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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CATHOLIC MEN'S CLUB.

A MEETING of BRITISH CATHOLICS

is to be held THIS EVENING & 6.30 KK, in ST. PATRICK'S HALL Garden Road, the object of establishing & CATHOLIC HEN'S CLUB A circular letter, with the proposed Rules, has been sent out. Should there be any British Catholics who have not received the circular, they are also cordially invited to be present

Hongkong, March 25th, 1990,

HONGKONG CORINTHIAN

JCLUB

THE

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YACHT

THE CLOSING CRUISE of the Season will take place on SUNDAY, MARCH 18, to an Anchorage off CRUNO EU

ISLAND

A Launch for Members and Friends will will leave Statue Wharf at 10A.M.

NOTICE

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INTIMATIONS

THE - HONGKONG" DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH,

INTIMATIONS

THE OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & THE HONGEONG ELECTRIC CO, LTD

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

HE TWENTY-THIRD ORDINARY 1 ANNUAL MEETING or SHARE HOLDERE in the Company will be bold at the Offices of the Company, Et. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Boad, on SATURDAY, MARCH 97TH, 1920, at 11 for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st Decem ber, 1919, and electing & Consulting Com mittea and Auditors.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, MARCH 20TH, 1990, until SATURDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1920, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managere,

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THE HONGKONG & WHÅMPOA. DOOK COMPANY, 'LIMITED,

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OTICE 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 STK, 1990,

Statement of Accounts for Report and year ending 31st December, 1919.

WE have just received a corES PIPES. BENO, Lo Scatadoration of the Direct the

Moderate prices.

MAKE

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA.

WANTED.

690

Ya British Impot and Export Firm

B. Competent STENO-TYPIST. A

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 19th, to the 27th March, 1920, both days inclusiva.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M. DYER,

Chiel Manager. Hongkong, March 18th, 1990.

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NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

N CERTIFICATE for 4 Shares Nambers 20488/30888 issued on 11th March, 1889, in the name of IP PING Kwan, has been declared LOST, and abould the same not be produced before the 31st March, 1920, the same shall be deemed cancelled and of no effect.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agenta.

567

Hongkong, March 13th, 1920.

VACUUM OIL COMPANY.

LAFFECTIVE from date, the POWER OF ATTORNEY heretofore beld by the undersigned, covering South China, Philip- pine Islands, Cochin China, Siam, Straits Settlements and Dutch East Indies will be held by I. H. GIARE.

J. H. CONGDON,

General Manager.

A

€15

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

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WHISKY

maintains the

1920

The annual report of the Hongkong Automobile Association shows a member ship roll of 201. The total number of Club badges issued is 143. Financially, the Association appears to be in a flourishing condition, the accounts show

ing a balance at the Bank of $1,797.18.

foundation for his allegation that pri soners in the gaol are insufficiently fed, it is a grievance of quite recent data. As to the prisoner who has been sentenced to death this week, be certainly afforded no proof in his own person of the allega tiona ho made against the gool administra tion. However, when these allegations wore first publicly made from the dock

Inspéctor Macdonald, of the No. 7 Police at the Magistracy, and repeated from the Station, who is proceeding home on leave dock of the Supreme Court we took it for at the end of the week, will be in charge granted that the Government would forth of a party of Sorbian refugees who are with appaint an independent committee on their way to Italy, from Vladivostock. to examine the seventy odd men (out of Inspector Brown, Sergeanta Lannigan, som 600 in the gaol) who were alleged to Bond, Thomson, Marks and Fallon and share this grievance. We have board of Pcs. Kirby, Kenneally and Wilson will no such Committee being appointed, and assist Inspector Macdonald in looking now we have these allegations being reafter the refugees. Inspector Brazil leaver peated by another prisoner in the dock for home on April 3rd.

as a stage in the trial when no evidence in rebuttal could be called. At a meeting of the Legislative Council at the end of same January the Eon. Mr. FoLLOCK, K.O.,

SALE BY TENDER OF E. TUGS HIGH quality TO-DAY

** ST. SAMPSON" "POET

LANGLAND.”

