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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- T

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H. H. B. MITCHELL, Hon. Secretary

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Mongkong. August 7th, IPN).

CHINA COAST OFFICERS' GUILD.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

of this tuild will

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1920.

YPW ADVERTISEMENTS.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF

HONGKONG,

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

Is the God of WILFRED TULIP Site of Whinney Holl Northumberland. Dranghidan, a Bachelor, temporarily residing at Hongkong, slewsmed.

TATICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

TRELOVED e ad ux from September to the Dith day of August 1

1st, 1920, to the MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICE (Shipping Ofeel grounde at West Point,

W. E. KIRBY,

Amistant Secretary.

Hongkong, August 6th. 19:23

"ELLERMAN LINE".

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

From HAMBUR】 & ROTTERDAM,

38 stemskip

THE

"SWAZI

having arrived-Consignces-of-Gargo are

Cours le by virtue of Section 8 of Ordinance No of 18), mean Onier miting the time for Urulītam and others to send in their eaims against the live Estate Creditors an others ይከ accordingly beby required to send particulars of their him to the undersigned on or before that liste

Tuted the 5th day of August, 1940.

MATTHEW J. D. STEPHENS, Solicitor for the Executors,

1. Bank Buillings,

Habgkong.

NOTICE.

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informed that all Goods are being lauded W CLIMA THULE BBB Black.

at their rak in the hazardous un for extra bazardons Godowns of Bolts Wharf, Kowloon, whence every may be obtained.

No Claim will be admitted for thi Goods left the Cudown, and all Cicula' remaining undelivered after August 13th, i will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Und waiged on or before. August 90th, 1920, or they will not be recognised,

All broken chaled and damaged Goods" are to be left in the Godawns where thes will be examined on August 12th, betweco the hours of 10.43 4.3. and Noox, by the Campany's Surveyors Masura floddard & Douglas.

No Fire Lasurance has been effacted. dill of Lading will be countersigned by

THE-BANK-LINE LUHTED,

General Agent..

Hongkong, Augnar G-n. 192)

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NOTICE TO, COSSIUNEES,

CLEAN-STEAM-SHIP COMPANY, 1-4-6-

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

CONSI

ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"RHESEUS"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holt', Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignėtų risk. The Cargo will ise ready for delivery from Godown on and after Angst oth.

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

"Ehave just veived a ranti consignment

Winkl Pipes.

Ipertion Solicited.

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA.

19. tee Hum: Street.

11299

NOTICE.

beg to inform my Customers and the General Public that i bare returned to

| the Colony and established myself an "Milliger and General Draper at No. 4, D'Aguilar Street and will carry on business and before under the style, and firmi name of HIPTOOLLA & CŊ).

I have brought with me new gooir of the most fashionable and lateek styles and ask my old patrons and constituents to extend their support as done in the past

Inspection in conlily invit sl.

HIPTOOLLA, Milliner and Draper.

Bongkang, July-21st, 1920.

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HONGKONG CASTON AND MA AO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

SOTIER TO SHARSH LEKS

A broken, chafed, apl dangal good are to be left in the lodowne, where they will be examined the hours of 10.45 am, and Noox within the free storage period.

N INTERIM onday Tuesday' aul Friday between

DIVIDEND of ONE

A DULLAs per Simfe fur the siz mouths ending 20th June, 1920, will L PAYABLE on TUESDAY, AUGUST tôr, qu which date No Chains will be admittal after the Gool Dividend Warrate may obtained on applica have left the steaner's Gown, "Rad all godtion at the Company's (fice remaining undelivered after Ang. 12th, will wubject to rent.

All Ulufous agnst the Steunier must be

A

PREPAID WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS.

11.

DVERTISEMENTS of the “Wanted “ -variety will be inserted under the Ahora special heading at a'charge of'

B100 FOR THREE INSERTIONS if they do not exceed 15 wonos in number.

and a PREPAID.

An additional charge of 50 cents will be made the instructions for insertion are not accompanied by cash,

Advertimura requiring their advertisments under thus lead must give instructions accord- ingly, otherwise the advertisements will be regarded as intended to be displayed and charged at the usual rates.

