NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LADIES GOLF.
ANNUAL GENERAL HRTING will
be
11 A.M., on FRIDAY, JANUARY 7TH, at the EXLENA MAY INSTITUTE.
It is hoped that all Lady Golfers will be presest
Hongkong, December 14th, 1920. (191a:
WAR MEMORIAL. SUBSCRIPTION LIST. F TOR the erection by Pullio Subscription, of - building to be run on YM.C.A, lines, to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI TUTE and to be mansgel for the joint use of the Navy the Army and Civilians by a Juint
Board of Directors
Lists may be found at:- Messry, Lane & Crawford. H Kolly & Walsh.•
Moatric.
The Fourkces Linh.
Hongkong Cricket Clu), Club Lusita Engineers Institute. Vitoria Reers tinn Cab. Kowloon Cricket Club, Kowloon Bowling Chab
Peak Club
Club de Recre
Hon. Bearstarf.
Cinigengower Club.
M.-J BREEN.
War Meinl Committes. Hongkong, December Tith, (99). (19:3
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INTIMATIONS
NOTICE:
THE HONGKONG DALLY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1920.
TANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE
CHINE of the TEMPORARY BONDS of the Credit National 1919, which have been subscribed through us, that same must be EXCHANGED în car Paris Oños for Definite Bouda before March 1921
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THE -CRISA LIGHT & POWER 'COMPANY, (1918) LIMITED.
PREPAID WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Letime are lying at this Office for
Botos P-Q, AD, AP, AW, BE
10 LET:For immediate ocupation. Three Largs and Light ROOMS suitable for Offices Central position. Apply F. O. Box No. 75.
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FOR SALE HOWARD is exhibiting at Room 69. King Edward Hotel, EO MODEL HATS lirect from New
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INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON
Co., Ltd.
HIGH-CLASS
THE SEOND ORDIVARY GENERAL MEET NG of SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Com; any, Sa George's Building Chater Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 238 DxcEx ber, 192), as 11 clock in the fureuson, for the seateEAKLAND MOTOR-CAR PERFUMERY.
purpo e freesiving a statement of accounts and the report of the Genral Managers for the year ended 30th September,
1920, Bad elec i g a Consulting Committee and Audit
Auditura.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from RIDAY, the 1718 Drewmara. 1920, unti THURSDAY, the 3an Dicza, 1920, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Manag- ta Hongkong, December 7th. 1920. [ 877
THE BONGFIONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.
LOST.
"DOLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART the Ofics of the Company, S, Queen's Road
MENT
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED TENDERS is depleste, which abould be clearly marked "TENDER FOR QUARRIES will be received at this Office until Noox on MONDAY, the 9TH day of DICH, 1920. for the letting of the under
at Hongkong.
meni ned Granite for one year.
Kowloon, and the New
or as an alternative, from the 1st January, 1921.
a period of 3 years
THE
THE SHARE CERTIFICATE NO. 1603 for Two Shares Numbered 46491/46492 standing in the Register in the name of LUE YUE SAM (deceased) iste of Hongkong having been LOST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the mit Certificate be produced at Central, Victoria." Hongkong on or before the 5th day of January, 1921, a new Certificate for the said Shares will be issued and the old Certi- Bente will therea'ter be held by the Company as
all and void.
MOWBRAY S: NORTHCOTE,
Secretary. Hongkong, December 3rd, 1922,
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MIN RIVER CONSERVANCY.
NOTIFICATION NO. 9.
Each tender mast be accompanied by a receipt to the affect that the tenderer haa deposited in the Colonial Treasury & si sa
NTENDERS LE INTied for #VERTICAL TOFIUE IS HEREBY GIVEN that stated in the ache ule hereunder opposite to EOILER about four feet in diameter and nine each quarry, as a pledge of the bond fides of his feat in height, either new or used, together with offer, which mum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if the tenderer refures to carry out his the usual steam and water mountings suitable for tendar and comply with the conditions hercise on a Friestman Dredger. Tenders will be after contained, should the tender be accepted.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
Forms of tender can be obtained from the
Diraster of Public Works
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES,
Quarry LoL NG
Approxi Bista Aren in Acres.
