NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INSURANCE OFFICES..
NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
THE HUNGEONG DAILY PREES MONDAY, FEBRUARY
BANK HOLIDAYS.
NOW ONAAN KS will be scordhace with Ordinance No. 5 of 1913, CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. CLOSED for the transition of PUBLIC BUSINESS TUESDAY and WIDNES.
Hongkong, February 3rd, 1921.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GWEN SAM OF DAY. FEBRUARY SEE and F
KARINE INSURANCE
OFFICES will ↳ CLOSED for the TransA “tion of Public Buineas on TUESDAY and
WEDNESDAY, the 8 and 911 PERUARY.
By Order,
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Secretaries
́FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG,
MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG & CANTON, Hoagtang, February 7th, 1990. [894
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB......
NOTICE..
TER Toon TUESDAY, FREHLEY STE, WELE 1st Too Old Course, Fanling, will be
for the Interport Match, from 9.50 to 10.27 am. and from 1.50 to 2.97 p.m.
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UNION CHURCH LIBERARY CLUB.
LANTERN LECTURE
on TUESDAY, FEL. ŠTU, 119 PILU Scientific Methods of Detecting Crime- Mr. E R. Dover.
Union Church Hall, Kennely Road. All Welcome.
NOTICE.
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TSON & CO., LIMITED,
NOTIUE.
CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS; :
WEDNESDAY, the 9 FaBRUAKT, all N TUESDAY, the BTE FEBRUANT, and on Departments will be CLOSED for Business.
On these dates
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. will be Open for the purpose" of: Dispensing prescriptions as follows t
10 AM. to..
6.x. to 7.80 P.M.
A. A. WATSON "▲ CO, LIMITED, Hongkong. February 3rd, 1921." 1371
NOTICE
WE have just received another consignment of "DUNHILL" PIPES (Standard Briar only). These are splendid. Pipes (or every day use Call early to secure one that will st
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA, Quern's Road Central.
yon.
NOTICE
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Fare CLOSING for the CHINESE TUESDAY,
on
W NEW YEAR THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. OF WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
beg to announce that, are
now prepared to undertake ELECTRIC WIRING CONTRACTS: The work will be Customers to place their orders in advance.
carried out under the supervision of a competent European, and all Wire used will be made by the PIRELLI-GENERAL CABLE WORKS, SOUTHAMPTON.
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HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
THE ANNUAL GENEBAL MEETING of the HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY will be held in the Cry Hall on FRIDAY, FEB. 11TH, at Noor.
K. E A. CAVALIER,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, February 4th, 1921.
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APPOINTMENT WANTED. "
HIP DRAUGHTSMAN from Home, 9 years' experience with lending Skipbuilders on the Clyde, at present with Calcutta 6rm. desires appointment with good. Shipbuilding firm. Experience design; steel work; arrangements,
Bar 399, Care of Daily Press Office
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TABAQUERIA FILIPINA.
NOTICE
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HE SHARE-HOLDERS of the BAN-
are herewith informed that 'an INTEREM
TRUE INDUSTRIELLE DE ORING
DIVIDEND of Frs. 20 per Share will be paid from FEBRUARY 1St, 1921, on pre- sentation of their certificates at the Head
Office, in Paris, and at any of its Agencies.
Hongkong, January 20th, 1921.
IMPORT-EXPORT.
ENTLEMAN, with farge experience in the Grmport and Export Cade-in Both China and capable of taking charge of depart manta, is open for immediats engagement. For further particulars, please communicate with--- Box 397, c/o Hongkong Daily Press.
EXE
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT,
INTRY forms may now be obtained at the
ENTRIES CLOSE TUESDAY, 18 FEBRUAR
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING ENTRY form
CORPORATION.
NOCHUS FARRERA AJUNG TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
み
on
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of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation THE HOLLAND PACIFIC TRADING will be held at the CITT HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 26 day of FEBRUARY, 1921,
COMPANY, LIMITED.
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LIMETRIĆ
NOTION TO SHAREHOLDERS
TER
HT ONE HUNDRED AND TIRST ORDINARY METENING of SHARE HOLDERS is the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, Hotel Mansionid, co- MONDAY, THERUARY 72H, 1991; st 11 AM, for the purpose of receiving & Report of the Directors, together with a Statement of Aseannta, dadaring a Dividend and electing Directors and Andítors...
