1920-03-17 — Page 4

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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WM POWELL LIMITED.

NOTICE

Dual Colony H. D. Hout, on URING the temporary absence from

leave, Ma. HARRY EYRE will act as Manager sad Bocretary of the Company.

By Order of the Board,

E. J. GEDGE, Chairman.

Hongkong, March 16th, 1990.

TOʻLET.

$85

HEUNG CHOW. Fully Furnished Bangalow from 1st May, to 31st October.

Apply to-

Box No. 581,

*Care of "Daily Pro" Office.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AND

581

OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, · LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, ETD.

CONSIGNEES por Company's Steamer

"MENTOR"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will he as Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after Mar. 16th.

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival-

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am, and Boon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's. Godown, and all goods remaining undelivered after Max.

2nd, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be prosented to the undersigned on or before April 5th, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

«Agents,

Hongkong, March 1ful, 1920,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

$33

QUEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY, LTD. TONSIGNEES per Company's Stemmer ***LYCÃON":

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after Mar. 16th.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17mm, 1920

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

* BRN* LINE OF STEAMERS. From ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS,

S.S. RENAVON "

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG ROFF MANUA

FACTURING COMPANY, LTD.

TANNUAL MEETING & SHARK THIRTY-SIXTH ORDINARY HOLDERS in the above Company will be CONSIGN DES of Largo see hereby inform.held at St. Georges Building, Carter

Road ed that all Goods are being handed at the Victoria, em THURSDAY MECE 19E risk into the haurious and/or extra, hazardous 1920, 46 11 'clock A, for the purpose of Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf receiving & Statement of Accounts and the and Godowa Co, Ltd, who and/or from the

report of the General Managers for the Wharres delivery may be, chiained, i

year ending 31st December, 1919, and, alect-

No Jaims will be admitted after the Goodsing a Consalting Committes and Auditors are left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after the 33rd inst. will be subject

lo rent.

All Claims against the Star must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 30th inst., or they will not be recognised,

All brosen, chatod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be samined on the 23rd inst, at 10 AM.

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No Fire Insurance has been exferred. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Aganta. Hongkong, 18th March, 1920,

NOW READY DIRECTORY &

CHINA, -MENTS,

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will be Closed from Baturday, March 13th, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company 1940, until Thursday, March 18th, 1990, both days incisive

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, March 6th, 1920. 199

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

LIMITED.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

E

WHISKY

THE THIRTY-FIEST

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE

ORDINARY maintains HOLDERS in the Company will be held mo the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, Chatar Road, Vistoria, Hongkong on SATURDAY, the s0th day of MARCH, 1921, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon for the

the

game

Judge S. Lobinger of the United States Court, for China is coming down to Canton jo hold a long-deferred sensions

special tribunala, which Parlament set up to deal with proved cases of profiteer ing, catablished the fact that though profiteering was a contributory esume in of the Court. some directions, it was so in far fower directions than had been generally foror and four cases (one death) of Nine cases (five deaths) of cerebrospinal belioved

Other critics

assert tha

principal cause to be the inflation of the diphtheria were reported in the Colony currency by means of the printing press during last week. In answer to this Sir AUCKLAND GRODES, in a public speech, drew attention recently yesterday, at the Magistracy, committed Mok Sing, the Victoris Gaol-breaker, was to the fact that the cost of living was up to stand bia trial at the next Criminal as mach in America as in Sessions. Prisoner marved his defence, almost England and in America there is less paper money than in England. The

Bishop Robinson, of the Episcopal

cost of living is up in America, he Methodist Church Mission at Singapore, explained, because they had got a very accompanied by Mr. Robinson, arrived large proportion of the gold of the world. in the Colony yesterday by the Empress Whereas they used to have in the United of Asia. States about 60 millione in gold, they had six weeks ago, about 437 millions. a figure which is about to be largely advertisement columns for to-day and increased by repayments of loans made Saturday, and orchestral concerts for to Britain and France. There was so much

Sunday. gold in America, Bir AUCKLAND GEDDES said; that there was no use for it, and

Further tea and dinner dances at the Repulse Bay Hotel are announced in our

From noon on Monday the tog signal guas at Waglan have been fired at inter

purpose of receiving a Bestement of Account HIGH "quality ITO-DAY the value of gold there had fallen to about vala of 15 minutes all through the day and

and the Report of the Directors for the year anding 31st December, 1819 and declaring a

CHRONICLE"Dividend.

