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customers that we are REMOVING IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the │· A variety will be inserted under the sbors WAVESONS.

WE

Ebeg to announce to our numerous MONDAY, NOVEMBER TE, to 38-40, QUIN'S RAB CENTRAL (Opposite to Leek Hing & Co.)

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA, Telephi, 3469.

POKET WEEK!

will transaction uf.

MN, "EKÜMANG BANKS USED for the EXCHANGE BUSINESS on FRIDAY,

Norax 1, at 1 P.34.

Hongkong, November oth, 1920.

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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

NOTICE

R° "DOWING PRACTICES will take place on WEDNESDAYS, MONDAYS. FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS, at 6.30 22. Experienced Coaches have kindly consented to omach on these days, and members are requested to send in their Names to the undersigned if they desire to be coached for the Victoria Begal which will be held during the Coming Winter. Hong and international crews will be formed. Monthly faces for novices will be held during the Win.

P. H COLTHURST,

A Hon. Rowing Secretary,

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"GLEN · LINE OF STEAMERS, LTU NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. From UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO

and STRAITS, ETC.

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E Motor Vessel

"GLENOGLE'

dra DECEMBER next, ut 3 r at the Exchequer Office (Direccio dos Servicos de Fasenda) Macro TENDERS will be received far the solasive right of Collecting Taxes imposed upon Tobacco, within the territory of this province, for the period of Two Years. commencing on the 1st February, 1921, up to 31st January, 1923,

Teniers must be submitted under seed cover. No consideration will be taken of those who off-r less than $90,000 per annum which is the basis of the teuler.

Tenderors shall have to deposit $9,001 into th#i Agency of the Bauch Nacional Ultremarinë et. Karan, as a guarantee.

For fasther particulars, uppy to-

Diszera Dos SERVICOS DY FAZENDA

MACAD.

The Director of Exchequer Office,

PLINIO TINOCO

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Maca, Novamber Sad, 1920, INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG ̧ AND SINGAPORE

THE Steamship

THE

"KWAISANG' having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being. landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the Goods not cleared by Nov. 18th will be wharves, delivery may be obtained.

a.ect to rest.

A broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be lett in the Godowns, where they will be examined. Chims against the steamer must be

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THE EXCHANGE BANKS

CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11TE.

Hongkong, November 6th, 1930.

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FINEST

OLD BROWN

LIQUEUR

wik be

BRANDY

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE

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GENERAL HOLIDAY.

THIS Office wat be OPENED for all purposes from 9 a.. to 12 Noor on THURSDAY, Novz 115, 1920.

Licensed Warehouses will be entirely closed on that day.

0, W. BECKWITH, ..'*

Superintendent

Importa and Exports. (1747 Hongkong, November 6th, 1920.

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

presented within 10 days of rival, otherwise HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY A. S.

will

not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, lap,

General Managers. Hongkong, November 9th, 1920.

having arrived from the above ports, Con-they- higures of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardo Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whee and/or from the wharves, delivery

be obtained

Buds not cleared by the 16th Nov., 1920, will be subject to rent.

"Al: broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined by Mesar. Goddard & Douglas on 16th Nov, 1990, at 10 a.. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival otherwise they wil recognized.

not Le

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whateverok

Bill of Ladi. Arif be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & U., kų.

Toy Agentak. Hongkong, 9th ovember, 192,

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STRUTHERS & DIXON, (INC.)' NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES S.S. WEST ISON" From SEATTLE

THE Steamibip

NOTICE.

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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS.

ANNUAL BALE.

PRACTI

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RACTICE DANCES in connection with the above will take place at the CITY HALL from 5 px. to 7 rx on TUESDAYS, 911, 16, and 23RD, NOVEMBER

Dancing shoes must be worn.

