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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

G.

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

NENDERS for. SPECIE and MEXICAN DOTALA RS, Carrsat in this Colony, Lorda for Telegraphio Transfer, on the Commissioners of HIS MAJESTY'S TRANITET, London, up to and for the sum of £50,000, be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DE PARTMENT, until 11 o'clock. A.. December 9th, 199

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The fenders to state the total amonni (in- Found Sterling). No Telegraphie Transfer

be made for long than £100,

in duplicate, and in The tenders to sealed corers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPART

endorsed "TENDERS FOR

GOVERNMENT BILLS 10.

The right to accept or reject any or all of the tenders is reserved.

Copies of Forms of Tander can be bad on руд

tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified that having regard to the provisions of the Acts 92 George III, Cap. 45 and 41 George III, Cap. 52, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condi- Nod tint no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of

ach (Bills)."

The provisions in question do ob apply to Contracte entered into by any incorporated Company in ita corporated capacity sad made for the general benet of the Company."

A. DELACOMBE, La-Col Treasury Chest Officer, AP.D. His Majesty's Treasury Office,

[1987 Hongkong, es mber 30th, 1920.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, (ING) NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. S.S." WEST ISLIP From SAN FRANCISCO.

THE

THE Steamship

"WEST 18LIP" -baving arrived from San Francisco, sia porta, en Den. 29th, 1990, Consignees are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Haarcous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kawloon Wharf and Godown Co, Lid. Kowloon, and stored at Consignes risk.

of

Consignees of Cargo-munt produce an

Permit signed by the Superintendent

Wing Porte, Hongkong, 1

of

will be Cabezad goed.

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INTIMATIONS

BANK HOLIDAY.

THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30TH,

IN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on" SATURDAY, the 1st JANUARY, 1991.

Hongkong, December 28th, 1920.

G.

NOTICE,

B

[1978

【T 18 NOTIFIED information of

of PRIVATE CHAIRS and RICKSHAS that LICENCES for Private Chairs. Private Hickshas and Drivers are due for RENEWAL ON JANUARY 1ST, 1941.

P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, Captain Superintendent of Police.

(1935 Hongkong, December 14th, 1920).

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD. IS HEREBY GIVEN that

NCEETIFICATE for 2 Bhares Numbers 25592/35503 issued en Stad May, 1894, in the name of ISMAIL PILLAY MADAR haa besn LOST, and should the same not le prodused before 7th January, 1921, it shall be deemed canceled and of no effect.

GIBR, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD,

Agentu

11843 Hongkong, December 1st 1920

DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONG-

PREPAID

WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS.

Letare are lying as this Offos for "

• £#*Box® P, Q, AD AP., AW, BF, BO...

ITTO LET. In Early February, Furnished EUROPEAN FLAT in Kowloon 3 Rooms and all conveniences. Apply Box BO, care of Daily From Office.

87

E

TO LET.

LIUROPEAN OFFICES, tat floor (four in sue block) 18 to 10, Connaught Road Contral (with use of life).

* A. B Apply to

Care of Daily Press Office.

TO LET

1949

TWO LARGE ROOMS to let for Office Test way Road Central, Top Floor

ROOM No Apply tom

·Care of Davily Press Office,

TO LET -

(1923

INTIMATION

A. S. WATSON

& Co., Ltd.

135300

when it is remembered that the total banks, however, are now calling in over expenditure on the Australian Expedition drafts and the money market is becoming- ary Forces during the five years of war perhaps more inaccessible than it wan was £254.041,606, or a little less than three during the closing year of the war... times the projected increase. Tha With reserve funds in many cases expenditure on war materials roughly depleted from the business stagnation of represents the National Debo of the 1 fast few months, with the import Commonwealth. In round figuren the tariff increased by roughly 25 per cent, increase in wages comes to £25 per head of with revolutionary employés, an over population.

tightening money market, and the im Although the recommendations of the mediate prospect of a serious world-wide · Basic Wage Commission have been trade depression, the Australian employer "received, so far, only by the PRIME of labour is in a truly critical position. MINISTER, their adoption is, unfortunately, To hundreds these increases will mean buca matter of course." Some thirteen

bankruptcy, to others permanent disable- months ago Mr. Bronze selected Mr.ment, while new enterprises proposed to

