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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FIRE AND MARINE

INSURANCE

ASSOCIATIONS OF HONGKONG).

NOTICE

BANK HOLIDAY,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all

NOTE IN URERS OFFICES Will

he CLOSED for the Transaction of Public

· Bixin TO:DA E-(MONDAY). Acust. 23p.

By Order.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Sertaries.

Hongkong, Jaly Blat. 1920.

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

NOTICE.

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UN'11. further notice the workly religions

meeting will he held on WEDNES

DAYS.

On the 1st, 3rd 4th WEDNESDAT At

15.30 P.M.

Ou the 2nd WEDNESDAY at 20 6.5.

Address by Rey: G. J. WILLIAMS:

WANTED.

LADY STENOGRAPHER.

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A

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Apply ASIATIC PETROLEUM ('0.

(S.C.). LTD.

King Buildings,

Connanght, Road.

K

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SALE OF DIESEL MACHINERY———

TE

ENDERS are invital for the purchase of twa Mts of Vickers Diesel Machinery Marine Type, each set including one pair main engines with anxiliary machinery, propeller shafting and propellera.

Each chgipe

designed to develop 80% B.H.P. at 30/400 revolutions Tenders may be for either one or two meta.

"Qualse,"is" stored at tiar work+of the tong koor and Whampoa Dock Company and the other-at-Taikoo Dock Engineering Works. Basils sets are packed in casas ready for removal Purchaser will be required to remove the whois. of the gear patrchased by him from both or either of the above works, without any assist

of Ilour or appliances whatever from the Bayering Companies stated or from the Aimiralty

The Machinery, will be will without guarantee as to condition and with all faults and errors of description. Full particulars of the Machinery can be obtained from the undersigned, who will also issue permite to view the Machinery.

Tenilers should be lodged at the Commodore's Ofice. Hongkong, not later thaa 12 Noox on MONDAY, AUGger Sra.

H. G. LOWE, Naral Store Officer.

Fougkong Dorkyärd,

Hongkong, July 31st, 1979."

:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNSES.

THLE P. & 0.8, N. Cal's Struzzang

THE

•

"DUN RHÀ :

Arrived Hongkong an Axig, 1st, 1990: FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STEAITS.

Consigners of Cargo by the alerte-nursel vessel are hereby informed that their gods are being lanailed mal placul THEIR RISK in the Dongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods ne landesl

This vessel brings ou Cargo r

From Persian Gulf og k* 11.1.8. N. und

L. & P.S. N. Go'n Steulers,

#ptional Goods will be landed her up

instructions have been given to the contrary Hex hours before Brive of the

ger

tool's not cleaned within & diye, including

date of arrival, will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever, a

the Damaged packages must be left in' Godown for examination by the Consignes, and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10 AM. on MONDAYS and TAURSDAYS. All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they dannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown,

MACKINNON, HACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents.

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Hongkong, August 1st, 1920.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

S.S. “WEST MONTOP". VOY. 2-OUT FROM LOS ANGELES, vis HONOLULU, "JAPAN PORTE-and-SBANGHAL

THE

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE:

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 1920.

I beg to inform my Customers and the Cremoral Public-that I have trued to an & Milliner

the Colony and extablishel myself and General Draper at "No. 4, D'Aguilar Street and will carry on business-as before under the xtyle and firma marae of HIPTUOLLA & CO. ̧

I have brought with me new goods of the most fashionable and latest styles uni ask my old patroza and constituents to extend thei support done in the past.

Inspection is cordially invitel.

HIPTOOLLA,.

Milliner and Draper.

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Hongkong, Jaly 21st. 1990,

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

INTERIM DIVIDEND ONE

ADOLLAR por Share for the six months

·PREPAID WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS.

"

ADVERTISEMENTS of the "Wanted":

INTIMATION

variety will be inserted under the above WATSON'S

special heading at a charge of

$100 FOR THREE INSERTIONS--- if they do not exceed 25 worns in number

and are PREPAID.