TENDERS are invited for the purchase of

"the above-named Vessels with Engines

and Boilers and various auxiliary machinery on board.

Fall particulars of these Vessels and Con- as BEFORE and during

ditions of Sale may be obtained on applica

thorough knowledge of English essential. HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBEE tion to the undersigned. State experience and salary required to

Box No. 818, Care of Daily Press" Office.

WANTED.

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THE

OF COMMERCE.

TIRE ANNUAL MEETING of the Members of the HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will be held on MONDAY, MARCH, 18TH, 1820, at o'clock precisely, in the UHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM,

Permits to view these Vessels and forms of tender on application only to the under- signed.

A deposit of $1,000 is required before forms of tender can be issued for either of these Vessels

The Vessels will be on view at Hongkong from the 222D MARCH to the 18TH MAY

GOOD HOMES for THREE DONKEYS CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the inslave de trede, the bouts of 10. Kand

Quiet and used to children.

Apply-

DR. HARTLEY,

Amoy.

591

FOR SALE

heavy xix cylinder BUICK MOTOR. CAR Five seater. In first-class order. Just undergone complete overhaul. Owner leaving Colony,

For particulars apply to—

XYZ,

P.O. Box No. 419A.

A. G. DA ROCHA. IS THE AUCTIONEER

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A G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Road Central, Twephone No. 2932.

AVOURED · with instructiona from

FAVOURED The Concerned,

will sell by Public Auction, TO-DAY (THUSRDAY) March, 25th, 1920, " At 2.15 P.M.

at his Sales Room,

Á QUANTITY, Or

OFFICE FURNITURE,

Comprising:-

i

following purpose! :----

To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended "31st December, 1919.

2. To elect a New Committee.

3. To transact any General business.

By Order,

E ́A M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary. Hongkong, March 15th 1980.

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HONGKONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

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THE THIRTY-FOURTH ·YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the HONGZONG CLUB, will be bold in the Club House on MONDAY, MARCH 29TH, 1920,"ab 30 FL. By Order,

C. E. P. HAY, Chairman

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Hongkong, March 19th, 1990.

NOTI

2. HONGKONG CLUB

NOTICE.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Members of the Hosa+ KONG Chus will be held in the Club House, Connaught Road Central, Victoria, Hong- kong, on MONDAY, the Twenty-Ninth day of MARCH, 1920, immediately after the Yearly Geners! Meeting, when Besolution as detailed in the notice exhibited in the Club House will be proposed as an Extraordinary Eesolution.

Should the Resolution be passed by the required majority it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a Desks, Counters, Press copy stand, Show Second Extraordinary General Meeting which cases, Tables, Chairs, and Sundries.

AZBO

1 Large Safe made by J. Wilson Brown &

Son, Birmingham.

1 Small Bale made by Lips Dordrecht,

Rolland

--Cash on delivery

A. G. DA ROCHA.

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2939

VOURED with instructions from

HAVOUR The Concerned.

will sell by Public Auction, TO-DAT (THURSDAY), March 25th, 1920,

at 2,15 PIC,

at his Sales Boom,

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND

EFFECTS.

of

Wardrobes, Desks, Chairs, Chest Drawers Dressing Tables, Bookcases, Arm-

chairs, Curios, Crockery and Guerware,

will be subsequently convened.

Dated the 19th day of March, 1920...

By Order of the General Committee,

C. H. P. HAY, Chairman.

HONGKONG

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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TH

HE FIFTY-FIRST ORDINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned at Noon on TUESDAY, MARCH BOTH

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

JARDINE, MATHESON

General Managers,

-Hongkong, March 11th, 1920.

& Co., In

4 PM and must reach the modore's Office. Hongkong, not later than 1 Noor on MONDAY, May 17th........

PARTICULARS OF Tvo 'ST, SAMPSON. Length between perpendiculars 133' 02", Breadth, extreme

30.9 Depth (under side of 6 Bar Keel

to Upper Deck) Tonnage according to British.