Letters are lying at this Ofes, for

“Boxes P., Q., AD, AE., AL.

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"ANTED. — DOCTOR, "British,

present North China experience in tropical medicine, lutely demobilized, desires practice, partnership or locum tenonsy. Free October. Write-Box AK, care of Daily Prom Ofco

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TIENTSIN WATER WORKS COMPANY LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NDIVIDENT WARB43 I5, & lat of

which is appended hereto, having been LOST, in the event of no other claims being lodged with the undersign d on or before the 15th day of Aretist 1920, the same will be declared

Null and Void and New Warrants will be invest in the name of the Commercial BANK DY CHINA.

DATE OF WARLANT NO. OF WARRANT AMOUNT 30th June, 1919

14th February, 1913

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16th February, 1914 30th June, 1914

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Date the 31st day of July 1920.

WILLIAM FORBES & CO.,

Secretaries. TIENTSIN-WATER-WO

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INTIMATION

WATSON'S

OLD

FINEST

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large force at Mosul, considerable forces over not to the League of Nations bus at Baghdad, and also as Bušra, and scatter to the Allied and Associated Powers by ed detachments dotted about over the whole the very terms of the Treaty, and it was Then there was the force under the for them to lecide who should be the command of General Madron at Meshed-manilatories, After all, the expense of "considerable torce (which Mr. Remiancipating those colonies fell upon the CHILL stated was between 4,000 and 5,000). Allies. They were "saking exactly the In regard to these forces, transport and lines with regard to the Turkish supply were it a very disadvantageous Treaty, President. Wilsos, certainly, had position. In the estimates these forces are put forward mich a contention an were put at 70,600, and, according to that now. advanced by M- AaqUITH, and aasworn-given-by-the-Secretary-of-State, he was presvut at the meeting when the that had since been increased by about Allied and Associated Powers distributed 9,000. The total cost given in the Esti-the mandates. The terms of the wandata mates £21.005,000, which, is preceded by would be submitted to

the League of

If

the cautionary and encouraging not that Nations. That was another matter. it is in contemplation to reduce the Vote there was an abuse of those terms it would

BROWN by, approximately, the half in the course be for the League to deal with it.. Dealing

LIQUEUR

BRANDY

25 YEARS IN WOOD;

A. S. WATSON

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CO., LTD.,

SALE OF DIESEL MACHINERY,

are invited for the purchase of TENDERS

two sets of Vickers Diesel Machinery Marine Type, each set including one pair main engines with anzillary machinery, propeller abarting and propellers. Each engine is designed to develop 800 BHP. at 30/400 rrelations. Tenders, inay be for either one or

two wit

kone aut Whamps Deck Company ant the Om met in stored at the works of the Hong- other at Taikoo Dock Engineering Works. Both sets are packel in cases ready for removal. Purchaser will be required to remove the whole of the your purchased by him from both The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company either of the above works, without any asist. will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, August Brü to TUESDAY." August 19

ance of inhour or appliances whatever from the both laye

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presentel to die anderaigned on or before Aug inclusive, during which perini tus. Fansfer of

26th, or they will not be recognised.in

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Hongkong Aigust fith, 1990,

...ti"”

"PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE.

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Fac NEW YORK

TRE Steamship

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- MONGOLIAN PRINCES

Leaving arrivel. From the above Park, Consignes 1 of Cargo are hereby informed that their ins are being landed at their risk in the Gowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limitet, Kowloon, apd" ator at Consignced risk and expense

All broken, chafai and slainngsi Cosby, are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on Thursday, Aug. 12th, at 10 AM.

All Claims must be presented within FIFTHEN Dars of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the Godowne, and all Goods remaining undelivered after Aug. 18th, will be subject tå

rent.

Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed. by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong before Bills of Lading can countersigned.

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, Agents.

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Hongkong, Angust 8th, 1920,

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INDO CHINA, STEAM-NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED...

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

TH

THE Steamship

"NA MSANG having arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby, informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous fiodowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited.. whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 13th Aug, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowna, where they will be examined. Claims against the steaner must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be acted by us in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

"JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lap

General Managers. Anguri fib. 1920.