Shauriwan Kos. I
..ndt,
Hak Us No. 0. Ma Tau Kok No.8. Jordan Bd. No.10 Ngan Tan KokNo.8 Ngau Tau Kok Nos. 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 19, 50 and 25. Cha Kwo Liang
Nos. 1-30. Sai Teo Wan No
1-16.
Upset Ane Depot
with Leader.
BRÁL Crown
Benz.
78-15 8:44
5,100 860 4,100 700
4.80 -2,100 400 4-85 1,300
$20
0.00
200
1,100
10:80: 2,600
24:58 ··8,400 16.53 *700 10 1,600 460
Lyeman "No. 15. Lyemun No.26," 26-44
considered caly condition.
on boilers in "good working
NOR
5 sester, brand new, For Sale. What offers? Dox BM, Daily Prew Office.
WANTED.
BYOL Established Shipping Firm. Youth (British) as OFFICE ASSISTANT good prospects.
Apply-
P. O. Box 92.
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Mr. Obata has replied to the demand of the Waichiaopu for the withdrawal of Japanese troops from the Chinese Eastern Railway, that Japan is unable to comply with the request, owing to the necessity of maintaining communications.
is any substantial, finanoint assistance. Of Acer Catholic association, the S course, the hope is always' cherished that Joseph's Catholic Association, has been the University will have its endowment formed in Shanghai, with the object of increased from time to time by private "epreading and maintaining the Catholic munäcience so that it may never again have "faith" in the Settlement to come to the Colonial Government for Assistance from the public fands of the Colony, or lack the funds necessary for its natural expansion."
At the last Congress of the Associated British Chamber of Commerca in China A resolution
was passed urging upon British merchants the necessity for unified effort to ensure the adequate maintenance aud development of British educational and medical work in China, in view of its importance from a national standpoint. We do not know whether there is any kind of co-operation between the Chambers of Commerce and the China Association in Lendon in this connection. We Have serc
The death has taken place, in Japan, of Mr. Hedges, who went to Japan in the early days of foreign residence with her husband, the late Mr. Geo. Hodges, one of the bodyguard of Sir Harry Parkes, Britain's first Minister to Japan.
In the new Japanese hudget''s large-
We have received fresh stocks of
the latest FRENCH PERFUMES the "bare resolutions passed by the sum has been allotted, out of the total of
Commercial Congress at Shanghai, and Yen 15,000,000 for Kwastung, to the defen from Coty Dubarry. Chiris, and nothing of the discussion which, we under. sive equipment for the Manchurian Bail-
atand, took place. We have no idea to what way. other high-class perfumers-which extent, if any, the Hongkong University amount to Yen 13,000,000, including the The budget for Saghalien will would benefit financially by such a scheme appropriation for the harbor works include their choicest examples.
as that adumbrated in the resolution Single bottles, Cases of 2 bottles, passed by the Congress," except by the
A Chinese woman has been admitted to WELL FURNISHED FLAT in Kowloon Caskets of 2 and 3 bottles.
iper.asing accession of students which may the Government Civil Hospital suffering be expeced from the British schools giving from injuries sustained by falling from à a higher secondary education to Chinese tram-car in Des Voeux Road Central on Series of Eau de Cologne and students, which it is proposed to specially Monday. She was unconscious when ad. Lavender Water
support. Another principal object is to mitted.
WANTED.
couple without Children, ist or 15th March. Without Board. Apply-
'No. 1908, Care of Daily Press Office, 11908
THEATRE
ROYAL
EDGAR WARWICK
announces the
LAST THREE NIGHTS of the
WARWICK COMEDY
COMPANY
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHTM By General Bequest Horace Annesley Vachel's Brilliant play
Tenders stating dimensions with other parti delivery, etc., will be received up to 918T DECK-Miss culars of the boilers and mountings, term, time of BIR, by the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the M RIVER CONSERVANCY.
