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NEW "ADVERTISEMENTS,

NOTICE

M be revived a splended selection of ESSES LANE, CRAWFORD &'CO., Kesters Dunhill's Duke Street, St. James BW, famous 25/- BRUYERE PIPFS and are selling same at $5 each.

600

WANTED.

ADY TYPIST and STENOGRAPHER. Apply to-

a.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

R.

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

ENDERS for

TH

601

BPECHE current in SHANGHAI, op to and for the sam fof $300,000 current in Shanghai will be recelred by the TREASURY CHEST

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," SATURDAY, MARCH JUTA, 1920,

THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT 00., LIMITED

THE THIRTY FIRST

ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building: Chater Road, Victoris, Hongkong TO-DAY(SATURDAY), the 40th day of MAR. 1920, at 11.30 o'clock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Account and the Raport of the Dire-tors for the year 31st December, 1919 and declaring a

Oidend

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, March 11th, 1920 until SATURDAY, March 20th, 1970, both days inclusivo.

By Order of the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, March 5th, 1990.

533

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,bers of the above Club will be held at the

ntil 11.30 AM. on March 93rd, 1920.

The amount acompted la to be placed by the Handerer to the credit of an account with HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Shanghai, so as to be avail abla on March 24th, 1920,***

Persons tendering to state alternatively (a) The amount of Hongkong surrency payable in Hongkong on March 24th, 1820, required for each $1,000 Shanghai currency and/or

INTIMATIONS.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

THE FIRST GYMKHANA MEET. To at the Benson will be held a HAPPY VALLEY, TO-DAY (SATURDAY), MAHOR 20TH, Commencing 1'3r.

“

The Charge of Admission will be $1 for other than Members of the HaxorONG JOCKEY CLUB OF GYMKHANA CLUB,

Soldiers And Sallors in uniform Fres The Committee invite the Ladies of Hong- kong to be present.

1568

Hongkong, March 13th, 1990.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER

OF COMMERCE.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of th

Members of the HONGK NG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on MONDAY, MARCH, 29TH, 1920 at o'clock precisely in the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes :-

1. To receive the Rsport and Accounts o the Committee for the year ended 31st December, 1919,

2. To elect a New Committee.

3. To transact any General busincas

By Order,

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a GENERAL MEETING of the Mem- Offices of Messrs JARDINE MATHESON & COMPANY, ID, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong on the 3rd of March, 1980, st 5.18 Pa, to consider the financial position of the Club and other matters a detailed in the notices posted in the Club promises at Happy Valley, Fanling and Deep Water

RAM. WILLIAMS,

Secretary. BOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that Hongkong, March 15th, 1990. at the same time and place certain Resolutions as detailed in the notices posted at the Ciab

HONGKONG CLUB. Water Bay will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions. Should they or some of them

NOTICE frmation as special Resolutions to a further GENERAL MEETING of the Members THE THIRTY-FOURTH YEARLY of the HoxoxONG CLUB, will be held in the Club House on MONDAY, MARCH 29TH, 1920, at 5.30 PM. ...

(b) The amount of Dollars current in Shang-premises at Happy Valley, Fanling and Deep hal per £100 for Telegraphic Transfer on the Lords Commissioners of H.M. Treasury, Londonders to be in duplicate, and in sealed

GEIPERS, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS,ets."

The right to scoopt or reject any or all of the fenders is reserved..

Copies of Forms of Tender can he had on application.

Persons sandering for (Billa) are hereby moulded that, having regard to the provisions of the Acte 23 George III. Cap. 48 and 41, George Cap. 59, the acceptance of any smol Tendar

Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened..

By Crder of the Committee,

L S. GREENHILL, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, March 12th, 1920.

(561

.By Order,

C. EL. P. HAY,

Chairman. Hongkong, March 19th, 1920,

(603

CHINA SUGAR. REFINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE

FORTY SECOND

ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE

a subject to the express condition that no

ember of the British House of CommonsHE hall be admitted to any share or part in or to way benefit to arise from the Contract thersby made for the allotment of such (Bill)"

The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made For the general benedt of the Company."

Any further information can be obtained by personal application to the TREASURY

CHEST OFFICER, A.P.D.

