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ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH MEN'S ASSOCIATION.

MARATHON RACE.

TO be held under the auspices of the above

Tusciation on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

10min, at 47.3.

To be run in Kowloon, distance about 7 miles (Route to be announced inter) SILVER TROPHIES-1st, 2nd and 3rd. Open to all Europeans of the Colany.

Entrants to be nominated by a Member of the Association. All applications for entry to be sent to the undersigned.

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HO KUM TONG CUPS..

TANTRIES for the BILLIARD HANDI- CAP for the Four beautiful Cape presented by Mr. Ho Kuu Tare and to be played for at the PALACE HOTLA, Kowloon, will be closed on 20th January, 1921.

1st Prize, Cap vained at $200.00. 2nd Prize, Cup valued at $100 00. 3rd Prize, Cap valued at $50.00. Bighest Break Cap valued at $50.00. Entrance Fees of $3.00 will be devoted to

charities.

Intending competitors who have nut paid their Entrance Fee on the night of drawing will be struck out.

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COMPANY, LIMITED,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG and SINGAPORE.

THE. Steamship THE

*** NAMSANG" having arrived from the above ports, Consigneer

of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godown of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained

Goods not cleared by Jan. 21st, will be robject to rent.

examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DALLY FREES, MONDAY, JANUARY 17mm. 1921.

CHINESE CUSTOMS NOTIFICATION.

UNDER instructions from the torpector

General of Customs the collection" of SUETAX for FAMINE RELIEF (Notides- tion of 18th December, 1020) in Postponed until further notion.

W. G. LAY, Commissioner of Chinese Customs, Kowloon and District.

B/O Inspector General of Chinese Customis. York Buildings,

Hongkong, January 14th, 1921.

NOTICE.

THIS is to inform the General Public that

To the undersigned, have not given say anthority to any USPPE BROS, or my own person or persons to Sigu my

Privata Name »

EDWARD MENASHIH JOSEPH. Hongkong, January 10th, 1931. 225 (203

SOTICE.

I beg to inform my numerous patrons that I have The Day Opened a Branch of my HAIR DRESSING SALOON at No. 18, Ice House Street My present Saloon at the Ol Post Office Building will continue as hereto

K. KUSANO,

Barber. Hongkong. January 10th, 1921.

faro.

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THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that.

the THIRTY-THIRD ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Kessen. JARDINE, MATERSON & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1821. at 11.30 .. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending December 30th. 1920.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 19th, to FRIDAY, January 28th, both days inclusive, during which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered."

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S NORTHCOTE,

Becretary

to the General Agenta. Hongkong, January 12th, 1991. ^2=[219 THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE,

N°

LIMITED.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SEVENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be hell at the Offices of Messrs JARDINE, MATHESOx & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY, ANUARY 29TH, 1911, at 11:40 AM, for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending December 31st, 1020.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- | pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 19th, to FRIDAY, January 28th, both days inclusive, during, which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered

By Order of the Board of Directors

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The House of Representatives in the and the fact that its, renewal is under contemplation it seems hot without signi Philippino Legislature. has passed a Bill ficance that Bir AUCKLAND GEDDES, the "ppropriating 85,000 pesos to defray the British Ambassador to Washington, expenses of the World Press Convention.... should have been summoned London which will probably be invited to meet in at the present time to discuss with the Manila in April instead of in Sydney. Government various questions which are The body of a Chinese woman, 'aged under consideration not only between about 35 years, was recovered from Kow Great Britain and the United States, but foon Bay last week. From certain marks. the negotiations which have been pro- upon the body there is reason to believe ceeding between America and Japan with that the woman met har death through respect to the California Question. There foul play. The body lies at Kowloon. is no mention of the Vladivostock Ques-Mortuary awaiting identification. ..... tion though that is one of supreme

According to report of the Mitsui Bank, importance is Americs contemplates the total amount of capital invested to making the demand indicated by the new enterprises" and the expansion of

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DESIGN AND ⠀⠀ CONSTRUCTION OF YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE FOR

PEKING-HANKOW RAILWAY."