OF

JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLE ENDO CHINA, PHILIPPINES,

Etc.

for 1920

55TH ANNUAL EDITION containing

1,600 PAGES

14 MAPS.

THE Directory of the Far East.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

THEFT GENOx will be held at HAPPY VALLEY, on SATURDAY, MARCH SOTH, commencing at 3 pm.

FIRST GYMKHANA MEET.

The Charge of Admision will be $i Zar others than Mambers of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB or GYMKHANA ČLUI,

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Free

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY March 11th, 1930 until SATURDAY, March 30th 1980, both days inclusive,

By Order of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, March 8th, 1920.

639

CHINA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY,

LIMITED.

nλ

NOTIOR

THE FORTY-SECOND ORDINARY: THE

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company, will be held at the Offices of the General Agentk, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 94TH, at 1139 AM, for the purpose of recely- ing the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December 1919

will be CLOSED from the 10th to 24th The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LZD.,

General Agents.. Hongkong, March 5th, 1990.

631

The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & kong to be present.

Hongkong, March 13th, 1990.

IL [568

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

LTD.

MORTGAGE CO., THE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING & SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, 8t George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Road, on SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1920, at 11 AM, for the purpose of receiving a Statement Managers for the year ending Siap Docum of Accounts and the Repors of the racers) bars of the above Club will be held at the ber 1915, and electing a Consulting Com Offices of Messrs JARDINE MATHESON &mittee sad Auditors. COMPANT, LED, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong on the 23rd of March, 1920, at of the Club and other mattera as detailed in 3.16 P. to consider the financial position the notices ported in the Club promises au Happy Valley, Fanling and Deep Water

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notions hael been given prior to reamer's ArtivaN GENERAL MEETING of the Mora- TOTICE IS HEERBY GIVEN that a All broken, chaled, and damaged goods are so be let's in the Godowns, where they will be examined on say Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am, and noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after Mar. Zind; will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before April 5th, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents

Hongkong, March 18th, 1920.

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FOTICE TO CONSIGNEER.

THE P. & 0.8. N. Co.'s Steamer

"KHIYA"

Arrived Hongkong, on March 18th, 1920. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MARSEIL- LES, PORT SAID, BOMBAY, COLOMBO + STRAITS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above named vessel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and plased at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns st Kowloon, where each consign ment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed.

Optional goods will be landed here up. less instructions have been given to the contrary hours before arrival of the steamer.

Good, not cleared within sight days, In- luding date of arrival, will be subject to

ruit,

Bay

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that at the same time und place certain Resolutions as detailed in the notices posted at the Club prealisas at Happy Valley, Fanling and Deep Water Bay will be proposed as Extraordinary Besalutions Should they or some of them be passed they will be submitted for con- firmation as Special Resolutions to further Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened.

By Order of the Committee,

L. 8. GREENHILL, Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, March 12th, 1220.

NOTICE.

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Public are hereby notified that track at Prays Fast, the ROAD will be owing to REPAIRS to the Tramway CLUSED to Vehicle Traffic between No. 2, Police Station and Heard Street from 18. Moor on WEDNESDAY, MAnda 17ra.

ED. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Folice. Hongkong, March 15th, 1920,

671

WANTED.