An additional charge of 50 cents will be lunde if the instructions för insertion are not accompanied by caah.

Advertisers requiring their advertisements mailer thus bead must give instructions necont ingly, otherwise the advertisements will be regarded as intended to be displayed and charged at the usual rates.

Letters are lying at the Office for

Bozen P., Q, AD, AE. AT.

ENGLISH University Man would take PUPILS for Pronunciation. Elocation and Composition. Terus moderate. -Hot Al, Trily P Othee.

ending 30th June, 1920, will be PAYABLE on BAX, Atqust 19, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on applicaties tion at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, August 3rd TUESDAY, August 10th, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN_ARNOLD,

Secretary,

Hongkong, July 17th, 1990.

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COMP: ANY

LIMITED.

· Leoneporated in the Offiied Kingcior.),

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ad

of NINE INTERIM DIVIDEND

per Share on account of the year 1900. PENCE has been declared..

158 DIVIDEND will be payahiron and after WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of Avoust, 1920, to Shareholders on the Register on TUESDAY. the 10th day of August, 1920, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Colonial Ionkong) Register at the exchange rite of 3/8 per Dollar,

By Order of the Board.

R. J. WILTON,

Arding Security

Hongkong, 26th July, 1920.

WANTED.

"SSISTANT (British) wanted for Genera

Office work. State Age, experiance 'and salary required to ~-

Bux 1287, Care of "Faily Pros Com. (1267

S.S.

**FAUSANG."

FINEST

OLD BROWN

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LIQUEUR

the WRECK of the above steamer was the TENDERS are invited for the purchase of

on Hainan Head Reef.

GILMAN & CO. LTD. Agents, The Salvags Ansoriation, London. Hongkong, July 20th, 1920.

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PUBLIC AUCTION, #

THE-Undersigned-hare-received-instruction-

from E. P. THURSpield, Esq, to sell by Public Auction,

O1" TUESDAY, August 3rd, 1920, at 2.30 ... at his residence No. 188, Plantation Roud. The Peak,

THE VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD ́

FURNITURE

to..

therein contained-

HALL-Blackwood Side Tables, Hallstand Chain, Brwa Ornaments, &c.

BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD,

DRAWING ROOM Upholstered Sofas and A. S. WATSON Armchairs made by Lane, Crawford & Co (good as new), heavy Pile Carpets & Rugs, Blackwood Cabinets Desk, Chairs, Staada, &c. Pictures and Engravings, curtains, &c.

DINING ROOM-Fused Teakwood Mirror buck Sideboari, Extension Dining-Table-and- shaira, cabinets, &c. &c. made by Lang, Crew- ford & Co, and good as new, Dinner Servic Glass Ware, &c, and day chiming clock.

BED ROOMS-White enamelled Twin Beds large and small Wardrobes, Toilet Tables, Chent- of drawers, &c., including Stained Tentwood Boudoir Suits, all made by Lane, Crawford & Co, Arminster Carpets and Bugs, Curtains and Pictures.

H

HOT ROOM-Cupboards, including Camphorwood Wardrobe and chest-of-drawers, Bath Room, Pantry and Kitchen Utensils.

Seats, &c., &c...

ALSO

AND

CO., LTD.,

WISE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TELEPHONE 616,

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HONGKONG Omce: 19 De Vaux Ro

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was, and in resential to success; but the His Honour Mr. Skinner, a Judge of plain men does not like it. Diskart was His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court married for many years perhaps not very for China has been appointed to be suitably, but to a wife who adored hinta member of the Full Court of Hongkong Ho, for his part, always responded with

for the Session commencing on or about the the greatest devotion and almost the

3rd August, grossest flattery. He had reason to be gratatul to his wife, bur is is a wonderful A tres fight took place on Saturday Tribute to his strength of character that night in Staunton Street, between clans with all his romantic temperament and the of Huk-lo and Hak-ka coolies. Knives great excuse which genius is supposed to

bamboo poles, and stones were used, result- provide, Disrikli te nday revealed to using in several persons being injured. Thu" as of untemised cbursater, His wife Police intervened and managed to arrest died when she was eighty and the is the principal combatanta.

widower was twelve years younger.