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THE PEKING-HANKOW LINE of the Chiness Government Ballways invites mended proposals of BRIDGE CONTRAC Prices :- TORS for Designing and Building & New steel Bridge about 2,800. maters in length across the Yellow River (wang-Ho). Proposals will be received up to Noor of Jun 20, 1921, at the Offies of Peking Hankow Railway, Peking, China. Plans, rules and specifications can be obtained from the following Oilco

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Peking-Hankow Ballway, Ameri can, British, Belgian French, Italian and Japanese Legations. Foreign-Chinese Legations,

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The Fire Brigade was called to a house

In view of recent assertions of Japanese Y.8,670,000,000 which shows an increase- "military rights }

at Vladivostock, of Y.2,360,000,000 compared with 1919 'and. demand from Washington for A sub Y.3.490,000,000 compared with 1918. stantial modification" of Japan's military measures in the Bussian port would cer- tainly be deeply resented, and create at 16, Connaught Road at 3 am. yester very grave situation. Japan has a General day morning. The upper storey, used að.

a dwelling-house,"was alight, but the fre Officer at Vladivostock and from

mbo were able to confine the outbreak to commnnication which that officer recently the one Boor, and the remainder of the addressed to the Vladivostock authori: premises only suffered some damage by ties we derive the impression that Japan water. The adjoining houses wore no is prepared to assert what are called *ffected

United States in

| the rights of her "Army there under The Philippine Government is now, Boat. agreements made with the Governments ing a 15 million dollar bond issue in the of the Maritime Province. Some six or threatened bankruptcy in the shipping order to avert the

seven weeks ago the People's Assembly industry. Mr. Whittaker, an agent of the at Vladivostock, by resolution carried by United Staton to dispose of these bonds, Philippine Treasury, is en route to the an overwhelming majority, decided in The owners of the inter-island steamship favour of union with the Far Eastern Roets voted to tie up 30 per cent. of their

This action is necessitated by the business slump.

"If this should come to pass, the Chow, in the extreme south of the Dic-

BEER. Government established at Chita, which ships in the const wise trade on January

has proclaimed the whole territory from the river "Salenga to "the Pacific Ocean

Members of the Institution of Engineers to be a Republic. The Japanese General' and Shipbuilders spent an enjoyable even- communication was in the nature of a ing on Saturday, when a concert and danco protest against this decision. It expressed were present but the dancers were not so took place. A number of lady visitors a fear that the orders or instructions numerous as usual, owing to the fact that issued by the Government at Chits might the"Kowloon Dock Ball was held on tho previous evening. At the concert banga. conflict with the agreements concluded were rendered by the Misses Frost. between the Japanese military authorities Messrs. T. G. Paterson, C. Edgcumbe and and the various Russian authorities in F. H. Farthing. Mr. Farthing also acted

as accompanist. the maritime province, and that the rights of Japan and her Army might The Bishop of Victoria left Hongkong be violated." General TAKAYANAGI wrote: yesterday, for a visit to Pakhoi and Lion

cese He expects to return ón or about Japanese Army; notwithstanding the January 20th. There is at Pakhoi, in position which will be taken by the Chita connection with the work of the Church,

a Leper Hospital with 160. beds, and Government, haring in mind its valid General Hospital with 60 beds. Before interests, would be forced to have the War there were three doctors carry- recourse to suitable measures for directing on the medical work in connection with those hospitals. At the present mo relations with the Vladivostock Government the entire work is in the hands. ment and its institutions. One may fear of two nurses, that in these circumstances regrettable

There is now a petition before the Ciril results are likely to arise, for which the Governor of Kwangtung from a body of Japanese Army will not hold itself respon citizens asking for the aboliton of the sible." We imagine that the first request brothels in the Province. The reasons the Government of the Far Eastern since the Government is able to afford the given, says the Canton Times, are that,

Republic would be likely to make would loss of more than $8,000,000 yearly from be for the complete withdrawal of the the stepping of issuing gambling licenses, armed forces of a foreign power from it can easily do away with the $900,000. a year from the women traffic; that the the territory of the Republic. Japan Government is now putting a stop to un has not yet officially recognised the licensed prostitution, while the open Government-

and its houses of ill fame are just as bad, but at Chita

•

only share, a part of their revenue with Republic, and in the circumstances the Government; that Shanghai has: would not be likely to obey its behests: begun to abolish its brothels also. Aside- It is clear that Japan is not disposed to from these, the petitioners have also advanced many moral and health reasons voluntarily resign the "legitimate rights" why this infamous trafic should be acquired by her Army in agreement with stopped. local Russian authorities, but whether she

Those who remember the late Mr. G. chop for andersing cheques and bills: oblong in shape with florlated

would do so in obedience to American Friesland, who for many years was the border and the characters WHLE

|dictation is another question.

manager of the Norddeutscher Lloyd in Hongkong and was very popular among meaning "chop for receiv Ir would appear from a cable we

The attitude adopted by the United all classes of the community, will be in ing payments of bills of exchange publish to-day that Japan's position at States towards the League of Nations terested in the following paragraph from. (3.) A chop for shopping bills of Vladivostock, and, we suppose, generally Convenant makes as wonder whether Hospital a few days ago a German who the Sydney Bulletin:" Died at Sydney Lading, delivery orders and reports or applications to be made to the in Siberis, is to be seriously challenged the people of the United States was anything but & Hon. His Dame was Imports and Exports Office and by the United States Government, as a would he prepared to force the issue. Friesland, and his father was Finance- Customa: oblong in shape with

Minister in Hanover before that little Boriated border and the characters result of the shooting of an American Coming from a single nation, such State was forcibly, abducted into the Gar

PEKING HANKOW RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION.