HIGH-CLASS PERFUMERY. PIDDICOMEE, a prominent K.C. of Victoria, be started on a large sonde, such a

to hold a Royal Commission in each State CADETRY's "factory at Claremont, into the cost of living and to make Tasmania,will, in all likelihood, be We have received fresh stocks of recommendations for the fixation of a basic indefinitely delayed. The drastic ro- wage to apply to each of the six States,trenchments in staffs that must follow the latest FRENCH PERFUMES pledging himself and his Government to the application of the Commission's

give effect, without modification, to the from Coty, Dubarry, Chiris, and

suggestions brought forward in the final recommendations will throw hundreds out of employment and the present serious other high-class perfumers-which report Representatives of employers and industrial reaction will, as always, employés were elected to assist the happens in Australia during a trade IX BOOMED HOUSE. Furushed,

Kowloon, for 8 or 9. monting from Middle include their choicest examples. Commisioner and the recommendations of March.

now pus forward are the result of their depression. become infinitely more Apply

unanimus droision. The figures, although aspect one regards it the outlook is.

No matter from; what

1981 2.

Box No. 1981, Jare of "Daily Press " Office

WANTED.

or two

Single bottles, Cases of 2 bottles,

Caskets of 2 and 3 bottles.

Series of Eau de Cologne FROU FIT, for one comod HOUSE. Lavender Water. T MEETING Theld on FNUAS Middle levels preferred.

KONG & SOUTH CHINA, EC.

FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL

DAY, Dicza 30ru. 1920, st. 5.30 r.x; for 6T.X.

"All Master Masons are invited to attend. MORNING DRE.

[1979

SCOTTISH NATIONAL WAR

MEMORIAL.

COTSMEN are reminded that the LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS to the above ULOSES on the Sir: DECEMBER, and any who intend to Subscribe ste requested to send in their Subscriptions on or before that date to either of the undersigned.

JOHN JOHNSTONE. President HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY,

ejó JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ian.

'T. W. HILL

Hon. Secretary, HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY,

c/o BRADLET & Co., LTD.

C1080)

Bills THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT

AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

LOST

All broken, chafed and damaged Cargo is to be left in the Godowns where It will be examined at 10 AM on January 4th, 1991, by the Company's Surveyors, Mes

Mesura Carmi chael & Clarke

All Crims must be presented within ton of the steamer's scrival here,

days

hich they canned the Goods cannot be recognised. No Claime have left the Godowns, and Cargo undelivered on and after January 6th, 1981, will be subject to runt.

Consignees are requested to send in their

mediately.

Apply to:-

Box 1931. Care of Daily Preer Office,

WANTED:

MOTOR LAUNCH the

11931

of 10 knots. Must have good, reliable engine and would be preferred with small cabin. Write with fall particulars and price.tg--

Bor 1947,

Cara of Dolly Pria Office

WANTED.

1947

◄RANE DRIVERS for Electric Cranes, pres

rious experience essential. Apply, stating qualifications and age, to

TROLLOPE & COLLE, LTD, B.P. O. Box 359, Shanghai:

1965

WANTED.

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR E

PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY.

Roger & Gallets Perfume caskets of 2 and 3 bottles.. finessel

Coffrets of Perfume Soap

and Powder.

accentuated.

large, are less than was anticipated, for a prominent member of the commission a

as black

as it could be.. But it is the logical outcome of an industrial code and few months ago, when the enquiries were