No Fire insurance will be effected by B PORTUGUESE CLERK for Grou

ks in any case whatever. -

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Con signees, and the Company's BUTTOYOTA, Meners, Goddard & Donglas, st 10 am, on Mondays and Thursdays,

All claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised:

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown,⠀⠀*** KACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

M- Agents. Hongkong, March 18th, 1990.

18815

Import and Export Firm young Office work

Apply to

Box No. 572, Care of Daily Prees" Office.

FOR SALE:

WWO BELLISS & MORCOM TRIPLE

hali of its value before the war, while night. This practice will be followed

the value of the Bradbury was about half the value of the bit of gold it was supposed to be as good as before the war, There was a concentration of gold in the

as BEFORE and during United States far in excess of what was

the War.

Per Case Including duty.

$29.00

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

TEL No. 616

until further notice.

Eleven cases of small-por-and-four cases of typhus fever have been discovered among the refugees on board the Antila chus, which is now in Harbour. One

death has occurred from typhus fever. Red Cross, the majority of whom are Thirty-one members of the American

day, from Vladivostock on the Empress purses, arrived in the Colony, reator

daic. They are on their way to the States.

..

Hongkong residents who returned by various steamers yesterday were dr. Bowley, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith. Gompertz. Mr. Al. Ú. Lang,” Mr. F. B. L Mr. and Mrs K. E. Greig, Mr. D. W. Tratman, and Mr. P. Burn.

are Mr. D. Campbell, schoolmaster of Anang forthcoming marriages announced Shameen and Mr. James Kelly, Building Shameen, Canton, to Mim B. Araki, of Construction Superintendent, to Miss Otilia Ricci, of the Italian Couvent

only.

Mr. and Mrs M. P. Beattie leave the on the Fushimi Maru The same ve Colony to-day for Home, via Vancouver, takes away a number of British officers who have been cooling their heels in Siberia and others after being in charge Hongkong some after operations of Chinese coolics-for some weeks.

required, or could be satisfactorily used, and that was a matter that was completely outside the possibility of immediate alteration. We could not get that gold back until we sent America. goods for which it would have to pay in gold. The man-in-the-street is perplexed when he is told one day that the great need is to get that gold back from America; and reads, almost the next day, that plans are in progress for shipping from Greas Britain and France gold to the value of £70,000,000, in part repayment of the Anglo-French Loan! It is, however, perfectly simple thing to understand that the cost of living in Great Britain arust be governed by the volume of production and the volume of trade overseas, and not with the work of pulling the M. M. steamer Unfavourable weather has interfered until the gold balancea are readjusted in Commandant Mages of the rocks at Lin this way can something effective be, and word was received in Hongkong yesterday afternoon that it may be a day done to reduce the cost of living. It is or two yet, before the vessel is brought for this reason that the Powers are into dock. She is damaged in No. I hold anxious to reopen trade with Russia; and, while bating the idea, are also desirous of traching with Germany, feeling, as Si AUCKLAND GEDDER expressed it, unless we do it there is no chance of our getting back to anything like normal in the way of aupplies of food, clothing and house fold things" That the general trade position of Great Britain is steadily improving the Board of Trade returna for the month of February clearly testify. At the end of the war the United WAS MARRIAGES,

Kingdom had no export trade worth BLACKWELL BRODIE, At ́ ́ ́St.

John's peaking about. For the month of Feb SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office

Cathedral," Hongkong, on ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of

March ruary the country's exports were valued of the Company, & Queen's Buildings, Hong-

16th, by the Rov H Copley Moyle, at £88,000,000. Our imports were just MA MARGARET ALICE youngest double that value, but these, we may take kong, on BATURDAY, MARUH 7TH, 1930,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. C.