The Conservandy does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any Tander.
P. R. WALSHAM,
Has. Been tary and Tresaurer To the Mix Rivex CosHTANCY. Toochow, November 30th, 1920. [1883
HONGKONG HOTEL:
NEW YEAR'S EVE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1920. 360 tent the anal Dance will not be held attention of patrons is drawn to the
at the Hotel on the above date, as the entire accommodatio hu been booked from 9.20 r.36. for the "Ar Hoxz" to be given by Lt.Col J. E FISHAM und Officers of the gad Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).
400
Nga
Tau Kok
▲/16 &-A/17. 2-10
£00
65
Ngau
"Tau Kok
30
No. 26.
2-80
250
R
900
7-84
200
1-84
200
100
Too Tee Wan No 1 Too Tee Wan No. 2
Ab Kung Ngam
No. 1.
น
• The attention of the tenderers for Hak Un No. 6 is hereby drawn to the fact that the road between KML 63 and 69 will be completely slosed and that it will not be available for con- voyance of stone to junks after. 31st December, 1990.
REPULSE BAY
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HOTEL.
THE Completion of the BALL BOOM EXTENSION has increased the Dance Floor capacity to 6,000 Square Feet.
CABARET DINNER DANCES will be held at the above Hotel on the
following dates
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18mm, 1920. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22ND, 1920),
· [1914
FRIDAY.
8.8. "ANDRE LEBON"
COMPAGNIE DES ·MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES.
NOTICE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL- LES in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the inception of Opium, Tresence and Valuablen Zee being landed, and, stored at their risks, into the kardous
edons. Godowns of Budfor Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Kowloon, hence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.
the
st
extra
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless
intimation is received from the Consignees
XMAS EVE..
DECEMBER 24TH, 1920k
BOXING DAY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27TH, 1920.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 997, 1970.
NEW YEAR'S EYE
FRIDAY,
DECIMATE 31ST," 1910. And
«NEW YEAR'S DAY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1er, 1921.
HONGKONG HOTEL CABARET DINNER DANCE XMAS NIGHT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25TH, 1920.
before Noox TO-DAY requesting it to be landed SMITH AND JACKSON
here.
Bulls of Lading will be countersigned by the will entertain with the latest Coon Bongs said Undersigned. Goous remaining unclaimed after
Deo. 21st, at Noon, will be abject to rent and landing charges.
All claims must be sent in to me on or before Doo. 24th, or they will not be recognized.
All damaged packager will be aramined by Hosers. Goddard & Douglas, on TUZIDAY, Doc. 21ṣt, at 10 AMA
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
R. BODENFUSER,
Acting Agent. *** Hongkong: December 15th, 1920;
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ON BALE
TONGKONG "HANSARD REFORTS of the MEETING af the LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS for the
HOR
Besion 1919.
PRICE
Revised by the Members
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THE CASE OF LADY CAMBER" Joan Mayne Esther Yorke". Mr. N Thorpe Mayne as Dr. Napier
Mina Beatrix Wynn as "Lady Camber
TO-MORROW
The Popular "ELIZA COMES TO STAY”
SATURDAY
FAREWELL PERFORMANCE **UNCLE, NED","
Plans at MOUTRIE'S.“
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A. G. DA ROCHA
AUCTIONEER SURVEYOR AND
GENERAL BROKER. :
No. 24, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 2933. WEEKLY AUCTIONS TUESDAYS ---
MISCELLANEOUS GOODE,
THURSDAYS
HOUSEHOLD
...
¿
Roger & Gallets Perfume
in
caskets of 2 and 3 bottles.
Coffrets of Perfume Soap
and Powder,
At very reasonable prices.
A. S. WATSON
CO., LTD.
TELEPHONE 16.
BIRTH,
WILKINSON-A Shanghai, on December 10th, to Mr. and Mrs. E. WILKINSON, a daughter.
HOLONG OFFICE:"10. Das Varx Ro. O
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quidator. The application was granted.