Shares can be Registered

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOHN ABNOLD,

Secretary. "Hongkong, July 17th, 19200 [1217

HONGKONG TRAMWAY QUÄMPANY DAMITED

N°INTERIM DIVIDEND of "SINE HEREBY GIVEN that an FENCE per Share on asut of the year 1920,

4. has been d dared

The DIVIDEND will be payaide on

ob and after WEDNESDAY, the 25th đây” of Auguər. 1040, to Shareholders on the Begister on TUESDAY, the 10th day of August, 1920, and will be paid to Shareholders on the Calonul (Hongkong) Register at the exchange rate of 3/8 per Dollar

By Order of the Board.

-R. J. WILTON,

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 26th July, 1920.

N°

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PUBLIC AUCTION

9.S.WING HANG"

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Steamship" WING HANG " as she liea. near Shamsuipo is the Harbour of Hongkong.

Will be sold by

ORDER OF THE MORTGAGE

by

PUBLIC AUCTION

02

TUESDAY,

the 10th day of August, 1920, ut 12 o'clock Noon,

by

Mesas. "LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneer

at their Auction Rooms in Duddell Street.

The ship is a Jiner ship regimul Cantun.

Her dimensions and tonnaga are approxi mately sa follows: LENGTH0It.lineh REGISTERED TORNAGE Berart-25ft. 3 inches Gross 42 DETTE Oft 6inches. Nel-264 and her speed in about 10 Knots.

For further particulars and conditions of and apply to

MERA WILKINSON & GRIBT,.. -9, Queen's Bood-Central,

For-to, Meurs-AMMERT BROS,

Duddell Street pe

Auctioneers,

Hongkong, July 27th, 1920.

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£1254

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Engineering Companies stated or from the Admiralty.

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The Machinery will be sold without guarantee ta condition and with all faults and errors of description. Fall particulars of the Machinery can be obtained from the undersigned, who will also issue permits to view the Machinery.

Tenders should be lodged at the Commodore's Office. Hongkong, not inter than 12. Noos on MONDAY," "August 30th::

H. G. LOWE, Naval Store Officer.

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Hongkong Dockyard,

Hongkong, July 31st, 1920."

A. G. DA ROCHA,

AND

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR GENERAL BROKER.

Queen's Houd Central, Talephone No. 2832.

WEEKLY AUCTIONS.

TUESDAYS:-

:

WINE "AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

VAN

TELEPHONE 616.

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DEATH.

Max-At his residence, 174 Oostzoodyk, Rotterdam, on the Sth June, 1920, HESI VAN MEINES, Jr., Jate Marine Superintendent of The "Asiatic Petroleum Co. (South China).

Ltd. "

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The Daily Press.

"HONGKONG, August 721, 1920.

MESOPOTAMIA.

1

of the year. The latest estimate for with Mr. Asquith's declaration that there

would

was po mora! or legal document by which

Was

werk was £475,000, which works out at nearly £25,000,000, but Mr. ASQUITH thought it would be a very conservative could claim a mandare over Mesopo- sami, the PRIME MINISTER said: Moral, Vertimate to say, that the expenditure on

Mesopotamia for these twelve months certainly. The whole cost of emancipation

be £33,000(00D,

Mr. Asquith in money and blood fell on this country, declared that we have no legal footing in and there is no country which has a better Mesopotamia. He said. The only power or a Bigher moral claim or which suffered so which can give us a legal footing there, much We have also a legal claim. Having according to the solemn covenant we have coupled the country, and having reidd entered into with other countries of the to take a mandate, you have to hold it until world, is the League of Nations. It is for you set up a Government, and that is what

Te are doing." them, and not far us, to proscribe the terms i

His peroration and limits of the mandate" to be given, noteworthy but we have spack for but a Has any such mandate been given 7. Sn few short sentences: There was a moments far as I know there has not, and fintil it when many of na thought the war would last bait seems to

are acting in another year. The collapus còme suddenly 5 advance of any legal of moral authority it came with a crack when it might have that this or any other country could goos on! If it had

d gone on we would That is being done an have gone on. This country would never enormous ecst to "the tax-payers of this have given' up; except with victory. country. In the present state of any terri. (Chours.) But if it had gone on for another- terial commitments and of our financial year--and we would not lave shirked it-it necessitis it is wholly beyond our power would have added another two or three as a nation to add to the burdens under thousand millions to the bardens of this which we are alrend, suffering." Whiteyny (1) Dountry. presibilities Mesopotamia has of meion, that would have been prepared to fare eve

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Victory

nina.