Two Chinese tried to perform the BRODIE, of Shanghai, to PHILIP Ware represented largely by raw machine which they stole from a store at at NOON, for consideration of

vanishing trick with a large weighing Report and Statement of Accounts for the

the Directors WILLIAM, ond son of Mr. and Mrs. material for manufacturing purposes, Wat Point after breaking into it. on cat ending 31st December, 1918 Northamptonshire Home

J. "T. BLACKWELL of Kettering, which will make for the growth of exporta. Monday. They managed to carry the The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER, please copy.

papers The trade: Egaros represent a very machine some distance and then, feeling

[570 Brit, Columbia, on December 24th, corresponding month of last year, and belonging to his firm, called a policaman the store, identifying the machine as PHILIP GEORGE, eldest son of Frederick now, with labour more at rest and trade and had the two men arrested. Dodwell, to FAYLLIS, daughter of Mr. conditions generally improving, we ought Higgin, Manchester. TROTTER MACLEOD.-At Brompton, on to be able to look forward to those >January 2nd, JOHN

THOTTER, BOB of late D. A. Trottar,

LONSDALE reductions in the cost of living that the Amoy to MARJORIE daughter of S. J. Fraser Macleod, from progress in these directions. We ELIZAK political economista argue must ensue KO

DEATHS.

Boubt, however, whether these reductions HARGREAVES-At Hindenburg Hospital, will be very great. Certainly we shall Cologne, on January 22nd, JAMES never see a return to pre-war prices. RUPERT HARGREAVES, formerly of Coste generally are certain to remain Shanghai and Singapore, in his 43rd HARTON-At 53, Tytherton Road, Cologne, af food and commodities must at least permanently higher, but increased supply Tafael Fark on January 24th, conduce to greater comfort and content CATHERINE, widow of William Henry ment Harton, late of Foochów.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, MABOH 30TH, 1920, until HATURDAY, MARCH 27TH, 1920, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

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THE HONGKONG & WHAM ĐOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

BIRTH. HOWARD,-At 23, Cornwall Road, London, on January 28th, wile of CECIL M. HOWAED, of Chartered Bank of India, Shanghai, daughter.

i

Road on Monday night, when a Chinese Some excitement was created in Queen's snatched a parse from a compatriot and ran away. He was followed by the owner, and, in his endeavour to escape, the thief knocked down an old woman who was badly hurt.. The Police succeeded in arresting the man, who was sentencer at the Magistracy, yesterday, to dix months hard. Jabour.

A

BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 19th, DOWELL HIGGIN, — At Summerland, gratifying advance on those of the tired, set it down for a while. A foki of

the 27th March, 1920, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

RM DYER

Chief Hongkong, March 1865, 19400

673

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY MERTING of BHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned as Noor on TUESDAY, MARCH 30TH RE

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from March 16th to Marel 30th, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Oby LAD

·General Managers an HONGKONG FE INSURANCE COMPANY, LAD

Hongkong, March 11th, 1991

669

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COL

NOTICE

OTICE IN HEREET GIVEN that CERTIFICATE for & Shares Numbers 20883/20988 ised on 11th March, 1888, in the name of IP Ping Kwa, has been declared TEXPANSION ENGINES; LOST, and should the same not be produced direct coupled to 250 KW. Direct Current before the 31st March, 1920, the same shall be Generators or 76 sycle Alternators complete deemed cancelled and of no effect with three Boilers Condensing Plant and

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, Economiser. Fall Specification can be

Agenta Hongkong, March 13th, 1920

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL

NEW CLASS for

REPULSE BAY HOTEL obtained at the Office of the HowGING

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17TH.

TEA DANSANT FROM 4 PM TO 7 PA DINNER DANCE FROM 8 PM

BATURDAY, MARCH BOTH.

ELECTRIC CO., Ln, St. George's Buildings. The Plant may be inspected at the Company's Works at North Poins by arrangement with the Office.

FOR SALE.

587.

567

A will commentos 10. MONDAY, Fal TEA, DANSANT FROM A PM TO 7 LEONE SULZER DIESEL ENGINE 300 comitigation, support be forth Alternator. Fall Specification can be regarding hours of School, Fees, sta, should Application for enrolment and adquiries

VAR DINNER DANCE From 8 PM.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9187.