Rules Cross** ***

Nominal Displacement At mean draft of... Present mean draft

Where

Built When

By whom

167.5/8"

481.01 Tons. ... 850

...Hongkong.

и

18 10

10 97

Beptember 1918,

H'kong & Whimpos

Dock Ca

· Materials of Construction :—

Wood Iron

Steel

Decks

Fittings in Cabins, &c. General Fittings on

"deck do. Hull, Bulkheads bas Forecastle, Upper &

Lower

A single screw steel steamer of I.H.P. 1,200 fitted with internal electria lighting ar 100 Volts.

+

13' 8.5/8" ...450 Tons,

11. I D

PARTICULARS OF TUG PORT LANGLAND.. Length between perpendiculars...105' 0" Breadth, extreme

- 25' 11" Depth in hold (Bar Keel to Upper

Deck Nominal Displacement At mean draft of Present mean draft.

Where **** Built When

By whom Materials of Construction:

Wood Iroa

Steel

Decks

...Hongkong.

1919. Messrs. W. S. Bailey

& Co.

Fittings in Cebini, &c. General Fittings on

deck, &s Hall, bulkheads, d ...Forecastle, Upper &

Tower, A single screw steel steamer of IP.H÷750, fitted with internal electric lighting at 100 Volts,

EL G. LOWE, Naval Store Officer. HM Dock Yard, Hongkong.

PUBLIC AUCTION-

609

VALUABLE". LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY,

to be sold in one lob. by Public Anction, on TUESDAY,

the 8th day of April, 1990 at 30 clock P.M., at his Sales Room at No. 8, Duddell

* Street, Victoria, Hongkong,

by Ma, GEORGE P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.

The Property consists of :*

at Victoria, Hongkong, registered in the Land

the War.

Per Case Including duty,

$29.00

quired what steps the Government were king for the purpose of carrying out the recommendations of the Coroner's 'Jury with' regard" to the tragedy at the and the Government replied that

T

The local representatives of the Handley age Co., Ltd., Mesars W. B. Loxley & Co, have received advices to the effect" that the Syndicate recently mentioned in Reuter's cables, as having taken over all the aircraft for disposal at the hands of the British Government, is directed by the Handley Page Co., Ltd. The stock pur-

chased includes thousands of brand new British aeroplanes and engines of all. types; also huge quantities of aircraft material and accessories.

ne points raised by the veract required a considerable amount of investigation, und it was impossible to maxe a itace ment at that date. HIS EXCELLENCY added that it would probably, be tound desirable

Amongst those who left the Colony to appoint a Committed or investigation, yesterday on the Ecuador were Mr. J. H. un which, perhaps, the Hon. Mr. FoiLOCE Congdon, manager of be Vacuum Oil Co.,

We do not. would be willing to serve.

who is going to New York before leaving KBOW whether kuch Committee for South Africa to take charge of his nus, in fact, been appointed, nor has any firm's interests there; Mrs. Congdon; Mr.) public statement yet been made as so was Holman Scott, of the Standard Oil Co we resulo nas been of the departmental | Mr. F. W. James, wife of Mr. James of investigation. What we now wish to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire; Mrs. E. H pot out, however, is that the Jury's re- Dearing, wife of Mr. Dearing, of the. commendation did not concern these International. Banking Corporation; Mr. muegations regarding the insuficiency of John Robertson, of Messrs. Hannibal & the rations actually supplied to prisoners, Co.; and Judge Lobinger, of the U. s. and it appears to us that the highly Supreme Court, Shanghai. urauatac circumstances in which these charges were made on three separate occa sions oy convicts concerned in the tragedy, and the wide publicity that has, conse quently been given to them that it is highly

M. Etienne Poulet, the famous French aviator, who a short time back made such

Australia, has arrived in Singapore, & sporting attempt to fly from Paris to

A. S. WATSON & CO., desirable that the repudiation of these along with his mechanic Leon Benoist,

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

T. No. 818

from Marseilles. M. Poulet interviewed

charges, if they are without foundation, should be given in the most impressive by a Strails Times reporter, said the chief and convincing form possible, and we can object of his visit to Singapore is to study suggest no better form than the Report the lay of the ground there. He is await of an independent Committee upon an

ing some spares, which he expects from impartial investigation. We advise this Marseilles, as well as certain" instructions, not because we have any reason to suppose

on receipt of which he will proceed to that there is truth in the charges, but Bangoon, where the machine on which ha because of the wide publicity they have essayed his first flight still is. He intends HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Das Vaux Ron, O. received among people who are only too to make another attempt to fly from ready to believe that anything may hap pen within the walls of a foreign prison.

