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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
M. J. D. STEPHENS, Solicitors.. THE Office has been REMOVED to 1st Floor, No. 15. Connaught Road, Central, (beyond the Post Office).
Hongkong, March 1st, 1881.
NOTICE.
INTIMATION
WATSON'S as the statesman mainly responsible for
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TESSRS. LITTLE, ADAMS & WOOD ME I have REMOVED their Offices to the. NEW BUILDING on Murray Battery, Lower Albert Bead
NOTICE.
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on Friday last please return same to Mx LYSON, No. 13, Caine Road. without delay ?
TO LET.
From the 1st April.
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UROPEAN HOUSE "WESTBOURNE
Bonham Road.
For particulars apply — CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY,
Supreme Court.
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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of The Movie white held in the Cazz Haas OD FRIDAY, Hiru MARCH, at 5,50 F.X.
For the following purposes (a) To receive the report of the Committee and statement of accounts for the part year.
the earning year.
(b) to elect the Officers and Committee for (e) To consider the manner in which nart
St. George's Day shall be nolobented. (d) To transect many other busimes of which
due notice has been given. All members are requested to attend.
Hongkong. March 1st, 1921.
O BLAKER,
Hon. Secretary.
TENDERS INVITED.
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PROPOSALS FOR FRESH FROZEN
BEEF & MUTTON. Office of Depart ment Quartermaster, Philippine Department, Manila, P.T. Sealed propassis will be received
liere until 11 o'clock A., May 10th, 1991; and then opened, for furnishing 8,000,000 pounds of Beef and 60,000 pounds of Matton. Further information on application.
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TENDERS INVITED.
(EALED proposals for the purchase of the US Army Transport "CROOK", Manila Bay, will be received at the Office of the Depart ment Quartermaster, Water Transportation Division, Third Floor, U.B. Army Building opponits Pier No. 1, Manila, until 11 4.x, April 11th, 1921, at which time and place they will be opened
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Tonnage, Grote
Length
Heam...
Net...
Moulded Depth
Mean Draft Light
Leailed...
Displacement (normal)
Built in
Bunker capacity
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..4126 tona ..2703
430 81"
47 "i".
21 3"
13' 11"
14
21' 8"
...6600 tons
...18-2
...1366 tonn
19 knots
Equipped with wireless ...
Fall description of vessel, terms of sale, blank proposals etc., may be obtained by applying to the American Consul General, Hongkong
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
MONDAY,
MARCH-TH;
at
9.15 P.M.
as Compradore of the Liverpool and
London and Globe Insurance Co., having
introduced Mr. Tsa YAN PAK as my suc- cessor thereof.
be
All my correspondence thould addressed to c/o Messrs. Karsten Larsen & Co. (Hongkong), Ltd., York Building.
KWOK HIN WANG, Hongkong, lat March, 1991.
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THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.
BROWN
BRANDY
High Commissioner who described the This, it will noticed, is the most modest † which have been levelled at it by proving voteless Britons in the Boer, Republics of three schemes. It neither asks that its vitality and sincerity. It might do as "helots" some twenty years ago, and the official members of the Legislative worse than make its aims known to the Council shall be free to speak and vote new arrivals in the Colony, and enlist introducing a scheme of local autonomy for as their consciences dictate, nor that the sympathy of the London newspapers the Egyptians. But though we are sur- there should be any interference with and of Members of Parliament-especially prised we are not dismayed. We have the existing constitution of the Executive those who belong to the Overseas Com- over-rated the intelligence of those placed Council, and though it repeats the de-mittee-by circulating amongst them ♣ in authority, but happily they are not mood for an unofficial majority in the brief statement of the case for reform the final arbiters of our destiny, and we Legislature it limits that majority to one. and replies to the feeble and often are as firmly convinced as ever that Again, while retaining the representative hypocritical objections which have been renaot backed by determination will of each of the two bodies originally selected raised to it. After all, the curtness of in the end triumph over obstinacy and by the Imperial authorities for electoral Mr. CHURCHILL'S reply, like that of Mr. stupidity,
purposes, it submits a new and more BONAR Law which preceded it, may be popular franchise for the remaining undue not so much to a lack of courtesy official members of the Council, thereby as to a lack of argument, or, in other striking the happy mean between the words, to a recognition of the strength two previous proposals. Finally, it recog of the claim which has been advanced. nises the claim of British subjects, other than those of British race, in the Colony to consideration.
a more
The present system in this Colony, so far as it relates to the non-official European element in the Legislative Council, bas remained unchanged since 1880-that is to say, for nearly ball a century. That the demand for representative form of government is no mere passing whim of a few "restless and unquiet spirits," as Sir HERBY MAY implied, is proved by the fact that as Unsurpassed as a Liqueur-far back as 1894 a petition was addressed
to the House of Commons by residents of community will be swaited with interest. the Colony asking for
That the Committee will renew their efforts (1) The majority of the Legislative to obtain a long-overdue instalment of Council to be composed of elected | justice, may be regarded as a foregone representatives of British nationa conclusion, for the organisation which lity.