The woman was attempting to assist British medical mission in their descend whilst the car was in motion. present financial difficulties, due to un- favourable exchange rates and other
The case of the Chop Sing Kee firm, in difficulties which threaten to interfere bankruptcy, was mentioned in the Supreme seriously with their philanthropic work in Court yesterday by the Officia! Receiver Chipa.
The resolution contemplates an (Mr. Melbourne) who asked the Court to appeal to members of the Associated Cham. confirm a rouilution passed by creditors. berg for contributions towards these appointing Mr. O. Bernard Brown sa.. objects, and the appointment of a Central Committee to allocate the fands subscribed, which will be paid tato a central fund at Mrs. McCauley, the wife of Lieut.-Com Shanghai. In the present state of our mander C. McCauley, U.S.N., who is now knowledge of the scheme we are unable to in Shanghai, has been sworn in as a lawyer- estimate what degree of permanence it at the United States Court. She has thas. would fo sess if it depends entirely on the distinction of being the first woman voluntary contributions obtained from year lawyer admitted to practise in the Settle... to year, or even to estimate the possible ment. Mrs. McCauley graduated at Texas. scope of its operations; but the thought University. Her husband is on,court." obtrudes gel that with the Associated martial duty in Shanghai. Chambers working a scheme for the support of British school giving a high-class
Following the example of the lake. Lord secondary education, a source of possible Mayor of Cork. Ju Brisai, a Korean who. support on which the University might had been detained by the Zuiko procurator. reasonsbly have counted, would become has committed suicide by, abstaining from exhausted. If any allocation is made from fead for 13 days, according to a dispatch the Boxer indemnity for educational pur to the Tomium from Seoul,
'He was poses the special claims upon it of the charged with connection with the Korean Hongkong University should not be over Independence Movement. Seigai's death is. looked. The University. ought not to be the first example of the hunger strike"in regarded as an institution for which the the Far East in modern times. Colony of Hongkong should becom's financially responsible.
LOEDOS. OFFICE : 181, PLEET STREET, E. Hongkong yesterday.
The Bady
Daly Press.
HONGLOMD, DECEMBER 16th, 1920.
BRITISH EDUCATIONAL FROGAGANDA IN CHINA.
is the suggestion which has been made
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The F, and T. Pimes received the follow- ing telegram from Changteha,. dated 5th December Four days ago robber..
The American gunboat 110 returned to attackel a village fifteen miles from this. eity, indiscriminately shooting everyone in sight, resulting in 23 deaths and three The Finance Minister at Peking is stated wounded. A neighbouring village had 14. to have secured the funds necessary to tido deaths and thrae wounded. The reason over the New Year.
No case af notifiable disease was re- ported in the Colony for the 24 hours ended December 14th.
The Right Rev. Cecll Hoary Boutflower, Bishop of South Tokyo, has been appoint ed Suffragan Bishop of Southampton,
was revenge, becaure eight months ago tha villagers informed, against those robbers. Apinquential home was also visited "and" three men killed or wounded. Until such conditions of society are changed famine relief can be parried on only with grest diBculty. Griffith
According to the Malayan Leader: "It
VALUA BLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE by the China Association in London that, following the example of the United SATURDAYS:-
A heavy snow-storm swept over practis Ao exaggeration to say that during the States, Great Britain should divert cally the whole of Japan early this month, past two months every business house la £100,000 a year from the Boxer indemnity resulting in a serious interruption. of Malays has been seriously concerred about to the maintenance of Chinese students in traffic.
its own stability, and most of them gravely England, the Colony of Hongkong
⚫fected. might well have something to say
To use a figure of speech not weare interested While
EXONIALIANT
FURNITURES.