And

then this strenuous polinčiam experienced The Provincial authorities of Kwongtung flo lled it appear to be still nervous about Kongreson, a great void in his life.

up by writing, to Lady BRADYORD, over a tor wo read that in order that special thousand letters in the last eight years of vigilance may be maintained, the soldiers his life, and to her sister, Lady CHESTER and police of Kanguloon are paying parti. FIELD, several hundred. The imaginasiocular attention to boarding houses, hotels, of the great novelist was never dead, rallway stations, and house there.

Thi

place is quiet and businam is being con- ducted as usual."

[although DisKAKLI was, in later life, in the thick of a political fight. His instinct was to write down his" emotions. I live for Power and the Affections" he cried,

The Commissioner of Customs at Kino- and, in" bis old age when she was earning chow, in his annual report when referring the envious praise of BISMARCE at the to the return of Chinese labourers from Famous Congress of Berlin; be hungere the war zone, remarks: **The amount of for affection. Thoughts of two sisters money annually paid to the labourers' families is estimated to be about $7,000,000,

almost satisfied hun.

There have been other cases genius who achieved suvPONS hungered for the love of

of men, of which at a time of scarcity must be a gud and also send to the people of Shantung, and have

The waved them from starvation."

tragedy of Dicks' life, might have been

The following additions have been made

much worse tragedy but for the greates of his character and the finonext' to the list of medien! practitioners: -- of the nature of the woman who helped James "Godfrey Lyon Brown, of Alexandra hau so much.

Panvel, disappointed, his | Building-Bachelor of Medicine and Bache- tollowers; it is probable that Ireland would for of Surgery of the University of Edin-. have been quiet and almost contented but burgh. Reginald Jarp Wong, of 32, Wing for the failure of Panynt and the woman Earn Rand, Cantos-Bachelor of Medicine be layed so passionately to control their and Master of Surgery of the University

of Sydney. Fok Wing-kan, of the Govern

emotions, SHAKESPEARE has made the tragedy of the love of Antony for Cleopatra immortal—Right down the long-road munt Civil Hospital-Bachelor of Medicine of history we see how great men at the ad Bachelor of Surgery of the University thought of a woman have been as weak as of Hongkong/ VIS SAMSON ter BELILAR cut his hair.

The Frawley Company, a very capablə, The great teacher of China, Confucius, left the service of the State because the American combination, of whose previons ruler of the principality in whose service visits to the Colony_residents_have_pleasure he was employed accepted a present of able recollections, commence a season at the Theatre Royal to-night with that very several dancing girls frun a wily

inner

opponent. The modera novelists, H. G.opular comedy "Fair and Warmer." The WELLS, W. L. GROKOR and others, have Company will occupy the theatre through. done their best to make us realise that out the remainder of the week, and this matter of the attraction of the sexes comedies which have proved remarkable produce affairs as unexpected as they are successes in London and New York are dangerous to xxiety. And when we have announced in the advertisement which will revelat.ons, after many years, such as have be found on another page. been published about DISRAELI, we realise

We take the following amusing para- TO LET OR FOR "SALE.

Electric Fans and Radiator, Tennis Netting LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STEBET, E.Chow nile we really know of the and Sun Screens, a number of Pots Fine

thoughts of the great mea of our day.. But for graph from the Canton Times: The LENSHIEL No. 141, The Past, Dear Maiden Hair Fern, Pat Plants Garden

that literary instinet" which made hini rush | Financial Commissioner bad recently gent Barker Boad Tram Station.

to. pen and paper in order to express his & number of officers to the several districts Apply to

thoughts, we might never even have heard of Kwangtung to urge the inhabitant..t of the affretions of Disraeli's old age, pay their arrear faxes. Fearing that these Probably we hear, only "a' small Traction officers might neglect their duties, several Despite #pucial inspectors have breg usted to ac of the love affairs of famous wen. the new discoveries of sence and the company them.". Dom it a thit the widening interests of the average daily officers may acgloot to urge difsukker. ta life of man, the old, old story still attracts pay, or does it mean that the officers, having sucessfully persuaded defaulters to The recent publication of the last two The novels and the short stories alike must volumes of the life of DISRAELI has created bave quite a sensation in literary and even in political' clubs, for in

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.