I the country

tion, reconstruction, and revitalisation, ¡P!

that gigantic addition to its burtons going certainly is no duty of the British public

to take this task on their "over-burdened to throw away all the fruits of that great | shoulders. "Let us, if the league toi labour, that great sacrifio, and burden be Nations so desires and prescribes, be will cause it cannot keep there, right until the ing to secept any "manilate they wish to situation is cleared up 'impose upon A mandate, in nation that has kept its head and its heart opinion, should be confined, so far as our through this minst tryaig period that ever direct administration and responsibility trained the endurance and fore of the Mow people can still endure and still be courage, are concerned, to those parts, of potamia which are within reach of the Pas; it will not spend a farthing on these Persian Gulf-from the sen to the, zune of countries except to carry out our mission. Bista. ** Including Baghdad ? "' asked: Let us go through, and thess countries will Mr. Llovų GæorGE. "No," replied Mr. bless us, and we shall have done something ASQUITH. "I would stop short of Baghdad, which will add to the lustre and glory of But it is difficult to say what the exact this great. Empire," boundaries should be. The remainder of

it, certainly most of it, ought to be jilgeed

Eight Anfu newspapers published in under native indigenous administration. with the assistance and advice of British Poking and Tientsin suffered sudden death agents and officers," but with a Förce raised, on July 22nd.

and levied and paid for by themselves, and l

Capt. J. E Warner, Private Secretary with the operations of which we have no

to H.E. the Governor, and his sister, Mr direct concern. That, I believe to be a

Dale, returned to the Colony yesterday statesmanlike settlement of the mandate of after a six weeks' trip to the North Mesopotamia."

Mr. Llown GEORGE found little difficulty The total output of the Kailan Mining in demolishing Mr. Asqctra's case against Administration's mines for the week ending the Government very thoroughly. He July 17th, azaouated to 87,768 tons, and the said: "I can understand anyone saying:

sales during the period to 55,911 tous.. Don't touch the country. I in none of! Mr. Justice Skinner Turner, of Shang-

Бізніпеня. Leave" it alone. The moment you defeated the Turks you ought on the Aashiwa Maru for the Full Court bai who arrived in Hongkong yesterday-

But so say you of Appeal, was accompanied by Mrs.

In view of the cables received within the last few days regarding the disturbanges | „Four in" Mesopotamia which have led to some serious fighting, the interesting debate to have cleated out." which arose on the Army Estimate" regard should clear out to Basra, stick there, and, Turner. ing Mesopotamia in the House of Commons when the League of Nations asked us to on June 23rd is of more than passing interest. The following telegram from the Acting Civil Commissioner, was read to the

'House:---

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advance, to then organi, another military Kongmoon was badly flooded as a result expedition to reconquer the country-that of the recent rains. Many housee collapsed is as preposterous a suggestion na could and several persons are stated to have been be made." That policy, said the Premier,

killed. Considerable damage Wh His Majesty's Government, having been would have cost not £25,000,000, but much done to property in the villages of the MISCELLANEOUS GOODS:

entrusted with the mandate for Meso nearer £100,000,000 or £200,000,000 to

Shanpo district.". potainia, anticipate, that it will lay upon THURSDAYS :-

them the responsibility for the maintenance reconquer the whole country from Basra Wo notice that twenty candidates for VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. of internal peace and the external security to Mosul. He reminded Mr. Asecure that Eastern Cadetships were selected by a of Mesopotamia, and will require them to be himself was responsible for the agree Belection Board held under authority of SATURDAYS -

formulate an organic law, framed in consultation with the people of Mewn ment under which the British wero to take the Civil Service Commissioners, on May petamia, with due regard to the rights, the responsibility for the whole line of 18th. Every one of them had bold a com- wishes, and interests of all communities. Baghdad as well as Basra, and that the mission in the Army, The mandate will contain provisions to facilitate the development of

EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD

-FURNITURES.

