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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTIOR

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TR. 1920.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

TO BE LET.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

THE PARTNERSHIP hitherto, existing

between GEORGE PHILIP LARIATE A LARGE HOUSE. Partly Furnished with ER AROHIBALD ORR LANG has This

PORPUTZIO MARIA NOLASCO DA SILVA under the style and name of WonousTEN, LAMMUAT SILTA has been dissolved by mutual consent. from March 31st, 1990. All outstanding transactions entered into under the said Fartnership will be attended to by M. P. K M. DA SILVA, who will continue under the same style or name of WozcrsrER, LAKKERT

BILTA until further notice.

WORCESTER, LAMMERT & SILVA. Hongkong, April 6th, 1990,

NOTICE.

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Garden in central position.

Apply

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

5.S. PROFESSOR": FROM LONDON, COLOMBO & STRAFTS.

CONSIGNEES are hereby notified that

to an outbreak of fire on the voyage, Average Bond will require to be signed, but no deposits will be collected at JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., IÆ.,

Agenta."

IN connection with the abs. General presen

Day started business as Bhare & General Broker under my own name

GEO. P. LAMHERT, Hongkong, April 6th, 1820.

NOTICE.

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"This may been transferred to Your UR ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT has BUILDINGS, 4th Floor (entrance in Chater Boad).

For the ABLATIO PETROLEUM Co. (S.C.), LIE..

N. L.WATSON. Hongkong, April 6th, 1830.

NOTICE

679.

The Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Hongkong, April 6th, 1920,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. The Steamship "BOLTON CASTLE”

FROM NEW YORK.

that all Goods are being handed at their ONSIGNEES of Cargoare hereby informed dak Into the Godowns of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWE Co LED 30 Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained,

Options Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods

Day bean admitted a Partner in Our Firm in Hongkong and Chins

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co. Hongkong, April 1st, 1990.

I

NOTION***

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HAVE This Day REMOVED my Office Floor:

to No. 17, QUEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, 1st

J. H. GARDINER,

Felicitur.

Hongkong, March 31st, 1920.

NOTICE

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NATIONAL LOAN OF THE FOURTH- YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1915).

UBSCRIBERS to the above Loan re hereby notified that redemption of the bonds drawn at Peking on the 10th March, 1920, will begin on the 12th April, 1920.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

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Canton there is a very big reservoir of Mr. von Heidensiam. Engineer-in-Chief native labour. The conditions of work to the Huangpu Conservancy Board, h and livelihood for artisans in Hongkong left for a short visit to Europe and are very much better than those which U.S.A., partly on leave and partly on obtain in Canton. That is what attracts business of the Board;

Commodore M. 8. Fitzmaurice, Q.M.G.,

the men to the Colony, In the first place they know that they and their dependenta have police protection and general two case (swo deaths) of cerebrospinal Four cases (two deaths) of enteric fever, security. They obtain higher wages and fever and one case of diphtheria, ware probably a greaten certainty of employ reported in the Colony during the fivo ment Thay also receive a very fine days which ended on Monday. training of which many of the more intelligent bare taken full advantage, Chances artisans trained under European. supervision locally have gone South to lucrative employment in the Dutch Esat Indies,* French Indo-China, and elsewhere, while others have opened ар their own establishmenta in Hongtong where there are a number of small Chinese-owned shipyards and the same repair shops. There can be no question

WHISKY

maintains

who commanded EMS. Triumph in the operations at Taingtao, and was in her when abs, was torpedoed off Gallipoli, has been appointed Commodore at Smyrna.

It is understood that a deadlock has been roached with regard to the Foochow incident The position is now shid to be

in the minds of those who know anything as follows: Japan is prepared to ipdem.. about the general conditions in Canton nify the Chinese victims if China. first and in Hongkong that the artisans of pays compensation

for the Japanese the Colony are very much better off than victing. Similarly Japan will updbgiza

to China if China does so fret.

Payment in cash or ja equivalens HIGH quality TO-DAY those of Canton.

be made at the Bank of China and Bank of Communications or any of the branches of the above banka and also at the Shang. hai Office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

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Bonds having as their two terminal numbers any of the following groups, vis

HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING THE HONGKONG POLO CLUB will be held in the Board Room in Mosers are left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining 75, 36, 37, 30, are drawn bond, 61, 67, 73 as BEFORE and during Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Odice on MON. DAY next, APRIL 12th, ab 5P.M.

BUSINES

1. To receive the Committee's Report and "Accounts for year ended 31st March,

1990,

To elect Officers for ensuing year, To discuss Club business generally. By Order,..