A. DELACOMBE, Lieut-Col Tremury Chest Officer, A.F.D.

His Majesty's Treasury Offos,

Hongkong, March 20th, 1920.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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85. "ECUADOR" VOY. 18-OUT. FROM SAN FRANCISCO, via HONOLULU JAPAN PORTS, SHANGHAI AND

MANILA

T HE above-mentioned vessel having

arrived from the above mentioned Ports, consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their Cargo will be landed at their risk into

the Pacific Mail Stanmahip

Company's Godowne, at West Point, and stared at Consignees riak.

Consignees are hereby notified that Gan- eral Average has been declared and before delivery of Cargo can be given they must iga General Average Bond, furnish com pleted valuation statements and pay s General Average contribution of 1/8 of 1 per cent of the invoice value of the goods.

Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of the Im and Exporter, Hongkong, before ports

Bill of Lading can be countersigne

broken, chafed and damaged goode are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on arch 25th, as, and March 28th, at 10 AM.

All claims must be presented withia a

HOLDERS of the above Company, will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, at 11.30 4.M., for the purpose of receive in the Report and Statement of Accounts tor the 3

e year ending 31st December 1919.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, vill be. CLOSED from the 10th to 14th March, both days inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Agents/ Hongkong, March 5th, 1920.

531 TEE HONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Buildings, Hong- kong, on SATURDAY, MARCH SITE, 1920,

HONGKONG CLUB

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

the

MEETING of the Members of the Hone ab EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL 30 CLUB will be held in the Club House, kong, on MONDAY, the Twenty-Ninth day Connaught Road Central Victoria, Hong- of MARCH, 1920, immediately after the Yearly detailed in the notice exhibited in the Club General Mosting, when a Besolution as House will be proposed as an Extraordinary.

Resolution.

Should the Resolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be subsequently convened.

Dated the 18th day of March, 1920.

By Order of the General Committee,

Q. H. P. HAY, Chairman

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at Noon, for consideration of the Directors THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD, Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1919.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 19th, to the 17th March, 1920, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R DYER,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, March 15th, 1980.

573

ΝΟΤΙΟΣ

NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that

CERTIFICATE for 4 Shares Numbers 20985/20988 issued on 11th March, 1889, in the name of Ir PG KWAN, has been déclared LOST, and should the same not be produced before the 31st March, 1920, the same shall be

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.

i Agents. Hongkong, March 13th, 1920,

1587

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & deemed cancelled and of no effect.

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

THE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING or SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, No. 8, Connaught Road, on SATURDAY, MAZUR

of Accounts and the Report of the General for the purpose of receiving a Statement Managers for the year ending 31st Decem ber, 1919, and electing & Consulting Com- mittee and Auditora.

T

FOR SALE

WO BELLISS & MORCOM TRIPLE

Generators or 75 cycle Alternators complete direct coupled to 950 EW. Direct. Current EXPANSION 400 HP. ENGINES,

with three Boilers, Condensing Plant and Economiser Fall Specification can be obtained at the Office of the HONGKONG ELECTRIO Co., LTD., St. George's Buildings. The Flant may be inspected at the Company's

Week of the steamer's arrival here after pas 90TH, 1820, until SATURDAY; | Works at North Point by arrangement with

No

which they cannot be recognized. claim will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns, and all goods re maining undelivered alter March 26th, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be Jorected

Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature immediately.

PAUIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.,

Hotel Mansions. Hongkong, March 19th, 1990.

INIDO-CHINA

STEAM NAVIGATION

CO, LTD.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM KOBE

WEE Steamship

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- will be CLOSED from BATURDAY, Minn 27TH, 1920, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.. General Managers.

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BONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. HE FIFTY-FIRST

MEETING & SHAREHOLDING BY be held at the Offices of the undersigned at Nook on TUESDAY, MARCH 30TH.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from March 18th to March 30th, both days inclu-íva.

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., Ima,,

General Managers. HONGKONG FIET INBUSANCE COMPANY, LAD

Hongkong, March 11th, 1820.

PUBLIC AUCTION

the Office.

FOR SALE.

Can

–557.