NOTICE

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the General Managers. Hongkong, January 19th, 1821. RL (220 THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMA-

TION COMPANY, LIMITED.SU

‘OVICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN that the GENERAL MEETING SHARE of our Manager having

of

N consequence of our chop and the HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE MANZSON & TOcently been "forged on cheques for the Co., LTD, on FRIDAY, JANUARY 2533, 1921, purpose of obtaining moneys from a bank. Report of the Directors together with the hitherto used by us and from and after at 11.50 A, for the purpose of receiving the we have ceased using the principal chop

December 31st, 1920. Statement of Accounts for the year ending to 8th January, 1991 and until further notice we will use the chops described

All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be left in the Gcdowns, where they will be The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com-hereander to which the attention of those pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, banks and firms who have business trans- January 18th to FRIDAY, January 3rd, actions with us is respectfully directed both days inclusive, during which period no

(1) The principal chop Square in Transfer of Bhares can be Registered.

shape with floristed border By Order of the Board of Directors,

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

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L.,

General Managera. Hongkong, January 15th, 1921.-

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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND

·MINING COMPANY, LIMITED,

FIRST MORTGAGE DEBENTURES

(KAILAN BONDS),

of the HALF-YEARLY PYNTEREST due on JANUARY 15, 1921, will be made on presentation of Coupon No. 17 at any of the undermentioned Banka, viz. ----

HONGKONG AND SHASOVAL).

BANKING COLPORATION, CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND ÜHINA,

Russo-Astatic BAXX.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE,

BANQUE

BELEZ

L'ETRANGER

At Tientsin,

Shanghai

or

Hongkong. Tientsin and Hongkong

only,

At Tientsin and

only.

Shanghai

MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE

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Secretary.

·Hongkong, January 19th, 1091. THE HONGKONG" LAND INVEST

MENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD..

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY - THIRD ORDINARY

MEETING of SHARE GENERAL HOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Offices of Mesara. Jandong, Matuzsos & Co., LTD., on FRIDAY, JANUARY 28TH, 1921, at 12 o'clock Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statement of Accounts for the year ending December 31st, 1920.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corn- pany, will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, January 19th, to FRIDAY, January 28th, both days inclusive, during which period na Transfer of Shares can be Registered. By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY 8. „NORTHOOTE

Secretary... Hongkong January 18th, 1991;- [229 NOTICE.

-.

FROM December 1st, 1920, we hays taken

over the EX GARAGE AND HONGKONG

The Interest, les Income Tax at 6 in the 2, MOTOR COMPANY and are not responsible for

will be in Na

OF £20 DISTURES:

Per Coupon (Gross)

12 0.

Lose Tax at 6/ in the f

Net amount payable

3. ~7a/s

B. 4.4/5

Or £100 DemeSTORES:

Per Coupon (Gross)

£30...0. Less Tax at 6% in the £.0. 18. 0.

Net amount payable,

1.£500 DEBESTURES

£2.2 40.

Par Coupon (Gross) £15, 0 0. Los Tax at 8/- in the £410 0.

Not amount payable £10. 10.0. Payment will be made in Taels at the Demand Buying rate of exchange of the day the Coupon

presented.

By Onler,

THE KAILAN MINING

-ADMINISTRATION,

F. C. YOUNG, Acting General Manager.

Clog

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Car for Hire, and Accessories for Sale. HONGKONG MOTOR CO. 141, Praya East, Wanchai, Workshop and car garaged at

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Batterica charged at $1.50 each,

We can give you a service second to none.

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BIRTH. ARCHIBALD.-At Hankow, on January 4th, to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. AnoHIBÁLD, A daughter.

DEATH.

BRUNNER-At Shanghai, on January 8th, HANNAH ALICE, widow of the, late Charles Brunner, aged 18 years.

Horexone Orion: 104, Du Varz RD. Lower OvEICH:

181, Fker SZEKET, ELU

The Daily Pres

HONGKONG JANUARY 17TH, 1931.~.