8. E GRIMSTONE Hon. Secretary & Treasurer. Hongkong, April 6th, 1920..

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HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED

"

(Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) ★TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG TRAMWAY COM PANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Officer

of MOSSTR. JARDINE, MATHESON & CONTANT, LIMITED Pedder Street, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 14th day of April, 1920, at 15 o'clock Noox, to transact the ordinary business of the Company.

By Order of the Board,

W.E BOBERTS,

Secretary. Hongkong, 7th February, 1990

DR.

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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. TENDERS for SPECIE MELÍ in SHANGHAI and TIENTSIN, up to and for the, sums of $500.000 current in

Shanghai and 300,000 in Tientsin will be received by the TREASURY OHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT,

11.30 on April 8th, 1920.

The amount accepted is to be placed by the Senderer to the arečít of an account with the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI, HANKING CORPORATION, Shanghai and Tientain, so ma to be available April 7th, 1920.

Parsons tendering to las alternatively (The amount of Hongkong currency payable in Hongkong on

April 8th, 15241 required for each $1,000 Shanghai

currency and or

ha

(b) The.

asmoant of Dollar current in Shang and Tientsin per £100 for Telegraphic

undelivered after the 11th Apr. will be subject

to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 20th Apr. or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 10th Apt. as 10 A by Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & Co., Lady Agents.

Hdartong, 8th April, 1920

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD.

AND

UHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LID.'

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"RHESUS"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, "Kowloon," where it wil le at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after April 6th,

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 Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays: between the hours of 10.45 am, and noen 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 April 15th will be subject to rent

All Claims against the Steamer mit be presented to the undersigned on or before April 16th, or they will not be recognised,

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agenta... Hongkong, April 5th, 1920.

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DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED

A 84.00 per Share) has been declared N INTERIM DIVIDEND of 8 per cent

1920. and will be payable on the 15th of APRIL

Transfer on the Lorda Commissioners of will be CLOSED from the 7th of April to the The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company HM Treasury, London.

The lenders in be in duplicate, and in sealed 14th of April, both days inclusive, during ocvers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST which time no Transfer of Shares can to. OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, registered.

and andermed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN-

MENT BILLS, sta."

The right to accept or rejest any or all of the banders is reserved.

can be had on

Copies of Ferma of Tender application.

Persons tendering för (Bills) are harsby noided that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 23 George L. Cap. 45′ and 41, George LAL, Cap. 59, the acceptance of any such Tender laubject to the express condition that no member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to azy share or part in er to any benent to arise from the Contract thereby 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 benefit of the Company"

Any further information can be obtained by personal application to the TEASURY CHEST OFFICER, A.P.D.

A DELACOMBE, Lieut-Col Treasury Chest Oficer, A.P.D. His Majesty's Trossary Office,

Hongkong, April 7th. 1990.

THE

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F. A AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs. Inspectorate General of Customs,

Peking, March 26th, 1920. (669

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG. PROBATE JURISDICTION.

In the Goods of LEONARD LE BRETON late of No. 11, Broadwood Road, Hongkong, deceased.

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Ordinance No. 3 of 1897, made an Order OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtas of Section 68 of limiting the time for Creditors and others to send in their claims against the above Estate to the 13th day of April 1920,

All Creditors and others are accordingly undersigned on or before that date. hereby required to send their claims to the

Dated the 30th day of March, 1990.

DENNYS & BOWLEY, Solicitors for the Executrix, No. 3, Des Voeux Boad Central,

Hongkong.

...

FOR SALE

At Temple Strest, Yaumati,

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LARGE CORRUGATED IBON WAREHOUSE (40 ft. deep by 100 36. ride by 36.8 ft. high) suitable for work shop or store house.

For inspection, farther information and particulars,

Apply to

TSANG KWONG & CO, 228, Des Voeux Road, Central. Parchaser will be required to dismantle house and remove same.

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BEN LINE OF STEAMERS, FROM MIDDLESBRO, LONDON, AND STHATTS.

8.S. BENVENUE""" DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CONSIGNES of cargo are hereby Inform

General Managers,

od that all Goods are being landed at their DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whad rise info the haardons and/or extra "kasardous Hongkong, March 30th 1920. (658

ard Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or from the whaven delivery fmay be obtained.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

ING of the SHAREHOLDERS will be held the ORDINARY YEARLY MEET at the Company's Hotel, Hongkong, on for the purpose of receiving the Report of WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TH 1920 at Nook, the Board of Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the Year ending 31st December, 1919.

pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com- APRIL 18T, to WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TH, 1920 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered

By Order of the Board of Directors

J. H. TAGGART Manager and Secretary. Hongkong, March 28th, 1920

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No Ulaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 9th inst.. will be anbject to rent.