nearing conclusion, expressed the opinion which is grasping and selfish, that that the recommended basic wage would considers no rights but those of the be, by the minimum, £7 per week, whereas, employd, admits no discipline, and accepts no compromise. The ability of on the present showing, the base wage for each State will average in round figures the employer to meet the demands made in es 159 per week only, or a percentage upon him are never considered for a increase of 25 on existing rates that is moment, any more than the responsibility if we base our ealculations on the figures of the employs to render an adequate his return for his remuneration. as we have announced by Mr. Huous in statement to the Australian Press. Their before remarked, the slogan cries of the accuracy was, however, challenged railitant are lower living costs, less immediately by the president of the work, and more wages. Australian Employers Federation, who says There are only two colutions to the- that the increments will represent more position and they are inter-dependent than £135,000,000 to the Commonwealth increased production, and the introduction. annually, and that the increase to New of cheap Inbour. The latter involves the South Wales alon-the chief commercial scrapping of the White Australia policy, a centre-will be £80.000.000 a year. The proposition that will stir up strife and rent meaning of the determinations is that rebellion in every corner of the Continent every male and female in Australia must among trades unionists, or the military WATSON & receive at least 20-15%-a week, no matter section of them who will not work then- what the nature of his or her employment selves, or allow others to do so. In may be. The chief-perhaps it would be the whole of this black outlook one so05. more correct to say the only reason for at the smallest ray of light. It may the increase is said to be the high cost of perhaps lead a great number in the coming living in the Commonwealth, but their own and their country's position

crisis along the path that will retrieve moment's thought shows that such a reason the path postwards from the cities into the can, at best, be merely a superficial rich anultivated inlands. During the past decade centralisation has become so marked that more than half the population of Australis now resides in the capital cities,

At very reasonable prices.

CO., LTD.,

TELEPHONE 16.

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BIRTEL

こ

In the first place the cost of living in Australia is declared by Australians who have recently travelled abroad to be lower

Bills of Lading for countersignature im- the muf January, 1921, a new Certificate for the Office of Peking Hankow Railway, Peking, WIGNAL.At Shanghai, on December at the moment than in any other part and more than & quarter of the remaining.

TH

THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 1803

for Two: Shares Numbered 45491/46609 HE PEKING-HANKOW LINE of the Chimano Gorerament Bailways invites standing in the Register in the name of LUE bou LOST-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN T01 Los Designing and Bulling New YUE SAM (deceased) late of Hongkong haring sealed proposals of BRIDGE CONTRAO- that unless the said Certificate be produced at stoel Bridge about 2,800 meters in length across the Office of the Company, 5, Queen's Boad the Yellow River (Hwang-Ho). Proposals will Victoris, Hongkong on or before the be received up to Noor of Juns 30, 1921, at Central,

Shares will be issued and the old Certi-China. Plaas, rules and specifications can he ficate will thereafter be haid by the Company us | obtained from the following Offices :.-

Poking-Peking-Hankow Hailway, Ameri British, Belgian French, Italian and Japanese Legations.. Foreign-Chinesa Legations, Washington, London, Brussels, Paris, Rome and Tokyo.

41 null and void.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.

"Agents for Div. of Opr. U.S. Shipping Board, CMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION,

11, Des Voeux Road, Central Hongkong, December 19th, 1920. [1988

AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FIOM NEW YORK,

THE Steamship

"MESOPOTAMIA” karing arrived, Consignees of Cargo are inform ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazarding Godowns

of the Hongkong & Kowloon Whirl, & Godown, Co., Ltd., Kowloos, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claim will be admitted after the Goods. have left the Godowa, and all Goods

Teaming undelivered after Jan. 4th, 1991, will be subject to rent.

·Steamer" "mart be

Claims

presented to the Undersigned on or before daa. 11th, 1921, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on Jan. 4th; at 10 ax. by the Com- pany's Surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Donglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effected, Bils of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD. General Agents

(1989

Hongkong, December 19th, 1920.

WAR MEMORIAL

BUESCRIPTION LIBT."

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,

Secretary, Hongkong, December 3rd, 1920.

1886

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. Payment of Final Dividend on Sharee, for the year ending 30th June,

1980.

HE BOARD having declared

FINAL DIVIDEND, of 20% (Twenty

All applications for same must be accom.

· pánied with £6.

PEKING HANKOW: RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION.

1919

ROYAL

Last 2 Performances.