A G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER, "SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER

Queen's Bond Central, Telephone No. 2932.

LAVOURED with instructions from The

FAVOURED Concerned

will-sell by Public Auction, ou SATURDAY,

August 7th, 1920, at 2.30 r... at lay Sales Rooms, Queen's Road Central (Old Post Office Building). VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD-FURNITURE AND EFFECTS

Comprising

Mesopotamia leading people in Mest had petitioned The fantan gambling monopoly for

stand by itself, when the mandate will end.

as a well-governing State until it is to the British Government in favor of the Canton and Honam is stated to have been Siz Percy Cox who will be entrusted with unity of Mosul with the villayet of Baghdudlet for $1,300,000 a year. The number of the inception of the task, is returning and Basra. It seems to be an argument gambling houses will be limited to 100, Fin to Baghdad is the autumn, resuming his against Mosul, that there it oil "there," order to reduce expenses, and to make the position on the termination of the oxisting

gambling dens look

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military administration as chief British remarked the Pazme. He observed tha representative in Mesopotamia. Sir. Pere Coat will be authorised to call into the administration of Mesopotamia would A marriage has been arranged butworz heing is provisional bodies a Council of be an expensive one for some years, and G. 4. Bena, President of the Italian State under an Arab president, and he asked "Is it not desirable that any (formerly of Hongkong)

Chamber of Commerce, at Shanghai general elective assembly freely elected by natural product of that kind shall be for Enronti, writer of verso and drama, who the population. It will be his daty to frame with the general elective assembly the benefit of the country-He- con has been saying in Shanghai for some of Mesopotamia the general organic law.tradicted the rumours and suggestions that

"Mr." ASQUITH, whe in his famous arrangements had been made with private A mall fire broke out in a medicine shap a companies.There is no arrangement of in Taumati on Thursday right and was uisley speech strongt," urged policy of withdrawal and concentra any wort er kind inde with any company names were confined to the ground floor put out by the Yaumati Fire Brigade. The bing in Mesopotamin, took the by the arrangements we have made the where the fire originated. The extent af "pportunity to press this policy again. whole of these resources will belong to the the damage has not been definitely ascer He described Mesopotamia as a vague Arab State that is to be set up." Civil tained. The shop was insured for $2,500 in

the South Chins Insurance Co.. geographical expression," We had there, administration, Mr. Loro Grondz men-

While a ricksha-coolie was taking a

...

Blackwood Furnitaru, Brass and Iron Bed steads, Tables, Carpets and Bugs, Overmantles, Silk Tapestry Covered Drawing Room Suite, Solas. Easy Chairs, Occasional Tables, Exten he said, a land frontier of something like tioned, is paying its way both in Palestine sion Dining

Table, Bevelled Mirror Wardrobes, Pintores, Curtains, Bed Sheets, Crockery, Glums 2,000 miles, and would never get a definite and Mesopotamia. He repudiated Mr. "fare" to Youmali on Thursday night he was suddenly attacked by a man who ware, Crnaments, Cabinet, Tenk Bookcase, boundary unless we took in the Black Sea Asquith's contention that it wa Dinner Waggone, Dining Chairs, Silver Ware.

emerged from a clump of bushes. Under Clocks, Marble top Washstands, Cooking Stores; and the Casping in the North and the _for_the_League of Nations to pretence of oxamining the code for opium, Cutlery, Toulet Set Electric goods and a-long Persian Gulf in the Bulb. The country determine who were to be the mandatorics the man stola a purze, containing the was sparsely inhabited by n population of any territory. Under the German coolic's earnings for the day. He then "escaped with the "fare" who turned us aty, the German colonies were handed to be the thief's nocomplice, of something like:swo millious. We had

line of Bundries..

Catalogues will be issued.

Tzans :--Cush-on-Delivery,