T. W. HILL, Hon. Secretary. 1726 HONGKONG AND SOUTH-CHINA WAK

HE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICA. TMONS is may in need of CHINESE STUDENTS who have been trained either at the Universities or Higher Teenical Schools China or abroad on the following subjects General Railway Administration, Accounting, Traffic, Workahop, and Store Mans Sististies, † Investment Trust of Malaya'issued in the name way Laws and Regulations, Railway Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering of Mr. Tros. Bu has been LOST, and at

Bridge

wed design con- the expiration of one month from date hereof the Bailway naginceng,

Drafting struction

Menary, above Document be nos forthcoming, the sa Hydraulic Engineering, or Car Manuf.cturing Certificate will be deemed cancelled and of mo

Engineering. Testing of Materials, etc.

shall send in their applications their diplomas, certificates, and pablished works, if not later than the 31st

SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. -

1919, for Straits, $1,732.81 (Straits Dolines THE CERTIFICATE dated 15th January, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty-eight, Rail and cents Eighty-one), invested in War Loans

with

of December, 1920, to the following address M. CHONG HUNG-NIEN, “.

Director of Railway Department,

of Communications, Ministry

effect

UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD., Honorary Secretaries and Treasurers, C. MONTAGUE EDE.

General Manager, Hongkong, October 18th, 1920.

WATSON

"CO., LTD.,

WINH AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TELEPHONE 016.

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BIRTH. LEITHAt 114, the Peak, on November 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Lerra, a daughter. (Shanghai papers please

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11800

copy.)

"

Hongkong presents itself to the minds and ent Chiusad to form, a Society for the pre imagination of people at home unacquainted tection and improvemens of the condition.... with the Colony in a very different light of thes。 girl domestics, which arrangemen to what it dong to the Europeans who dwell be considered, preferable to a system of here. Doubtless many people at home compulsory, registration which the Colony, mjure up pictures of a slave market, officers considered impracticable, “The where children are exhibited like any other adoption of this anggestion would be goods and chattels by an auctioneer, and stop in advance, and the evidence on tha knocked down to the highest bidder, subject which the work of such a Com- Nothing of the wort happens here, of course, mittee would accumulate, would » afford » or in nay part of China. The practics information of some practical value in the - which obtains in Hongkong, and, we believe, consideration of a subjecs on which Brivishi. throughout China, differs not greatly From other European residents, and maybe the practice of "adoption” which obtaing the Government itself, is possibly at pre- to England. The statement made in sent Ill-informed. Parliament by the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, is a fair and accurate statement of the facts. It is denied that among the Chinese, girls are transferred for payment from their phrents, or guardians to another household; but, as

Among recent large contributions, to the Colonel AULRY says, the law of the Colony North China Farinis Fund is one of $25,000.

does not recognise this custom as conferring

Miss J4O. Begant, is staying at Govern mont House the guest of HE Clovernor and, Endy Stubl

any right or title on the employer against by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.

For the the days, ended November 8th,

"We learn that a sum of over $1,300 Wi-

We are asked to announce

that the

lectures and classes arranged for at the Helena May Institute will not be given, or held on any Public or General Holidays.

the girl. No statistics are published. and probabir, none are available, to show the extent to which the practice of purchasing two caws (two deaths) of plague; and ca children prevails among the Chinese residents case of diphtheria were reported in the of the Colony, and we are not acquainted | Colony, with evidence that such girls are "frequently ill-treated." Yet we suppon the whole agitation against the practice must rest raised by the football match, organised by upon the knowledge for assumption that the South China Athletic Association; ins they frequently are ill-treated, though such faid of the North China Famine Fond. cases rarely, if ever, come into the Courta of Justice. Such girls, as Colonel AMERY rightly declared, are protected by the law of the Colony against treatment in the same way as children living with their parent. A great point has been made by those who are pressing this question upon

Dr. C. Forsyth's chauffeur has been com the attention of the Home authorities ofmitted to stand his trial at the coming the fact that one of the first acts of the Criminal Sessions en charge of man Republicas Administration in China was laughter, as a result of his car running to declare slavery illegal throughout the

over and killing a man. land. This declaration has been repeated since, on occasions when famine bas devastated large areas of the country and children have been freely bought and sold in those areas. Within the last few weeks a mandate of this kind has been issued by basis of the tender is fixed at 300.000 per

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The Macan Government in advertising for tenders for the exclusive right to collect the taxes "imposed 03 Tobacco in that Colony, for a period of two years. The

the President, but we confess we have never heard of such efforts to enforce this annum-

law as Colonel JOHN WARD described some Manils Cheervatory yesterday morning time ago in his speech in Parliament when cabled;" Crolone or typhoon. E. of Luzon he related, a conversation on the subject less than 300 miles disant, moving W.N.W. which occurred at a Government House or NW. A later chble, dispatched at 3.15. tiffa party. On this occasion Colonel

p.m. gave the position as Longitude 15 E WARD said that, "Handarin," whom he latitude 17, N., moving W.N.W.

did not name, silenced the whole discussion.