A. G. DA ROCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.
No. 2▲ D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 2992, Hatron Mr. FURABAYA, Mr. Joamme AVING been Favoured with instructions
in
An advertisement in another column inapplicable at the moment we haar the..."
this announces the places where subscription crash of houses all around us, small and
effort to extend the facilities for the lists for the War Memorial Institute are big, and with conditions going from bad
education of Chinese students in Great deposited. Britain, we should like very much to know- what the Imperial Government is prepared arrived in harbour yesterday morning, The French cruisers Dessiz and Altair in the Far East. We have had occasion to Hongkong. to do to support British educational efforte The air has paid previous visits to
Mrs. Desos and others will sell by Pablo point out that the taxpayers of the Colony Anetion, TO-DAY, December 16th, 1920, 2.15 PM
Dances on the shore dater.
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DAIRY FARM NEWS
1
FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON.
Farm Fed Turkeys and Geese, Sucking Pigs, Capons, Haggis, Ham, Bacon, Hares. Rabbits, Sausages of all description, Mince Meat
PLACE YOUR OBDERS EABLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
GEUYERE THRESE GOUDA CHEESE AUSTRALIAN
CHEDDAR CHEFSE EDAM CHEESE
80 cents per lb.
3.25 per bal., THE DRY FARM IE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
A LAZOE QUANTIT OF OFFICE AND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURES
·SUNDRIES.
Stewart Gramaphone
1 Remington Typewriter.
Fay Oliver Knitting Machine.
1 Kersins Fan.
98 Fine Porcelain Vases. Teams-Cash on Delivery.
AKD
A. G. DA BOCHA, AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.",
No, 24, D'Aguilar Strøst, Telephone No. 2930. AVOURED with instructis fum The
Concerned have for Sale,
000 POUNDS, VERS SUFERIGE QUALITY
ASSORTED CHOCOLATES
Baren
The above are packed in lb, 1b and 2 the
Jaat for Xmsa Season 11! TaxCash on Delivery,
of Hongkong have recently had to shoulder
There will be a Tea Dano, no the Helous
d worse, the usual stoicism of the Euro agnation of the Asiatic have been dis- peat business man and the philosophic furbed as never before. The suddenness with which this has come upon us has industry and commerce is to day eking aggravated, the situation all the more, and
comments are made in connection with
the burden of close on two million dollars May Institute at 5.33 p.us, on Tuesday; cut but a hand.to, mouth existence." The
to place the finances of the local Univer-December Sist., for members and their sity on a satisfactory basis. There is great friends. danger, we think, of the University, from the point of view, at least, of financial at the Repulse Bay Hotel and the Hong. Christmas and New Year serangements support, becoming regarded as entirely the concern of the Colony of Hongkong. Weong Hotel will be found among our
to-day's advertisements. consider it to be the duty of the Colonial Government to take advantage of every cousion that may arise to impress the fact that the University is intendel to serve sa Imperial rather than s purely local pur- of a Japanese lawyer, for Yed 40.000. pose, and we suggest that it is advisable to make representations on this
subject
to the Foreign Office to shom, presum ably the menorandum of the China
It is afated that members of the Yoko- bama German Club hayo rosently, purchased site of a club building, in the name
new
We are saked to remind our renders of Popular Lecture to be given by Mr.
A. H. Crook, MA, FR.G.8, the
certain Budget proposals involving very beavy expenditure.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
CHINA MAIL"]
(BY COURTESY OF TAN **
STRAITS INCOME TAX
SINGAPORE, December 14th.
The Straits Government has introduced
Association in London has been addressed Helena May Institute, on Friday next, at the Income Tax Bill for the ensuing your
It was never, contemplated, of course, that
1.30 p.m.
the University should become a charga colhey have a pretty wit in the Federated the fuances of the Colony to the extent it Malay Statos At the St. Andrew's Ball has been this year; but although heat.Ipoh a gentleman described himasif on University is open to and putronised by his card ag❝ my wife's vulger freatine." students from various parts of China, as while the lady described herself as my
on the same lines sa the present one.
SINGAPORE MUTINY
BRIGAPORE, December 1417
is suggested that the Government
well as From the Straits Bottlemonts and husband's better half." The local paper should publish the report of the commission Ham there is no national or municipal inquires why the charming little "decimal of inquiry into the Singapore mutiny its Gaforament outside Hongkong which given point" was left at home.
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