All Claims spainst the Steamer must be prerted to the Underdenat en or before the 16th it, or they will not be recognised."

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

zamined on the 9th inst. at 10 AM.

No Fire Larurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

BIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co, Agnata. Hongkong, 3rd April, 1920.

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FROM

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

B.S. "WEST IVAN '

REPULSE BAY HOTEL. THE above-mentioned

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7TH, TEA DANSANT FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM. DINNER DANCE FROM 8 PM.

SATURDAY, APRIL JOTE.

TEA DANSANT FROM 4 P.M. TO 7 PM. DINNER DANCE FROM 8 P.X.

SUNDAY, APRIL LITE Orchestral Concerts during Tiffin Afternoon Tes

A. G. DA ROCHA,

IS THE AUCTIONEER

the War.

Per Case' lncluding duty,

$29,00

were

What, then, is the cause of the present troublet We fear that it is due to the

The Bishop of Victoria (Hongkong) wase of discontent that has spread over gratefully acgnowledges the receipt of all the world as a result of the war. $3,000, being the first instalment of $10,000 Everything has been so unsettled, and promised from Dr. Wu Ting Fang towards even Hongkong, remote as it has been the St. Paul's College Extension scheme. from the actual scenes of hostility, has This is specially gratifying as Dr. Wu not escaped the effects of the wave. Ting Fang is the most distinguished of It was almost impossible to think far the "old boys" of the College, which ha, ahead during the war. In the life and visited on Monday fast. death struggle for honour and life, money and

wages

It now transpires that the donor of the quite secondary considerations.

myaificent benefaction of £30,000 for the Artisans went from this endowment of the Church of England in i Colony to India and Mesopotamin at enormously increased wages.

this Colony is the Hon. Six Paul Chater, We are proud to think that in this way, small

C.M.G., who has long been a very generous as it may seem, the Colony assisted in "upporter of all good work. He directs. the great cause. But we are also sorry John's Cathedral and half to St. Andrew's, that half the endowment be devoted to St. that a little more discretion was not exercised concerning the wages offered. Similarly, with the Chinese coelies in France. However, those episodes are closed, and the one thing that must be Anglican Church Community in the boldly faced, not only by employers of Colony, accepted the endowment with an labour, but by the Government, is this expression of cordial gratitude. menace to the industries of the Colony,

Development may be able to give some assistance. "As far as we know, a first-telegraphic communications from politi clase mechanic obtains a wage of from cians in Canton, asking whether there is about twenty-two up to thirty dollars any prospect for them to earn a livelihood month, but, of course, foremen and charge

in the political circles up here hands receive more. Coolie Labour in renegades. from the Southern cause, says apparently, about ten dollars a month, our contemporary, are said to have an eye and thus the relative reward offered to

on the recently organised Financial In- skilled and unskilled, Jabour is in about vestigation Commission as they have learn- the same ratio as in Great Britain. Weed that the Government has decided to sincerely hope that this matter will be increase the number of delegates to the dealt with in a statesman-like manner,

Commission. Their applications for ap-

A. S. WATSON & CO., Posibly the new Committee on Economic

LIMITED.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TIL No. 618.

Shanghai,

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wloon, He himself built the latter edifice and also its vicarage and church Hall Tho Church Body, on behalf of the

A Peking paper states that the Chinese Government is reported to have received

These

BIRTH. Boora-At Peak Hospital, on April 5th, to Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. BOOTH, &

as the only thing that seems at all likely Pointments in Peking have been faveur- daughter...

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to endanger the prosperity of the Colony ably considered by the Government, and MARRIAGE. WELMAN IRONBIDE. AL

is labour trouble. It has been stated they will soon leave Canton for the March 31st, HERBERT W. WELMAN, to

on that a number of the men have gone to Capital. This bunch of politicians is said IBODEL IRONSIDE of Peterbead, Scot-Canton and their native villages to take to represent the members of the Yen

·land.

up other work. On the other hand it Chiu Yi (Chiaputang Party), Yi Yu time of year when holidays are popular must not be forgotten that this is the and Cheng Hueh Hat with the Chinese.