TO-NIGHT 18 TO-NIGHT

per cent), free of Income Tax, for the THEATRE year ending 20th June, * 1920, holders of Bearer Shares and holders of Dividend Wstrante received from London 04 account of Registered Bhares, will be paid their dividends

on presenting Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Eegistered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or „Tientsin :—

THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

THE ÚHARTized Bank OF INDIA

AUSTRALIA & China"

„Tas Russo-ÁSTAZIO BANK.

Tue-Basque BILGE POUR L'ETRANGER, The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Taels, as the holder may: wish, at the buying rata of exchange of the day.

GizeRAL MANAGER, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. Hongkong, December 22nd, 1990, 1958 HONGKONG HOTEL

NEW YEAR'S EVE,

FRIDAY, Duczanrı 31n, 1920.

at 8.15 2.a. sharp.- Beturn for abort farewell season of the

BANDMAN

COMEDY

COMPANY

In their repertoire of New Plays

TO NIGHT IN "NOTHING

TO-NIGHT!! BUT TRUTH

THE attention of patruns is drawn to the FRIDAY, Des. Slat

THE

fact that the manal Dance will not be held

at the Hotel on the above date, as the entire socommodation-haa boan booked from 9:30 a for the “ Ar Hous" to be given by Lt. Col. FOR the grection by Tom T.M.CA. Imer,

NOR the erection by Public Subscription, a WINDHAM and Officers of the and Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment).

(1853 REPULSE BAY HOTEL

be caled the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI TUTE and to be managed for the joint use of the Navy the Army and Civilians by cat Board of Directors

Lists may be found at 1--- Messrs. Lane & Crawford.

Kelly & Wal Montria Win. Powell, Lt

The Hongking Club, Hongkong Drick

Cricket Club. Lutano

Clab stiints.

Engineers

Victoria Becréétiózi Club. Kowloon Cricket Club.

Kowloon Bowling Cinh.

Peak Chib,

Club.

MJBREEN,

Hon. Secretary War. Memorial Committe's 'Desamber 15th, 1920,

-[1913

NHE Completion of the BALL ROOM EXTENSION has increased the Dance Floor capacity to 8,000 Square Feet

DINNER DANCES W will be held at the abora Hotel on the following dates 20 NEW YEARS EVE,

TRIDAY,

-Decricher 31st, 1910, And NEW YEAR'S DAY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 182, 1991-

HONGKONG HOTEL"

DINNER DANCE /

IMAS NIGHT, HATURDAY, DECEMBER 25TIL 1920,

THE

By Special Request "THE ROTTERS" Come and langh in the New Year.

Booking Flans Open at MOUTRIE'S.-

[1906

A. G. DA ROCHA

AUCTIONEER, V SURVEYOR - AND SE

GENERAL (BROKER.

No. 24, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 9983, WEEKLY -AUCTIONS.

TUESDAYS ́****

MISCELLANEOUS - GOODS.

THURSDAYS --

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

SATURDAY8 +----

EXUELLENT HOUBIHOLD

FURNITURES.

seth, the wile of A. T. WIGSALZ, CE a daughter.

DEATHS BROWNE--At Shanghai, on December FANAY Baby, the wife of T. G. Browne, 0. M. Customs, aged 49 FINDLAY SMITE-At 23, Hyde Park Place, London, EULALIE GUSTAVINE DE SESNAVILLE, beloved wife of Mr. A.

1986 Findlay Smith

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:

Mr NORTHCOTE begs all his friends to

accept this expression of his heart felt gratitude to them for their deep 1.ympathy with and kindness to him

in his sad bereavement. [1884) Mrs. GEDEGA IRELAND tenders her grateful ...thanks to her numerous friends for the beautiful wreaths and expressions af sympathy received in her recent

ad bereavement.