At a meeting of the leading, residents of by saying: "Because it was a Chinese custom we found it very difficult to suppress Canton held at the Chamber of Commerce it in China, and we have cut off the heads rooms, it was decided to raise a loan of of hundreds of Chinamen to insist on this $1.000.000 for the Kwangtung Government... law being observed." Again, we confess The conditions are that the loan shall be that we have never heard or read elsewhere secured on the Salt revenus; that it shall bear interest at the rate of 18 per cent, per

Every application must contain the address of HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING BZEKNESS-At the French Hospital, on of these drastic measures to enforce the not file their ann-residents of Peking need

the applicant. "WEST 18ON".

in person. Suitable positions will be givan to «uccessful having arrived from Seattle via ports or Nov. 1oth, 1920, Comignees are hereby notified candidates.

Unsuccessful candidates will have their that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous diplomaa, and other Documents returned to Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf them according to the address in the applica & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, and stored at tion. Consignees risk.

Consignees of Cargo must produce an Import & Expore, doy the Superintendent of Imports Hongkong, before Bill of Lading

will be countersigned.

All broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to

be left in the Godowns where it will be ammined

at 10 AM. on Nov. 16th, 1920, by the Company's Burrators Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke,

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be recognised after the Goods have left the Godowns, and Cargo undelivered on and after November 18th, 1920, will be subject to rent.

Consignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature immedi.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC., Agents, for Dir. of Opt. U.S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation,

12, De Tour Boad Central,

Hongkong, November 10th, 120.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

CHINE FRENCH BANK),

(1761

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CAPITAL FALD UP AND SURPLUS Fes. 105,000,000.00

THE organisation of the Bank enables it to open CURRENT ACCOUNTS and to cept FIXED DEPOSITS in local emirensy and ANY FOREIGN CURRENCY. Thase adcounts and deposits may be converted. AT ANY TIME without ANY CHARGE in ANY OTHER CURRENCY.

Apply for tarms and particulars—

HONGKONG BRANCH,

Queen's Building. 5, Chster Bd.

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NOTICE

THE BANQUE, INDUSTRIELLE DE OBINE beg to inform the holders of the TEMPORARY BONDS of the Uralit National 7919, which, have been subscribed through us, That same must be EXCHANGED in our Parin Office for Definite Bonds before March 1921.

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AVIS OFFICIEL. Relatif au recrutement d'agents techniques Chinois pour le chemins de fer.

question des chemins de fer devient pins en plus importante dans tous les paya; à l'étranger cette question sequis développement considérable et jusqu'à présent, en Chine, elle ne permet pas de comparer notre

C'est

poung toi pays aux autres puissances. notre intention est de modifier et d'ameliorer nos méthodes actuelles, soit qu'il s'agisse des lignes déjà terminées, soit en ce qui concerne

mencés. Nous avons done besoin de nombreux

ponts, et

No

CORPORATION.

DEATH.

November 8th, at 9 am... OTTO 7. G. BREENESE, Chief Engineer, 93. Pro abolition of the custom in China. It is well minent. Funeral will pass the Monu-to recollect that there are other slavery ment today at 10 am.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE NO. 49/331 dated 1st July, 1907, for 15 shares Nos. 87538 to 87552 inclusive all registered in the mama of Miss Encarnacion Loyzaga has been HONGKONG Ornice: 10, Dis Vauz BD.

151, FLAT STRIxz, E. or STOLEN, and should this certificate Lornas Orri LOST not be produced to the Bank before the 1st day of December, 1920, a new Certificate for the ahares will be issued and the aforesaid Pro- treated by this Corporation na NULL and VOID. raional Certificate No. 43/331 will be thereafter

:

The Baily Press.