We cannot imagine

DEATHS. LEACH-At Shanghai, on March 31st ARTHUR WILLIAM LEACH, in his 60th year, of the Chinese Customs Service, Kashing, eldest son of the Rev. W. J. J. Leach TUTCHER. At his residence, No. 1, Peak Road, Hongkong, on April 5th, WILLIAM JAMES TUTCHER, Suparin- tendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department, aged 52 years. Te79 Hosazora Office: 10, Da Vaux Ron, C. Lowson Ornament 181, Frasi Szaki, 1.0.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 7TB, 1990,

Cho

There was a large congregation at the

that any artisan who has lived in Union Church, Shanghai, on the Sunday a long period in his native village. We invited to participate in view of his Hongkong will be content to remain for before Easter, Dean Walker having been have heard nothing yet of strike pay and shortly leaving Shanghai. The Dean it is.not at all clear that the guild, or preached an eloquent and appropriate union, of the men is a well-organised acrmion, and in a concluding reference to Society. Probably the managers of the his forthcoming departure, expressed the Dock companies regard this as a test case pleasure of his friends in Union Church, and will act accordingly. It will going on to say that he had never at any certainly affect seriously the growth of time wittingly, said anything against any new industries in the Colony if there is other Christian congregation in Shanghai. any further general increase in wages.

The Shahibai A.D.C. is making arrange mente for a production of Shakespearo's “'Twelfth Night,”-

He had his reward in being invited to com among them on that occasion. It and upon which he would always book was an opportunity which he welcomed., back with pleasure, as an evidence of that Christina unity and spirit of friendship Prof. W. J. Hinton of the Hongkong which was the supreme thing and which Monday from Home on the Rhesus. University returned to the Colony on shou'd be the aim of them all to establishe An interesting sight was witnessed on

twelvo.rcels.

LABOUR TROUBLES IN HONGKONG. Tas demand made by the fitters of the Colony for a large increase in wages is matter of public importance. It is perhaps an indication that these men. have decided that they are. now in a position to dictate, to their employers, they are screening Hall Caine's masterley, where several graves are being renew- The Hongkong Theatre announce that Monday afternoon at the Sokumpoo Val- the terma upon which they will, in future, STTLE, JAPAN AND SHANGRAD

No doubt they have heard from vessel having agitators about the increase in wages of arrived from the abons mentioned men employed upon similar work in other Porta Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their cargo is being landed countries, notably Great Britain. at their risk into the Hazardous and/or the immediate reply to any such argument But extra Bazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Rodowns Co. It is obvious. The industries in Hongkong Kowloon sad stored at Consignee's risk.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are example, the ships that are sold are sold are, more or less, on a sterling basis. For to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined by Messrs. Carmichael & Clark on in pounds sterling, or francs or guilders. today the dollar is worth, in sterling, The wages are paid in dollars, And nted with

two and a half times its normal value, Local conditions are so utterly different to those which obtain in Great Britain that it is impossible to accept for

9th instant, at 10 am

All Claims must be presented within week of the Steamers arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized

No Claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns and all Goods remain and ing undelivered after 9th instant, will be

subject to rent t

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested to send in their worthy of careful consideration over mediately.

o

The Chinese, arrested for attempted been discharged, as there was no evidence highway robbery in Macdonald Road, has

against him,

piece The Christian," in six episodes of ed. It being the Ching Ming Festival a number of Chinese gathered near the ceme tery to worship their ancestors tombs and

worship had ceased some of the Chinese to light crackers and jou sticks. After

removed the skeletons of those buried there The wedding of Miss Kathleen Sophie after which the bones were reverently and subjected them to a vigorous cleaning Moxon and Major Colin. Leslie Smith is placed in jars and removed to the differ 3.30 p.m. on the 19th instant, to take place at St. John's Cathedral atent houses, followed by the usual con-

Administration's mines for the week started on the hill-side and continued for The total output of the Kailan Mining lighting of crackers and jose-sticks a fre As a result of the

ending March 20th, amounted to 81,381 upwards of an hour. A large number of people commenced blowing Police whistles

tons and the sales to 76,119 tons.

The general

course of mournere

application bere arguments which may be fever for new business enter and considerable disorder prevailed. The

Bills of Lading for counter-signature im there. There is the old law' of supply and prines in Japan rung high says the watchmen in the Government plantations managed to extinguish the fire by first

which attempts Mainichi, The promotion of insur

to interfere with that is usually expensive companies seems to be the chief feature cutting down the trees near by and then

FRANK WATERHOUSE.CO.

demand, and action

Ad Operators, U.S. Shipping Board,

ard Floor, Hotel Mansions

Hongkong, April 4th, 1920.

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in the end. Let us bear in mind that in how

amothering the flames with large sucks.