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from January 25th to February 7th, 1941, both days inclusive. By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary
Hongkong, January 18th, 1991.
THE CHINA SPECIE BANK, LTD.
STATUTORY MEETING.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN "that the STATUTORY MEETING of the CHINA SPECIE BANK, LTD., to conder the Report and ta piact Directors,” Chiefs- Manager, and satistant Manager will be held at the Registered Office, Et. George's Building on SATURDAY, 12TH FEBRUARY, 1991, at 8 xx. A
JL. & HOLUM,
Ohiel Manager. Hongkong, February 3rd, 1991.374
UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, EDITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
(HE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL GENERAL TMEETING of SHAREHOLDERS wil
be held in the Offices of Mears. DopWILL & COMPANY, LIMITED, on THURSDAY, the 17mx FERHuası, 1921, at 11 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General
together with Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1920.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 7th to 17th February, 1921, both dates inclusive.
DODWELL & CO. LTD.,
General Managers.. Hongting, February 3rd, 1991.
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HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company, will be held at the HaraKONG HOTEL, 1921, at 11.30 for the purpose of receiving Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 1971 FEBRUARY, 19% all of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1920.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 11th February to the 21st February (both days inclusive), during which period no. Transfer of Shares can be Registered
JOHN D. HUMERREYS & SON,
General Msangers. Hongkong, January 31st, 1941. [319
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMÉNT
CO. LTD.
A
INTIMATION
WHISKIES
OF
DISTINCTION
TE, 199
WATSON'S
E
blend of the finest Whiskies
distilled in Scotland-
mild and mellow.
OLD VAT No. 4.
claims for rebates remain unsettled and it is probable that the actual total yield will be something considerably less than the sum stated.
The troopship Himaloga is due bere with roliefs on the morning of the eth instant.
Amongst the passengers who left for Home by the Delta were Mia. Crockatti and children, Mr. J. C. Fisicher and Mr. N. J. Austin. “
The argument for the tax has been that Gleaves have arrived in the Colony an AdmiralTM Gleaves, US.N., and Mr. "the war has to be paid for, and the cothe Empress of Rustia. munity has to find the means in some form or other." Though many substitutes for this tax have been suggested, none were ever considered by the Treasury to be efficient. Now comes the announce. ment, even more startling than that of the practical abandonment of the tax, that no substitute for it is to be proposed by the Chancellor, The Government can afford" to dispense with the tax, and the further statement was made by Mr. CHAMBERLAIN in his Birmingham speech that he hoped to be able to reduce the Budget to £950,000,000.
It scarcely needs to be explained that the great reduction in the Budget which
A fine mellow Scotch Whisky. In all branches of the administration the
H.E. the Governor has appointed Sgt W. Hill, M.C., to be second-lieutenant in the Infantry Company, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, with affect from February 2nd.
In six months' time an order will be. made directing the removal of all graves in Bections A and B of Kowloon Tong Cemetary, the land being required for building sites.
It is notified in the Government Gazette that the road beginning at Hart Avenue, Kowloon, running in an easterly dire
on and terminating in a cul-de-sac will be named Prat Avenue...-
the Chancellor hopes to ace is the direct outcome of the insistent public demand for retrenchment. We have no doubt that the retrenchment will be found mainly under the heading of War Office expenditure. We have divested ourselves of further military responsibilities in The passenger list of the Empress of Bussia; we are withdrawing our military Russia, which reached Hongkong at mid- forces from Persia and from Meso-day yesterday, includes the names of Mr. potamia and in these connections alone W. Butterfield, Mr. C. C. Stark, Mr. the savings effected in our national and Mrs. E. AM. Williams, expenditure must be very great indeed. Mr. J. H. Olesen, who was formerly
in the service of Chinese Maritime Cus toms Administration for the long period pruning knife has been used, though not of 44 years, and retired in 1919, has re- yet to the full extent public opinion turned to "China as the Danish Minister demands. In view of the great increase to Peking. which has taken place" in the cost of living since the outbreak of the war, and
the having
social regard to legislation which has been demanded with the object of improving the lot of the general body of the working classes, it will never be possible to get back to pre-war ideas of national expenditure A fine old liquear Scotch except, perhaps, through some common agreement on the part of the nations of the world for general disarmament.