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

man Consul in China at the outbreak of

11# # 5 meaning. Naval officer by a Japanese sentry. a demand might easily be provocative of man Empire. One of the sons was Ger- chop for taking delivery of goods Admiral Graves left Manila on the war. The same demand presented by the the war, and another was general manager and statements to Customs." New Orleans last week for Vladivostock League of Nations would, in all prob- of one of the biggest German steamship (4.)~~A chop for acospting bill, with a

plain border cylindroidal.in shape to inquire into the circumstances. The ability, be straightway accepted and rebol all his life, Refusing to serve in the lines, but their just-dead brother was a with the characters

incident, the cable tells us, is not likely obeyed. A consideration of no small German Army, he left the country for ever. mending Chop for accepting to be settled by formal expressions of importance is that a nation which had But his extreme radicalism got him into regret, which have poured in from been thus obliged to renounce what it War and he left for Africa with the in- trouble in Sydney at the time of the Boer YUEN BENG FAD, T (Bigned) TSOI KIT BHI, Japanese official qources. We presume was pleased to regard as legitimate tention of fighting with the Boers. How

wManager,

the incident referred to relates to the rights" would not be likely to cherish, so incidental adventures changed

his views, and he fought three years with. No. 16, Bonham Strand West.

shooting of Lieutenant W. EL LANGDON, for long, against the whole world, the the British. The Grees Waz, brought him 276

engineer officer of the U.8. warship same animosity, raucour and desire for evil times, especially as he refused to wear- the ribbons that might have made things Albany, though the brief reports we have revenge that action by an individual easier for him, and towards the end he seen have not made it clear that the shoot Power would certainly entail. In ing was done by a sentry. The Washington the coming discussions as to the future OB the section by Publia. Subscription, of correspondent of The Times say the attitude of the United States towards the building to be run on T.LOA, Înes, United States refuses to recognise the League of Nations, a ease of this nature to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI TULE and to be managed for the joint use of right of Japan to maintain entries at may be of some use in argument. the Na

the

Army and Civilians by a Joint Vladivostock, and that a demand may be

will be the erection of a Per-

9th January, 1921.

WAR MEMORIAL

SUBSCRIPTION LIST.

Board of Directors. A portion of the sum made for a substantial modification of The Government of the Federated. Malay

looked much older than his 45 years. All through he was the sort of man who would give his last pair of socks to a friend."

MR.

OBITUARY.

HIGGINBOTHAM

raised, the devoted to which will be put in Japanese military measures at that port.States is offering inducements for the cal Higginbotham, of Eongkong, in Bourde

hand at an early date.

Lista may be found at 20

Mesara. Lane & Crawford

Kelly & Walsh, Montre

Wm. Powell, itd. The Hongkong Club.

Hongkong Or chet Club Club Lurdano, Engineers Institute Victoris Recreation Clab. Kowloon Cricket Club, Kowloon Bowling Club. Peak Club.. Clab do Recreio Craigengower Club

M.J. BREEN

Hon. Secretary, War Memorial Committea ngkong, December 15th, 1920. 129

tivation of cane sugar,

If that demand is formulated and pre sented it will certainly bring us very near to the war between the United States The total output of the Kailan Mining and Japan that so many people have Administration's mines for the week end lately come to "regard as the world's ing January 1st, amounted to 100,513 tons, peat war. For some time past there and the sales during the period to 81,854 have been other questions-like the Antins.

The news of the death of Charles J. baya on January 12th, has come as a shock to his many friends in the Colony Mr. Higginbotham came to Hongkong in 1907 as a teacher in the Ellis Kadoria School. About 1810 ho joined, the Bandman Com any as an actor, and went on bour Soms nine years ago he entered the employ of John D. Hutchison & Co. For som time he had been suffering from gastritis and he went on a royage with his friend Captain Walker hy master of the Wenner Hal. Yang, to Sourabaya. The weather

died in hospital at Sourabaya received aggravated his illness, and ho

Alien legislation in California, and the We have been requested by Mrs, Nayal building programmes of the two Maurice Minney, who, has consented to countries-which have created considerable sing at Madame Gordon's concert, to was bad, and the rough treatment the ship tension in the diplomatic relations, and state that she has only played leading the shooting incident at Vladivostock will roles in amateur work in Calcutta and greatly increase the tension When we not as erroneously stated in our para bear in mind the Anglo-Japanese, Alliance. graph of Saturday

of

Mr Higginbothain was about 10 years living at Brisbane and much sympathy.

age, and unmarried but his parents are

will be falt for them