139

FOR SALE

IEW and COMPLETE PLANT including NEW and for crushing and son-

entrating Ore. Just arrived. "

For particulare apply

CARVALHO & COMPANY,

Machinery Department.

FOR SALE.

2016

TO. 1, STEWART TERRACE, 87, The

•N Far

Apply to-

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO. LTD. Alexandra Buildings.

123

A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND AND GENERAL BROKER. Queen's Bowl Central, Telephone No. 2032 -WEEK-L·Y AUCTIONS.

TUESDAYS ---

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS.

THE sbove-mentioned vessel, having arrived from the above-mentioned Parts Consignees of Cargo are hereby THURSDAYS —– informed that their cargo will be landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, at Consignees' risk.

Consignees of Carge are hereby notified that they must

h Import Permit

signed by the & Prodent of the Importa

And Exports. Hoogkong before Bills of Lad- ing can be countersigned.

to

All broken, chafed and damaged goods re where they will be left the Godowns,

in be examined on August 9 h.

All Claims must be presented within a weeks of the Steamer's arrival here, after

recognized. hich they cannot be read after the Goods have left the Godowns and all goods remain ing undelivered after Aug. 9th, will - be subject to rent

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requester to send in their Bill of Lading for a munter signature im mediately.

LOS ANGELES PACIFIC NAVIGATION

COMPANY,

As Operators U., Shipping Boar Hongkong, August 2nd, 1990, ..... ...

1280

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

SATURDAYS:-.

EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD

FURNITUREN.

~PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON. Corner of Haiphong & Hankow Roads

TL. K. &

Tel. Adderon: ['ajun

Two Milner" Combination Fire Resisting Sales.

(Full Particulars from Catalogue).

On view from Monday, August 2nd TREES-s

HUGHES & HOUGH,

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Ansi ones.

PUBLIC AUCTION Shi “WING HÀNG”

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Steamship WING HANG" as she ser -wear-Shamsipa.in the Harbour of Hongkong.

Will be sold b OLDER OF THE MORTAGE

hy་ PUBLIC AUCTION

TUESDAY,

the 10th day of August, 1920, at 12 o'clock Noob,

נלי

by

MEASRA. " LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers

at their Auction Rooms in Daddell Street,

The ship is a Chinese sa registerel Caston.

The Baily Press.

Hanazong, AUGUST 2ND, 1920,

GREAT

|:

LOVE AFFAIRS OF

MEN,

strong love interest in order pay up, may themselves neglect to pay to soll People who have the haziest notion the sums collected into the treasury unless Volume V. about DIBRANLI's political efforts will be the engle cyn of " & special inspector" in astounding revelations are made of the deeply interested in the death of his upon them-2 character of one of the most picturesque | emotional" affairs with women,

figures in British political history.-Private-

letters to Lady BRADFORD and her sister,

and the ordinary correspondence with There were two me (one death) of Queen VICTORIA, shuwa DIBRAKLI in plague reported in the Colony on Friday,

his old age that even his intimate friends

kлe

amazes the

Tenders have been invited by the Canton

nothing about. The Oriental imagination of the famous Jew produced Municipality for the creation of the first of the proposed public gardens for the a love affair which simply practical Britan. In his last decade the city. Prime Minister of the British Empire was

Dr. Baronsfather of Pakhoi who had a violently in love with two sisters-one, Lady breakdown in health last year owing to over- BRADFORD, who was at the time married and work is, wo bear, going to Canton to work

Her dimensions and tengage are approria grandmother; the other, Lady CHESTER- mately as follows:

LT-140ft.linch EEGUTILED TONKAGE

BREADTH 25 3inches

442

Derzi: 9 ft. 6inches Nel-264 and her speed is about 10 Kred

For further particulars and conditions sale apply t

MESSES, WILKINSON & GRIST,

9, Queen's Road Central, or to MASARA. LAMMERT BROS.