Vigorous efforts have been made, how-
The China New Year Fair in the ever, and will continue to be made, western district of the city has been to enforce economy in all branches attracting its usual crowds during the The number of stalls of the public servips. Wo see, for past few days.
seems this year larger than ever, but example, that the Select Commit- those who go in search of "
rare curios" tee on National Expenditure, în ita at trifling cost search in vain.
GILBEY'S
SPEY ROYAL
A.
S
Whisky.
SOLE IMPORTERS:
WATSON
CO., LTD.
ESTABLISHED 1841.
ter.
*Phone 516.
&eventh report, recently issued, makes an
Homerore OFFICE: 10. DE: Vaux BD, O
ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE THE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY HOLDERS in the Company, will be held at tha Offices of the Company, St. George's Build- THE BUSINESS of the HOLLAND PACEricing. Chater Bond Victoris, Hongkong, on Hongkong, has been taken over sa from the ab 11.00 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose The REGISTER of SHARES of the Cor. first of January 1921. and will be carried on by of receiving Statement of Accounts and the poration will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the HOLLAND PACIFIC TRADING COM Report of the Directors for the year ending 31et
PANY, LIMITED (incorporated in Hongkong) December, 1920 and declaring a Dividend
at Noox, for the purples of receiving the Report TRADING COMPANY OF HANK BUILDINGS, TUESDAY, the 22wn day of EZERUABY, 1921, London: Cazzon e. 181, FL STREET, EC expenditure on secondary and higher
of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Aceodste for the year ending Slat December, 1920.
12th February to SATURDAY, 18th Februag at the same address. 1921 (both days inclative), during which period mo transfer of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Court of Directors,
שי"
A. G. STEPHEN,
Chief Manager.
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Hongkong, February 7th, 1921.
FOOTBALL.
GRAND CHARITY MATCH in aid of Kwongtang and North-China Rehe!
Fund... HONGKONG FOOTBALL CITA GROUND (by kind permission) SOUTH CHINA ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
V
THE REST OF THE COLONY WEDNESDAY, 9r¤ Feervaky, 192L
+
His Excellency Sir Reginald Stabbe will kick off at 4 PM. Tharp, Enclosure.
...* 50 cents. Chairs Grand Stand
$1
32
Sabora and Soldiers in uniform half price to:
7. H. VAN GENNEP LUERS,
Joint Managing Director, HOLLAND PACIFIO TRADING Co., LTD. -Hongkoux, February 2nd, 1991. 373
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO.,
(1910), LTD.
NOTICE OF CALL.
NOT ALL of 31 per Bars boats
TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that apon all Members Holding Shares upon which saly $3 has been paid, and that such call will be payable to the Bankers of the Company, Tax HONGKONG & BRANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION et. Hongkong, on the 1st day of March, 1921
FOR THE CHINA LIGHT & POWEL Co.,
(1918), LTD, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers..
Hongkong, November 30th, 1920.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO, (1918), LTD.
No
NOTICE OF CAEL
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a CALL of $1 per Share has bem made
-chairs.
Tickets obtainable at the Fate or from Houpon all Members Holding Bhares upon which Secretaries of Football Clubs,
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WISEMAN. LTD. CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLID ATS.
TEA DANCE
MONDAY,
instead of TUESDAY.
WISEKAN,
LTD.
388
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on
and after 1421 FERRUAL, 1921. the HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK will be Open on
Weak days from 10 to 37M.. Saturdays from 10 AM to 18 Noow!: A. G. STEPHEN, Older Manager. HORGEON & BHANGHAL BANKING
A CORPORAZION. Hongkong, February 2nd,
only $3 has been paid, and 1 called up (ins on the lat day of March, 1921), and that such call
will be payable to the Bankers of the Company,
The HOOLING & SHINGUAT BANKING CORPORATION & Hongkong, on the 2nd day of Kay, 1991.
FOR THE CHINA LIGHT & POWZE Co.,
41918), LTD, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managera. Hongkang, December 1st, 920. rus
WISEMAN, LTD.