Haxson, Novexaen 10zx 1920,

„THE "GIRL SLAVERY

QUESTION,:

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annum, and the whole sum to be repayable- within a year, repayment to begin, the end of the first four months.

by purchase of girls for domestic service,

Referring to the Housing Problem in and the reference may have been to some other form of slavery than that under the Straits Settlements, the Governor of notice in this article. Most readers Are the Colony in his Budget statement said: familiar, for instance, with reports of "I should like to see more attempts to form the kidnapping of young boys in building societies on the lines of pablio Ching, which is a far, worse form of utility waistice at home they are ideal slavery. If there are well authenticated associations for those sections of the com cases of the Chinese authorities enforcing munity which wish to form and maintain the Anti-Slavery edicts in the case of girls residential reserves for themselves; Govern.. purchased for domestic service, it ment will be prepared to assist them with

useful would be interesting and

and to pass special legislation tor to have the facts. It would form their registration, as the Societies and Com. valuable contribution to the discussion panies Ordinances are not suitable to their such evidence would certainly strengthen needs." the hands of the Government of this Colony

д

any

money

By Order of the Court of Directora

N. J. STABE.. i Chief Manager. 1708 Hongkong, November 1st, 1920.

MİN RIVER CONSERVANCY. NOTIFICATION. No 7 celles dont les travaux ne sont pas encore comOTICEDRES are invited for ONE GRAB continues to be forced upon the attention NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Aubject of "girl slavery" in Hongkong agents techniques pour l'administration, exploita BUCKET DREDGE, either now or need, with of the Colonial Office authorities, as the tion, comptabilite, finances, statistique, conten- out postoon. Tenders will be considered by cable in yesterday's issue showed. Colons! in dealing with the question. But we The many friends of Mr. H. Alan Taylor, tions; et pour les études topographiques, plans, on Machines in fond edition and made JoHS WARD, whose interest was excited frankly suspect the existence of such Hongkong Government Monopolies, Au Projets, trevoraće des rivières,

Tenders stating distensione with other pari in his question while he was in Hongkong evidence. In the provinces of China alyst, will be glad to hear that he is return. matérial ateliers de toutes sortes, construction du an experienced manufacturers. ronlant, appareils de vote, eignaux; et pour les culars of the Machines, terms, time of delivery, exaniset réception des moterisa on machineries, eto, will be received up to 20TH NOT by by an incidental reference made to the nearest to Hongkong there is no sign of ing to Hongkong by the Empress of Japan

the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the subject in the course of a case in the

interference with the custom or of on her next vorago. News has just been et encore pour d'autres services speciane

Of course, it received that Mr. Taylor has sat for, and Arsat va que nous avons déjà beaucoup HIS BITKA COMERVANCY

any sentiment against it. The Conservancy does not bind itself to Supreme Court, has on more than one d'étudiants qui ont fait des études à l'étranger

occasion called attention in the House of will be said that this is not a matter in passed, the examination for Associateship of et des candidats qui possèdent des connaissances accept the lowest or any Tender

P. K WALSHAM,

Commons to "the existence of slavery which we should be guided by China the Institute of Chemistry, iz Branch (0) spéciales nons regrettons

nepa besucoup de

How: Becretary and Treasurer, voir placer les studiants et les agents techniques

within the Empire, to wit in the Colony Under British law slavery is illegal. From Analysis of Food and Drugs, the first time to the Mix B ComVANCY. conformement à tout ce qu'ils ont de capacité et

Foodbow, October 28th, 1920.

of Hongkong." He raised the subject once all who dwell under the British fing obedi that any candidate from Hongkong has d'expérience

in the form of a question, and, again, in

speech in Commities of Supply on the ence to the law should be required; and succeeded in so doing, in this particular those who violats it should be punished. branch. This success qualifies Mr. Taylor à l'université on dans une école supérieure negotiating or in any manner having

THE PUBLIC are hereby WARNED against Colonial Office vote. It hay once more spéciale à l'étranger on an Chine sont autorisée de préemter an Chef du départe dealings in the undermentioned scripts for been brought to the notice of Parliament That Is the attitude of those who are pro for appointment as a Public Analyst in des chemins de fer su Ministère des SHARES in the under-noted Companies, the apparently by two questions asked by moting this agitation, and the logic of Great Britain, under the Food and Druge Communications