[1985

Homezova Ornas: 101, Das Vaur BD. U Larzeń. OryION : 131, FLXS? Erkant, EU

The Daily Pres

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 30TH, 1920.

of the British Empire. A ne five roomed ball in subsidiary cities. With the open- house in one of de suburbs of the ing up of the inlands prosperity and a. metropolitan cities may be obtained for bright future for the Commonwealth will 255. a week rental. Even this is eventually come. But at best that is only deceptive basis for an extimate because the vista in the distance. The immediate facilities for owning homes are so great futire will see serious trouble and dis under the privileges extended though turbances and almost certainly the intro Building Sacieties and State Aid For duetion of coloured labour into Australia. Homes legislation that 75 per cen

cent, of the The slackening of the Immigration laws. people in Australia owa, or are in for Chinese is one of the signs. process of owning, their own homes. The next essentials-Food and clothing are comparatively cheap in comparison with The P&O steamer Bremen the pricus obtaining a Home or in other arrived yesterday brought reliefs Dominions, while conditions of living are H.M.S. Carlisle and H.M.8. Tamar, probably more congenial in the Common- wealth than in any other of the British

It would be absurd Possessions.

to contrast the problems of living in Hong kong with those of Australia, for a visitor to both countries sees at a glance," apart Sir Arthur Whitten Browne, the from looking at statistics, that Hongkong aviator who, with the late Sir John is probably twice as costly, at least. The Alcock, first crossed the Atlantic by sir, salient point is, however, that employés is again in Hongkong.

in Hongkong, althougb sdmittedly pampered in point of salary as a set-off to residence in a foreign country, are

4

the

Capt. W. H. Hazlerigg, who arrived'in the Colony by the as: Plasty succeeds. Mr. Longinotto in the position of Assist ant

ant Crown Solicitor. -

Messrs. Cherry & Co., shoemakers, of

Pedder Street. have reported to the

very little better paid than their brethren Police that their godown has been broken." WHERE THE WORKMAN

in Australia, calculating on the normal into and a quantity of white duck, valued- RULES.

sterling value of the dollar. From the at 8300, stolen. SOT weeks ago we had occasion to refer business standpoint, firms here are much The Straits Settlements trade figures to industrial conditions in Australia, and better off, since the small percentage for the third quarter compared with the pointed out that matters were fast of their staffs enjoying high wages is same period in 1919 show. an increase in approaching the stage where, faced with more than balanced by cheap Chinese imports of 354,780,000, and a decrease in

expenditure altogether out of propor Labour so largely usab ad by the very exports of $49,750,000. tion to their profite, maufacturers and greatly increased hour of work.

The Taikoo Club annual ball takes place wholesale firms in the Commonwealth would Australia most workmen, opis be forced to look about them for cheaper manual trades, work six hours a day, and to night. The Captain Superintendent of and better disciplined labour. It seems, nobody more than eight, so that when Police has granted general permission to according to the latest newspapera which the figures are reduced to a beat of those desiring to return from the ball have arrived bere from Sydney that the shillings per hour worked, those of the by motor-car after 1 a.m. - crisis is to orme even sooner than we Commonwealth would exceed the amount

We regret to learn that news haa expected, since the latest determinations of for Hongkong, or any part of the East, reached the Colony of the death of Aur the Commonwealth Basic Wage Commis by a substantial margin.

"Alf. Woolley who for very many years sion, Mr. Hvores anys, bavo provided for

Apart from this purely economic, view had been the Chief Agent of the P. & 0. Company in Japan, and occupied that indresses in the annual wages bill of the of the position, the great dificulty in position up to the time of his death which country amounting to between 270,000,000 which Australian manufacturers will now occurred at Kobe a few days ago.

2100,000,000 Precisely what this find themselves must be the problem of We regret to record the death in auge addition means may be seen at financing their enterprises. More than London of Mrs Findlay Smith, wife of ados when it is contrasted with the so per cent of the large firms have ex- the well-known proprietor of the Peak WAT On borrowed Hotel, who has been a resident of Hong-

they

faancial returns of

Australien

tended during Government for the year 1917-18. In that

kong for over hity years. Mrs. Findlay period the net revenus for the six States money, and much of their business is Smith had spent long intervals at home. 36 £38,802,088,

done on long credit. In the meantime She was last here during the period of penditure,

the war and returned to England zoon” £81,118,157

they must pay their employé waiter is conclusion. Much sympathy will The position is and to do so very frequently entails the betalt for MA. Findlay. Smith and

overdrafts..

afts. The, his two sons in their bereavement. rominent relief necessity for bank

tha

Both than the new increase.

thrown into still more