NE SULZER DIESEL ENGINE 300 OHP. direct coupled to a 200 KW. Alternator. Full Specification

be obtained at the Office of the HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD. St George's Buildings The Plant can be inspected at the Company's Works, Wing Fung, Street, Wanchai, The Company are prepared to accept an offer for the Engine without the Alternator.

558

V COMPLETE ERATED WATER PLANT FOR SALE

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

E

WHISKY

maintains

HIGH

the

same

foll, though not entirely completa, in- formation on the subject, and the result demand. has been a revelation to most people. The compilation of the statistics, having Shanghai on Wednesday afternoon.

Exchange closed yesterday at 51. Old, on

to bol

H.M.S. Hawkins left Hongkong for

One case (one death) of cerebro-spinal fever was reported in the Colony on Thursday.

:

The Peking Leader gives currency to a

Mr. D. R. Law, a former bead of the

been once begun, is to be continued. Everybody, of course, was aware that an enormous trade passed through Hong kong as the great distributing centre for South China, but few imagined the total value of this trade to be as large as thes official statistics have proved it rumour that Sir Charles Eliot is to be Shipping statistics have always transferred from Tokyo Legation to that been kept by the Harbour Department, of Peking. and on the strength of an answer given to a question in the House of Commons local house of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, some years ago, Hongkong acquired this here on a short visit to the Colony, and reputation of being the largest shipping is renewing many old acquaintances, centre in the whole world. At that time (1908) the tonnage passing through the port was given as 15,000,000 tons, which compared with a registered tonnage of almost 13,000,000 for the port of London and 19,000,000 for the whole of the United States of America. We do not know how Hongkong compares in this respect to day, but the Shipping returas in Trade and Shipping Returns for 1919,

the

quality TO-DAY just published, show a total tonnage in

as BEFORE and during

the War.

Per Case Including duty.

$29.00

"

-

Judge C. F. Lobinger, of the United States Supreme Court, Shanghai, arrived in the Colony on the Ecuador on his way to Canton where he is to hold a court.

The Bishop of Victoria (Hongkong) and the St. Paul's Collège Extension Com mitteo gratefully acknowledge the receipt of the following sum-Mesara, Shewan, Tomes & Co., 8500; Messrs. David Samoon & Co., 8500,

Gently at Bridge of Weir to Isabella Cecilia, younger daughter of John Gray, Airlie, Bridge of Weir

We are requested to announce that those intending to join the new Volunteer Corpe and who have not yet sent in their names should do so without further delay in order that the election of officers and N.C.O's may commence.

1919 of no less than 21,079,129 tona. With such an enormous volume of shipping it follows that there must be sa

George Reginald Fenwick, eldest son of enormous the late George Fenwick, engineer and volume of trade. All that the reference shipbuilder, Hongkong, was married re- books have been able to tell the inquirer en the subject in the past was that Hongkong was the centre of trade in many kinds of goods, among the principal being opium, sugar and flour, salt, earthenware, vil, amber, cotton, and coticn' goods, sandal wood, rice, coal, timber, hemp, bulk and case oil (kerosine), ivory, betel, vegetables, livo stock, granite, cement, and tin.

Also, the informs tion has been given that the Chinese tea and silk trade is largely in the hands of Hongkong firms. Somebody a faw years ago we believe it was a Statistical Secretary of the Chinese marine Customs--estimated the value of the trade of Hongkong at £60,000,000 a year, and, for want of more reliable information, tbat estimate has hitherto been commonly

accepted as approximately correat. A, S. WATSON & CO.,

`LIMITED.

VINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TEL. No. 616.

BIRTH.

11

MARRIAGE. POSTLETHWAITE CAN.-At Tokohama, on March 8th, RICHARD NOS, son of the late William Postlethwaite, of Whar fedale, Bournemouth, England, to ELLA ADELINE VINCENT, daughter of John William Cain, of Yokohama.

DEATHS.