TEP direct coupled to 900 KW.

"

Hokakona Orsion: 10a, Dar VOUK BOLD, C. *LONDON. OFFICE 181, FL STEIN, M.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 1725, 1990.

Twenty-two deaths from influenza occurred in the Colony during last week.

Rear-Admiral G. H. Borfett, of HMS, Cairo, with Mrs. Borrett and daughter, is staying at the Hongkong Hotel

The annual athletic meeting of the Lusitano Recreation Club will be held at the Race Course on Easter Monday.

the Colony, yesterday on the F. &.0. Police-Inspector O'Sullivan returned to Kho Sergeant R. 8. R. Swan of the local Police Force, a well-known goal- Shanghai at soccer some years ago, also keeper, who played for Hongkong against returned by the same steamer. Swan had an adventurous career while sarving with theatres of tre was. Accompanying Bergt.. the British forces in Franco and other Swan were three recruits for the Force.

kone stating that the Soviet authorities at Vladivostock raised certain difficulties A telegram has been received in Hong

in regard to the clearance from that part of the British steamer Gweneth, which had been chartered by the Polish Mission for the repatriation of troops and civi lians, and to take a cargo of tea. The Gweneth thereupon left port on February 25th for Danzig without papers, acting on present whereabouts are not known. - permission given by H.M. Consul. Her

The English Race, the Journal of the of a commentary on the work of the Hong- Royal Society of St. George, in the course kong Branch last year says:-" The Branch is greatly indebted to The Hong--

and gratifying in the extrame in theen and encouragement It is exceptional Long Daily Press for its patriotic support

days to find a paper which will fearlessly and honestly advocate the advantage to

THE COST OF LIVING. WHEN We are told of the price of the to-day 7 Blue Funnel ships in port with It is worth recording that there are lost in Great Britain going up to one a total capacity of about 88,000 tons. shilling, and of butter" rising to Ave. Rainer, formerly of these Empire of local patriction and radial shillings, or five and six-pence, a pound, Diocesan Boys' School, has been appoint sentiment, and we tender our appreciative and of the London Underground Railwayed Principal of the Escola Commercial at thanks to The éo, applying to Parliament to be allowed Macao.

double the fames and to abolish Workmen's tickets--we have to take these,

the Hongkong Daily Prear- The first seaplane of the Macso Aerial The hearing of the caso against Chan Transport Co., Ltd has been christened Poi, the Police accountant, has been fixed Almirante Paco d'Arcon after a former is said to be involved

performed by his Excellency Henrique Corres de Bilvis, the Goyerdor of the Dr. E. G. Anderson, Consul for Peru, Colony Senhora Correa da. Bilys m

veiled

the seaplane. Originally it was His successor, Sr. Canseco, has already after the ceremony but this had to be arrived in the Colony

shandoned owing to the non-arrival of Hengkong. The Governor, in his speech, petrol which had been ordered from

country in Asia to organise serial t pointed out that MACHO was the firs port

and many other similaz, announcements, for next Tuesday. A sum of over 15,00 Governote

so many evidences of the fact that the so much high cost of living, about which there

obtained at the Office of the HONGKONG be made to the undersigned as early as to be complaint, shows a tendency goes on leave at the end of the month, intended to make a flight by the seaplane

ELECTRO Co., Lin, Ht. George's Buildings poshia The Flant can be inspected at the Company's

By Order,

Wing Fang Street, Wanchai Thie

EAN WILLIAMS.

Becretary, ed Bon kung March 15th, 1920FERS

Orchestral Consesta, during Tifin and Company are prepared to accept an offer far

Works, the Engine without the Alternator.

go still higher. Many reasons are been assigned for the enhanced prices which have followed upon Proûteering was widely believed to be the main case but the work of the

Professor C. A Middleton Smith, Dean University, returned to the Colony on the of the Faculty of Engineering Hongkong Blue Funnel steamer