Dúddell StreetTM

Atitioners. Hongkong, July 27th, 1920..

DAIRY FARM NEWS

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[New, Shipment of FROZEN SMOKED FISH SELECTED. FILLETS 60 cents per ib

FINNAN-HADDOCKS-

i

SELECTED KIPPERS 40

RED HERRINGS

30

TWO Minutes from Ferry Railway in the Hotel who had just beer completely renovated and refurnished now up-to-date in every respect and under English Management. Cuisine under personal supervision of the

Proprietor. BAB AND HILLIARD ROOMS, - TERMS MODERATE.

Familien Special Arrangement Application tom

771

J. E. CIBERRY

Proprietor.

HELD), who was a widow of seventy. - And DISRAELI "himmelf" was a septuagenarian.

there

The Civil Governor of Canton appro

FAR EASTERN

CABLE

NEWS..

[THROUGH REUTERʼN AQUINCY.]

HONGKONG GARRISON.

IS IT LARGE ENOUGH?

Lowson, July 28th. In the House of Commons, replying to Lieut.-Colonel A. Murray, Mr. Winston Churchill stated that the number of British

Let x say, at once, that the new records priated $10,000 is a part of the contribu. white troops in North China war & officera

moral tion of the Government towards a modern, and 150 men, and in South China 91 offers

1M

of

tway mirch character There was nothing-mean_or That is all the surdid about his passian.

DISRAELI'S

firebrigade apparatus."

and 974 min.

Colonel John Ward: Do that mean

more ·remarkable when we remember that During the absence on leave of Mr. Arne that the garrison in Hongkong sumbera

На детег

Schou Sorensen, Consul for Norway in approximately what it did before the war, he was such an orientalist, misconducted himself in such affairs, but Hongkong, Mr. Sverre Berg will be Acting and, in view of the possible breaking of he wielded a remarkable influeno over Congal in charge of the Norwegian Con- the Anglo-Japanese agreement, is not 900 British troops for the protection of the women. Nobody knew how to handle sulate.

whole of our intereste in those regions a Queca VICTORIs better than the brilliant

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Typhone weather has spoilt a good many Jew who, in his old age, wore stays and week-ends this summer. It is doubly dis rouged his face. Somebody called hial, in

tis youth; “18tag in a flowered waistcont."appointing to get this weather on the rare 'occasions when we get a Bank holiday

In his own generation people called him

and mountebank." "humbug"

Yet

he possessed great qualities. But this revelation of him by his biographer as an |ardent-lover-in-bis all age, in amazing

added to the week-end holiday.........

very small number?

Mr. Churchill: Yes, it is very small

indeed, but the position of our troops must be considered in relation to the general arrangement of naval defence, and the

Palatial office buildings are being crect general strategic position of the world. ed in. Tientsia for the Kailan Mining Ad The troops are discharging the same ministration, at an rstimated cost of half duties as before the war and the garrison in the affairs nearest to his heart, he seems a million dollars, exclusive of the value of of Hongkong must be maintained. 'to, have been "inscrutable to his most land. The new offices will form a rectan intimate friends and political supporters, gular pile 290 foot long 120 feet deep with In has public exprcity a politician Tour stocion aggregating some tõ feck in

· THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD Dir lent himself to decaption and height The designe were prepared by Mr. intrigue--asis the case, we fear, with B. C. G. Burnett; the representative in many public men, not even excluding the Tientsin, of Meware Atkinson & Dallas, present Prime Minister. Perhaps that Ltd "Shanghai:

ĮSTORAGE CO., LTD.

DANGEROUS DRUGS BILL

Lownow, July 30th. The House of Commons-passed the third: reading of the Dangerous Drugs Bill, giv.......... ing effect to the Opium Convention,