Casa At Shanghai, on March 14th, Shanghai, CATHERINE JANE (Kate), beloved wife of J. W. CARLE, and

SPUNTAt Shanghai, on March 18th, dearly beloved mother of Helen and Grace Baker, aged 41 years.. QUEENIE, infant daughter of Mr. and, Mrs. J. SPUNT, aged 7 months and 13 days. WITSCHI.-At Shanghai, on March 13th, FEDERICK BUDOLF WITHOAI (laté

It

The matinee performance of "Penelope' announced for this afternoon has been canceled. Those who have booked sents can have them exchanged for some"other performance or have their money re funded to them Moutris'a

on application to

Now that the time of summer sports is, again within measurable distance at Shanghai, the daylight saving ques-' tion is being discussed agaic. The M.-C. Daily News expresses the opinion that last year's experiment was a practically unqualified success

was an agreeable surprise to find in the first volume of statistics published by the HongkongGovernment that in 1918 the trade of the Colony was valued at £137,990,977. For the year 1919 the total, importa and exports, including treasure, is given as 2194,694,642, and even this large figure leaves a very considerable amount of trade out of the account The introductory Note to the second volume of Statistics of Peking, has been lured into a hous mentions that a record has been kept of is said that he is tightly held by the somewhere in the city and kidnapped. It powerful militarists, and friends feel tha greatest anxiety for him.

the

The

Chief Justice Hsca, of the Supreme Court A Northern contemporary states that

Europe next month by the M.M.S. Andre Prince Higashi Kuni will leave for Japanese newspaper report that H.LE

Lebon. They add that the Prince will

BELL-At Hsu Chin Fan (Wachang), on cargo arriving for transhipment only

March 11th, to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. on Through Dilts of Liang. BELL, a daughter."

information given is meagre, it anys,

but without causing a great deal "of Everything is being done at Hankow it inconvenience to merchants and shipping the present moment, remarks the Tientsin companies, turther particulars weru Times, to stop the British loan for the unostainable" Then follows a list of rebuilding of the native city. The latest trace not included in the Returns, viz-step is an attempt to float a purely native (a) articles imported or exported by the done without foreign assistance.

loan so as to sow that the job can be

Military, authorities; (b) cargo (except hour day, following upon their recent Colonial Government or Naval and j

After having been granted' an eight- liquors, ores, sugar and tobacco), arriving strike, Tokyo tramway employees are

arriving from from ports in China South of Swatow now agitating for a six-hour day-six and Macao; (c) a portion of the cargo occupied in changing clothes and working hours, with two additional hours Chinese ports of taking the necessary rest between runs." stow, Amoy, and Foochow ("Middle

July 1st, 1919; (e) articles imported and China "); (d) 'bullion and specie prior to exported through the Fout; (f) passengers warehouses and left unclaimed on make an extended tour for the study ef December 31st., 1919; (4) inward cargo conditions in Europe.

Military Academy, and will afterwards

delivered under suspenso permita " particulars of which were not available":

A fand of Y.370,000 is being raised at on December 31st, 1919; (3) ships stores Public Library to commemorate the 60th

Yokohama for the establishment of and bunker coal Obviously, therefore, anniversary of the opening of the port the figure of £194,694,849 is actually, and the 30th anniversary of the Munici still much below the full value of the trade Yokohama Park at a cost of Y.240,000, pality. The Library is to be erected in of the Colony, It should perhaps be and Y.40,000 will be spent in the purchass required to be stated in local currency, explained that while all values are of books.

these values are converted monthly into behaving indecently towards European

The Chinese youth, charged with" Sterling When it is observed that in dies in Battery Path, was yesterday, 1918 Exchange fluctuated between 3/14 and tained for 48 hours and to receive twelve sentenced by the Magistrate to be de 5/04, the necessity of this procedure strokes of the birch in gaol, Mr. A. E. formed him that she would send the boy" to the country.

Thomas Simmons & Co.); Bred huggage; (4), inward, cargo landed into engage in a course of study at the French

Hongkong Ortion: 104, Dan Vox Road, C. LONDON OFFICÉ) 181, Frame Sram, E.O.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 2017, 1921.

THE TRADE AND SHIPPING OF HONGKONG." STATISTICS maks dry reading" for the Average man or woman. Hongkong, for three-quarters of a century, has

THE MACHINES are made by Mears, 658

BRATHY & HIGHLIFFE, LTD. Manches ter, and guaranteed in perfect working order. This complete plaat will turn out

KWONG SANG HONG LTD,

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

"KUMSANG having arrived from the aboveport, Consignees (of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Dazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, who tained to be a in one lot by Public Auction, on

and/or from, the wharves, delivery may be

Goods not cleared by Mar. 25th, will be|. abject to rent..