LONDON Orang 181, Frame Staımı, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 25TH, 1990.

THE CHARGES AGAINST VICTORIA GAOL.

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The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak returned to Hongkong yesterday on the Shings staru

Rangoon to Australia vid Singapore.

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A selection from various oratorios will be given on Good Friday evening at 9.15 in St. John's Cathedral by a'chorus of over 70 voices Since these performances of Uratorio were instituted by Mr. Den- man Fuller some years ago they have The Bishop of Victoria will hold a impossible for everyone to obtain senta become so popular that it is frequently Confirmation Service at St. Andrew's

altpough" the ordinary senting of the Church, Kowloon, next Sunday, at 6p. Cathedral is always considerably added

Five cases (two deaths) of cerebro-spinal rever, two cases of enteric fever, and one case of diphtheria were reported in the Colony on Tuesday.

Archbishop Doherty, of Manila, passed through the Colony yesterday on his way to Rome in connection with episcopal affairs in the Philippine Islands.

ANOTAKE man who has been sentenced to death this week in connection with the murder of Warder Erum, at the Victoria Gaol, has made the same excuses for his crime as the man who was condemned at the previous Criminal Bessions. There is a certain similarity between the two. statements which possibly will suggest previous agreement on the making of these charges, but we must take the statements for what they may be worth. The allega |tion is that prisoners in the gaol are

half starved, through not being supplied D. Pozzoni that the Rev. Father John with the full rations that the regulations Thompkins, S.J., will preach at the of the prison prescribe. This prisoner, Catholic Cathedral next Sunday at the lake his companion in crime, professed 9.30 Mas indifference to the sentence of death upon

We are

informed by the Rt. Rev. Bishop

House rent profiteering in Japan has himself, so long as he could feel that, received a check following upon a judicial through his action, he had been the menna

to on these occasions. The selection to be given this year comprises numbers, which, with two exceptions, have never been given in Hongkong before and will in- clude the very fine tenor solo out of Elgar's "Lux Christi," "As a spirit bon dicst pass before mine eyes, the con tralto solo out of the same work, Thou only hast the Word of Life, together with extracts from Gounod The Re demption, Sullivan's The Prodigal Bon, Cowie's Vin Crucis” and the American composer, Harvey Gauls By faith alone."

CANTON NEWS.

March 24th THE CRISIS IN KWANGZUNG,

·It is stated that Ei Lich-kwan haa er- pressed his willingness to come to terma with his opponent. The letters from the

All that piece or parcel of ground situate of ensuring for the other prisoners ining at Kobe that landlords are not administrative Directors to Li Lieh-kwan. HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPAST, LED Office sa SECTION D. or INLAND LOT the gaol a sufficiency of food. At the trial Justified in forcibly ejecting tenanta after and the replies from Li are published in of the first man the Assistant Super- having raised their rent to an unreason the newspapers, and they show that the intendent of the flagi categorically denied able "extent.

GULA-KALUMPONG RUBBER ESTATES," LIMITED.

NOTICE.

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IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Brass Ornaments, Vases, Pictures, Ice Boxes, NANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Bedsteads, Clocks, Typewriters, Tablecloths,

Hatstands and a long line of Bandries.

THEME:-Cash on Delivery

G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.

Queen's Road Central, Telephone No. 2932.