Sona leur certificat de sortie on Secretaries of which have been notified against members who, so far as we know, have never it is irresistible. Our administration of Acts (1875-1899) but, as indicated above,

n irregularities that have arisen in connec

ahonoured the, Colony of Hongkong with the law stops short of punishing offendors he is returning to resume his duties in autre publication on travail quelconque certain. personnel sous lettre recommandée, cachetée, hom avec leur adresse. Les étudiants doivent The said Shares are the property of the under their presence, and have no special interest / 4gainst it, and the general sentiment

person or persons having come joindre à leur demande leur; biographie en signed and hot are requested to com- in the affairs of the Colony. It is suficient langue étrangère, s'ils ne peuvent pas into possession

municate with him forthwith.

Ea

1 consequence nous publique les conditions ci-dessous

1. Les étudiats qui ont terminé leurs études

Terira

on chinois,

2. La daniande à présenter par les postulants sera recue jusqu' en 31 December 1920.

3. Les étudiants on agents techniques qui ne

therewith.

NOTICE.

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Particulars and Numbers of HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF, AND GODOWN COMPANY SHARES atola:

No. Numbers Holders Name,

sont pas a Pdkin devront attendre la répones 29 29801/29350 U. P. Chatar med

du Ministère qui leur fers connaitre par une lettre le jour pour passer leur examen, on 7690 50 37084/37183 M. 8. Sassoon leur reaverra leur certificat s'il n'est pas 8558 100 42868/42983 LA Chok Ynea

6910-29 jugé suffisant pour les éppeler à un éxamen.

59089/117 H H. Fenwick étudiants on agents techniques qui presen77649 84757/765 B. Fenwick

Mitchell teraient une différente écriture entre lear 8411 571841/843 B.

e demanila et les dernières composi- 6605-15 44870/634 Mrs. E. 0. bons, ou qui par un hoyon quotes

77994 66739/64742 P 2. IL Hodge & &. F. chercheraient à se faire remplacer pour 5 9 64766/774 H. H. Fenwick, th passer lear examen. 5. De moms no seront pa

tous les HK. & WHAMPOA CO: 100 SHARES, Etudiants on agents techniques qui auraient Saript. No: 7425 Lo Koon Hang, 9003/27, fait des démarches non permises, 5601/25, 37583/7, 29337/31, 36995/37019, auraient employé des procédéa defendus 40713/717. on qui antérieurement auraient fait d'une manrass conduite,

4. Beront refusés sana typications tous les 15911 2926176, 18258-59 6. Trawick

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Hongkong.

PALACE HOTEL BILLIARDS: TOURNAMENT."

Last night's result:--

among Europeans of the most benevolent. inalinations is that the custom worka för. for their purposes to be told that children

more good then harm. These children whe are "bought and acld" here for domestic.

are bought for domestic service are sold service, in Chinese households. It is a

by parents who can ill afford to maintain practice which does not obtrade itself on them, and the children are thug saved from

A. G Piló (200) beat W. W. Cooper. the attention of foreign residents in the

conditions far worse than they would other- Colody, and it is true, as Colone! JOHN WARD said in the speech to which we have wire be called upon to endure Until the (128) their final scores reading 250 and Chinese peoply themselves show a sentiment 114 respectively. Pile's breaks were 29, 37, referred, that until public attention whostile to the continuance of the practice, 21, 21, 18, 16, 16, 10 and 18; his oppon called to the references to the practions in there is much to be said for the view taken ont's highest broek was 10.

Champernewne

the case in the Supreme Court about three by Lord MILNER Colonel AMERY in his Tonight, at 8.30, W, G. Gerrard (-150)

is there were, Englishmen in years ago Exria

meets Ho Shai Cheong (ser.)

(Signed) FRED ELLIS,

c/o Faro Eis & Co. Hongkong, September 25th, 1922.

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ir

Hongkong who still thought it was notatement said: "The Secretary of State at a gradual reform where necessary in possible to buy and sell people legally under considers that the right course is to aim the British flag. Very few of them know it to be a practice among the Chiness to buy co-operation with enlightened and humano Synthetic gems, fraudulently described as Chinese, in which connectice muuggested real Austrian sapphires, are alleged to have

America that the Governor should persuade promin girls for domestic service. The atatement that children may be bought and sold in

Europe and