All broken, ebafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where ther will be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival. wtherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in Ray Caen whateveE,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., My General Managers. Hongkong, March 19th, 1919.

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HONGKONG & CHINA GAS CO., LIMITED.

URING the absence on leare of Mfr. GEORGE CURRY, the Company's Bendent Engineer, Mr. J. McCUBBIN, wu fact as Encat Fecretary.

ABDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD. Local Agents. Hongkong, March 18th, 1920.

5:00

PROPERTY,

TUESDAY,

the 6th day of April, 1920 at 30 clock P.M., at his Sales Rooms at No. 6, Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong, by M GEORGE P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

The Property consista of!

All that piece or par ef of ground situats

2,400 doren Aerated Water per day, outed the even tenour of its way becomes obvious. The amount of goods Hall"said that the boy's mother had in-

P. U. Box 320, Hongkong

487

in

the

A serious motor-car accident, cocur

without deeming it necessary to have entered for consumption statistics annually compiled to show the Colony is, of course, Very amall course of its trade. In this respect indeed As Commander BECKWITH, the we have been almost unique among Superintendent of Imports and Exo Thursday evening in. Queen's the Dominions of the British Empire. In ports, says in NOW READY

Road West Car No. 138 was being driven bia Introductory in the direction of Cheung Shing Street the past if we turned to any standard Note, Practically speaking the whole when a little boy ran in front of the car, DIRECTORY &

reference book to discover the value of trade is transhipment with the exception attempting to cross the street. The mind- the trade of the Colony, say the "Direc

of the raw materials absorbed by the local guard of the car knocked down the boy, CHRONICLE" tory and Chronicle" or the table in cigarette manufacture, tin and apgar swerved round a hawker we also knocked industries of shipbuilding, cigar and who was badly, injured, and as the car Whittaker's Almanack which purports to refining and rope making; and almost the down and slightly injured. The man and give the area, population and trade of cle of the resulting products are boy were removed to the hospital. the Imperial Dominions, we would have this trade is interesting and is succinctly re-exported. But the distribution of searched in vain. In Whittaker's

shown in the following summary:- there would have been found against the name of Hongkong in the trade columns

a dash, indicating that

at Victoria, Hongkong, registered in the Land Office sa SECTION OF INLAND LOT No. 068 together, with all the messuage and premises thereon known as No: 68, Wyndham CHINA, JAPAN Street

For further particulars and conditions of sale Apply to

MESES, WILKINSON & GRIST,

Vendor's Solicitors,

No.8, Queen's Hoad Central, Hougkong,

or

MR. GEO P LAMMERS,

Auctioneer, No. 8, Daddell Street, Hongkong.

or

STRAITS SETTLE -INDO-CHINA, PHILIPFINES

Ete for 1920 59TH ANNUAL EDITION containing

COUNTRIE

United Kingdom. no information on the subject was Belsh Coolules Domi available Until 1918 records were kept

mbora, and Processor.

1,600 PAGES

14 WAPO

of but few items of the trade of the

of the port, Japa

THE Directory of the Far East.

the Government

IMPORTS LED Export

Liddag

7,828,100

but the greater control of trade other Foruden Countries. 10,57,524 imposed bywar restrictions, enabled

The story of the Hongkong sailor whoes dream of winning a cash woop at the raees came true, is capped, says the 1.0. Daily News, by a Hankow correspondent who vouches for the success of another lucky dreamer. Mr. 8 Dreamt that he won 7,829,507

823,572 lottery with ticket No. 238. On the follow- ing morning he went straight to the Han- 10,905,840,123,200 kow Race Club and booked ticket No. 28.

for the extra race meeting, taking the 20. 2,045 Precaution to get the same number in the Chinese lottery. Ticket No. 238 daly turned up,and the dreamer annexed $1,631.00

6,801,3570,510,508-

214

21,999,72

Total 165,794,904

compile very

#ITE WBEZOBly.

10.65,28%

194,524,BEM.