nova Ist.

of the Public Works Department, by Order

of Hus EXCALENCY THE GOVERNGS, of One by the

Subscriptions accepted

Lot of CROWN LAND at Kowloon,

in the Colony of Hongkong for term

of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Burveyor

to Section 188 of The Companies of HIS MAJESTY THz King, for one further

Ordinance 1911. that a GENERAL MEET tara of 75 years.

ING of the Members of the above named company will be held at Nr. 240, Queen's Road Central, Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong on TUESDAY, the 6th day of APRIL, 1920, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of having an Account laid before the Company showing the manner in which the Winding up has been conducted and the Property of the Camping disposed of a et having any explanation that may be given by the liquidator and for the purpose of pass ing an Extraordinary Resolution disp wing of the Books Accounts and documents of the Company and the Liquidator.

Dated the First day of Afar-h, 1920.

YU TU SHEUNG, Liquidator.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locality

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300

[500

MARCH 15th, RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK, R. RODGERS, Hanager.:

hundreds of thousands of tons of corn and millions of pounds of butter, which I know are there. You can get almost all you want in abundance if you can supply the boots and clothes absolutely necessary for the

Soviet army and the Soviet power. Let us clear the whole Mr. A B. Bouss, the Deputy Underwriter prevent the progress of Bolshevik pro It has been announced in London that authorities dra, requested to take steps to REPULSE BAY HOTELamouflage away, and admit that, how of the Union Insurance Society of paganda.

over cantial it may be for us to get hold Canton, Limited, has been appointed. of the food supplies of Russia, this open-don, in zuccession to the late Mr. underwriter for the Society in Lon- ing of trade with Soviet Russia is really Geo. H. Hobson. The title of the zemre ebruary show that 1,198.08 million

The water return for the wŐ? the beginning of enabling the Soviet Boutte dig the Society's attorney gallons of water were stored in the im Fin London has now been changed from and Hill district waterworks during the power to be put on a permanent basis.? "Agent" to "Branch Manager It is impossible to be acquainted with the position is still beld by Mr. James the corresponding month of Inat year. The month, against 1,485.11 million gallons in doctrines of LANIN and TROKY, and not Branch Manager has been offered to and callous, compared with 50 gallons.In Whittall and the position of Deputy The consumption per head was 223 to feel that Colonel WARD has put upon ascented by Mr. G. Lyall of the North the Kowloon water-works, the storage and the proposal an interpretation which is China Insurance Company, Ltd., follow consumption per head were, respectively, very likely a trus one. - Lann is often ing the sequiring of a controlling interest 20 million gallons and 14.9 gallons spoken "of as the greatest intellance in the latter Company by the Union lo against 281.90 million" gallons and 11%

gallons, in February, 1813.

tau, and he was recommended for the lives to Shanghai to spread Bolshevign a private. He rose to the rack of Capsbevista in America have sent representa Military Cross. Capt. Carpenter had the among the Chinese. These Bolshevist unpleasant experience of losing all his Sun Yat-sen and others, the so-called

agente, it is was in a Canadian train smash-up, in catablished their headquarters as the aileged, have consulted Dr. luggage on his way to Hongkong the leaders of Chinese labourers and have which his luggage was all buṛt.

Workmen and Peasants' Union

in the French Concession in Shanghai, The

SATURDAY, MARCH OTH TEA DANSANT FROM 4 P.M. TO 7 M DINNER DANCE FROM 8 PM.

SUNDAY

MARCH TH Orchestral Conscrts during Tifin a

surance Bomety of Canton, Ltd