Fresh Arrival of ENGLISH CONFECTIONERY
CADBURY'S CHOCOLAZER.
FRY'S CHOCOLATES,
FULLAR'S CHOCOLATES.
PASCAL'S CANDIES,
MACKINTOSH's Torres.
Also Chillers Swiss Chocolates in Fancy boxes. and a large assortment of Peak Freen Bisquita.
All these Goods have arrived during the last w days.
WISEMAN. LTD.
(950)
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Bar, the 19th February, 1911, until TURSDAY, the 22nd Feb- ruary, 1921, both days inclusive.
By onder of the
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong, February 3rd, 1921. -/-
378..
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, TIRUANY 7TH, 1921.
The body of a young. Chinese woman, recovered from the ana at Leungahawan, Lama Island, has been identified as that of the boatwoman who, a week ago, was thrown overboard by pirates who boarded a junk in the Harbour.
*
The following appointments have been made by H.E." the Governor-Mr. William Russell to act as Government Marine Surveyor, and Mr. W. O. Lam bort and Mr. Robert Hall to act as first and second assistant Government Marine Surveyors, respectively.
Included in the list of passengers who left for England by the Blue Funnel liner Anchises on Saturday are Captain 8 McGrath, Dr. and Mrs. O. H. Marriott Mr. and Mrs. C. E. H. Beavis, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. MoHutcheon, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sim, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wright
Among the passengers leaving by the Shinyo Maru today are Mr. A. Coppin, the manager for Hongkong and South China of Nestle's and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co., and Mrs. Coppin, who after a short stay in America are Proceeding to England and returning to Hongkong in the autumn.
A grand charity football match is keng Football ground. sanounced for Wednesday on the Hong- The game will be between the Sith Chips Athletic Association and "The Best" of the Colony. H.E. the Governor is to kick-off at 4 p.m. The gate-money will go in aid of the famine relief funds in Kwang- tung and North China.
*
emphatic protest against the recent rapid rise in the cost of education services in the United Kingdom. Figures quoted in the report show that the aggregate amount of public money to be spent on education in the United Kingdom during the current financial year is no less than 297,200,548, made up of sixty millions BIRTH.
from Parliamentary grants and thirty DALIETTAt Ashina, Ardernier, Inver
nessshire, on February 3rd, the wife seven millions from local rates. In Eng- of GEORGE MACKAY DALGETY- daughland and Wales the cost of elementary
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education has risen from £20,010,000 in 1905-06 to £56,450,000 in 1920-21, and
education has increased from £4,403,000 in 1913-14, to £9,696,000 in the current year. The Salect Committee comment on "the atmosphere of francial laxity" in which educational questions are apt to be considered, and remark that the general attitude of the Board of Educa END OF THE EXCESS PROFITS tion has been one of enthusiasm for the promotion of education with too little DUTY.
regard to the cost entailed. The blame for this, must be placed on the House of the Excess Profite Duty-an agitation Commons rather than on the Government, greatly increased strength owing to focus years than the way in which the which has in recent months gathered for nothing has been more astonishing in the general depression in trade has House of Commons has been committing Attention is drawn to the announce. been successful to a degree which its the country to greatly increased expendiment that the departure of the Emprete supporters could scarcely have hoped tare in complete disregard of the protests of Rusia on Thursday has been fixed for 3 p.m. instead of noon, owing to the for in view of the
the and warnings of the Government through fact that the two previous days are Chancellor of the Exchequer has hitherto its Chancellor of the Exchequer. If the public holidays. The short delay in the maintained on the question: Mr. CHA series of Reports issued by the Select departure of the liner will be a conveni
ence to shippers and business men who BERLAIN has taken the very unusual course | Committes on
National Expenditure bave important mail and documents to of anticipating his Budget statement by result in the formation of a strong party dispatch. announcing in a public speech at Bir in the House of Commons to press the mingham, the practical abandonment of importance of considerations of economy the duty. He said the Government could at the right moment they will serve held at the City Hall, on "Warriors- afford not to renew the Excess Profits most useful purpose. An effort must be Duty "which was only justifiable as an made to establish for some years a absolute financial neccesity. In saying maximum limit of national expenditure, that he believed that this announcement and to keep well within it. would.restore confidence and re-invigorate The public will want to see some reduc-duced on this occasion for the first time
THE INDO CHINA BTEAM NAVIGA-Tua agitation in Great Britain against
TION COMPANY, LTD..