TAVOURED with instructions from The Concerned will sell by Public Auction, FRIDAY, 28th March, 1990, at 2.30 P.M., at No. 12, Nathan Road, Kowloon, (ground floor)

Sundry Household Furnitures, Dress ing Tables Washstands, Chairs, Dining Table, Wardrobes, Pictures, Glass and Crockery Waree, Bedstead, and Sundries.

TECash on Delivery.

will be held on MARCH 30TH: 192).

The SHARE REGISTER of the above

| Company" will be CLOSED, from March

90th to 31st, both days inclusive.

By Order

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Colonial Registor. Hongkong, March 2ład, 1920,

-614;

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

No. 868 together with all the messuage and premises

thereon known an No. 85, Wyndham Street

For further particulars and conditions of als Apply to

H. WILKINSON & GRIST,

Vendor's Solicitors,

Queen's Road Central,

Hongkong,

MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer No. 6, Daddell Street, Hongkong.

597

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON Corner of Halphong & Hankow Road

Tel Addres: Falaqa Minutes from Ferry and Ballan- TWO

sation. This Hotel jack bre completely renovated and refurnished is now up-to-date in every respect and under

* English Management. Celine ander personal supervision of the

Proprietor.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27TH.-

TEA DANSANT FROM 4PM TO 7 ÉJE

DINNER DANCE FROM 8 PM.

SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH, Orchestral Concerts during Tiffin and Application to-- afternoon Tea

BAR AND BILLIARD ROOM, DUSTERMS A MODERATEL Special Arrangemen for Families on

J HOXEERRY Proprietor.

at Shanghai for the ensuing year, and Mr. A. E. Sparks Vice-President. It was unanimously agreed to hold a ball on St. George's Day, April 23rd.

the allegations, and his evidence, indeed, Mr. A. P. Wood has been elected Fre went to show that the prisoners weresident of the Royal Society of St. George being better fed than ever before. It is, indesa, quite a new charge to be made against Victoria Gaol, Hitherto we had heard of the gool rather as a Prisoners Paradise, so far as food is concerned. Old *** gaol-birds" have been known in

Five Chinese, one armed with a "re the pret to re-appear frequently in the volver, attempted to rob a house in gool with the excuse that they appreciated Haiphong Road on Tuesday night. A being batter" fed in the gnol than they alarm was raised and the men rushed out, were outside. To anyone having impres One man was arrested by the Police atons of this kind the allegations which immediately and the other four after have been made so impressively in the long chase. Courts recently come as a great surprise.

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We are unable to glean from the report An interesting visitor to the Colony at of the proceedings at the Sessions how the moment is the Jesnit Father Vander long the man at present under sentence styne, of India, who is on his way to of death had been incarcerated, but his America to deliver a series of lectures in companion, who has already paid the connection with mission work in India. penalty of his crime, had served seven On the last occasion that he visited the out of a sentence of ten years, and we U.B.A., Father Vanderstyne collected a may draw from that fact alone the con- less than G.$400,000 on behalf of is clusion that, if there was any substantial I mission

terms, are --at (1) alf the Yunnanese and other troops under Li Lieb-kwan are to be put under the command of the Military Government, and be paid by the Govern- borders of Hunan; and (3) Li Lich-kwan pent; (2) these troops are to be sent to tha

is to be retained as the Chief Adviser to the Military Government and the other Mok Wing-son is said to have agreed to officers are to be retained. The Tuchun, the terms, but Tong Kai-yaw, the Yunnan Tuchun, still holds out, GENERAL LUNG'S AGESTS SHOT,

Li Yan-tsi, formerly a leader unde General Lung Chai-kwong and latter one of Tunchun Mok's military adviser together with some other conspirato were executed by the order of the Tuch on Monday morning Li was reported have engaged in a conspiracy with t outlaw leaders in the North River regio to start an uprising with the object helping Lung to return to power-in- province. He was further alleged to h influenced the Tuchun's guarda assassinate the Tuchun, * NEW RAILWAY

It is reported that the constructio the Tung Long Railway from the Gate of the city will be begin by a my cate shortly. The railway was pro somo years ago, and sanction was to the syndicate for its construction owing to the war it had to be post