THE Directors of the above Company have Deferred Shares for the year 1920, at the rete of 6/- per Share.
Dividends for Shareholders on the Colonial Registar are free of Income Tax and will be paid at the rate of 2/10 per dollar.
Dividend Warrants will be chtainable on and after SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH, 1991. at the Company's Office.
TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will
be CLOSED from February 19th, 20 February
16th, both days inclusive...
JARDINE, MATHESON &.Co., JAD
General Managers. Hongkong, January 26th, 1721 X-
Q.
1915
PUBLIC AUCTION.
ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
Pe letting by Public Auctions Bale, to BEREDART, 1911 at-3 FK, ab the Offices be held on MONDAY, the 7th day of of the Tablic Works Department,
by Ordár of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNON, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Hongkok, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fired by the Surveyor of H MAJESTY, THE Kusa, ker one further term of 75 years.
Bagistry No.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT./
Bondary
Squarn Fonti
Antial Rental
allitude
trade, Mr. CHAMBERGAIN practically against the duty by the leading business admits the case which has been made out
men and bankers of the country.
tion in the income tax at the earliest
paper of the changes made in the new possible moment. A review in a London
has this comment on the subject:
The tax was inaugurated it 1915 to "It must be said in favour of the new provide for the cost of the war. The rate Act that it considerably simplifies our was at brat 50 per cent on profits above chaotic income-tax system, but, however pre-war standards. In the Badget for you may explain it provisions, you can- 1916-17 the rate was increased to 80 per not explain away the fact that the cent, and in 1917-18 to 80 per cent present rate of income-tax in this country is a crushing impost and seriously retards Under the Finance Act of 1920: it was reduced to 40 per cent, but for the our recovery from the effects of the war. financial year ending April 8th, 1921, the It is staggering to think that pro rate was again increased to to per cent, fessional man with a wife and three In the first full year, 1916-17, the yield children earning 25,000 a year-worth of this tax was £130,920,000; in 1918-20, little more than £2,000 now should be the yield was £231,040,000; and for the mulcted in income-tax in the sum of year now nearing its close the estimated £1,874."
1,03 14 4908 | yield is about £220,000,000. If this latter estimate is realised the tax will have brought in to the Exchequer a total of Dr. J. O. Dalmahoy Allen returned to something like 288,000,000. But heavy, the Colony by the a.z. Teiretios on Friday.
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Three additions have been made to the register of those entitled to practice medicine in the Colony. They are: B.S. Gladys Maude Turner, M.B., (Birm.), of the London Minion Hos pital: Yit Hon Hoashoo, M.B., B.8., Canton; and Ip Kam-wa, M.B., B.8. (Edin.), of the Hackett Medical College, Road
Hongkong University), of 44, Pokfulam
The Misses Aileen and Doris Woods are arranging for & Cabaret Ball, to ba
be remembered, an appeal has been made Day," March 31st, on which date, it will to the profession to give their services on behalf of Earl Haig's Fund for ex Service men. The innovation of singing during some of the dances will be intro-
in Hongkong. Mrs. Woods will preside
of the entertainment will be given later. at the pianoforte, and play all the latest American music for the dancing. Details
The Captain and Officers of HL.M.9. Magnolia were At Home" to the Bri tish community of Canton on Friday evening. After the reception an enjoy able concert was given by the ships.com- pany, assisted by some of the officers, on the main deck, which had been covered
and tastefully decorated for the occa on. All the items on the programme were well rendered and most enthusiastic- ally received by the audience At the olosé, Capt. Brooke made a short speech expressing the pleasure it had given him and his officers to have their visitors with them. In reply the Consul General, in an apt and witty speech, thanked the officers and mer on behalf of the British community for a most enjoyable evening. Es complimented the performers on the success which they had scored in their first appearance in public, and said that those present hoped to have the pleasure, at no distant date, of hearing them again sentiment which was unanimously endorsed,
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