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ANNUAL of SHARE HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at St. George's Building, Chater Bond, Victoria, on THURSDAY, the SAD MARGE, 1921, at 11 o'clock ax, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year Courting Committes and Auditors.
31st December, 1920, and electing &
and of fine aroma.
will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 28th
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company As a beverage, most healthful February 1991, to THURSDAY, the Brd March, 1921, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. and agreeable; an Hongkong, February 18th, 1991, (169
A. S. WATSON & CO, LIMITED.
NTORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL ORDIN ARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company (ince its registration) will be held at the Hong koug Hotel. Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 4′′,
FOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
digestion
ald to
MARCH, 1921, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of A. S. WATSON receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 3 lat October, 1920.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Con pany will be OLOSED from MONDAY, the 28th day of February, to MONDAY, the 7th day of March, 1921, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, Fobrasty 3ind, 1921: CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD.
493
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&
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Phone 616
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THE FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY HONGTONG OFFICE 10A. DAS VOX BD. C
ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- Lorde HOLDERS of the above Company will be held
at the Offices of the General Agents, Podder's Street, op FRIDAY, the 181 MARCH, at 11. for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December. 1920.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 4th to 18th March, 1021, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON, CO., LTD
General Agente. Hongkong, February 18th, 1921.484
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Manam lar, 1921,
A MINISTERIAL MRS, PARTINGTON.
(3) Complete control by the Council
over local expenditure.
(4) Management of local affaire.
The course which the Committee of the Constitutional Reform Association will pur- sua in face of this last refusal to meet the
The U.S. Army transport Crook is advertised for sale by public tender.
We are informed the Rt. Rev. Bishop D. Pozzoni that Father Lynch left Manila
legitimate aspirations of the British yesterday by the sa Taming.
from
The health return for the 24 hours ending on Saturday shows (French) of cerebro-spinal fever.
one C136
The dead body of a Chinese was found
the foreshore at Man
(9) Perfect freedom of debate for the they direct was brought into existence on Sunday on
official members with power to vote for the express purpose of giving a Toa Kok. The man's hands were fasten- according to their conscientious permanent character to the movement, od to his girdle behind his back. convictions.
experience having taught its" promoters that rebuffs are always to be expected West, has reported to the police the A "ahopkeeper at 21, Queen's Road (5) A consultative voice in 'all questions
Government departments when of an Imperial character.
reforms aro sought, no
burglarious entry of his premises on matter how Saturday. Six rolls of cloth were stolen. The only result of this was the addition simple and desirable these may be. of another Chinese member to the Legis Has not A witty Frenchman said A public demonstration is announced to lative Council in return for an increase that the idea of a Bureaucrat is take place at Canton on the 8th inst. of the official element by the inclusion to stand at the end of a passage and for fight for the Southern share of of the General Officer Commanding the shout "On ne pases pas " In the first the Customs surplus that is being with- Troops, and the Tntroduction of two instance it would be advisable, we think, held by the Diplomatic Corps at Peking." Dominated unofficial members into the to get the issue raised in the House of
A Chinese detective officer had an Executive Council a questionable.beneft Commons
the discussion of the unpleasant experience on Sunday In from a popular point of view.
Colonial Office estimates, for if this do Chatham Road, Kowloon, in the small
The subject was revived in January, nothing more it will secure greater hours, he encountered a man carrying & 1918, and a petition, prepared by the publicity for the movement and elicit clock ease and called upon him to account Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C., and from the Secretary of State some ex-for its possession. There was a struggle, bearing upwards of 500 signatures, was planation of the extraordinary attitude and another man came up and beat the de submitted to the Secretary of State in he has seen fit to adopt. For this purpose tective on the head with the clock case, it may be politic to drop the demand rendering him semi-conscious. The thieves (1) An increase of the unofficial mem-for an unofficial majority. Admittedly, left the scene, first robbing the detective
favour of
were
bera of the Executive Council from two to four, and the substitution of experience does not encourage the hope of his revolver. the principle of election for nomi- that by whittling down the demands we nation, the electoral bodies to be shall receive any better treatment from the Chamber of Commerce and the the Colonial Office, but it is advisable unofficial Justices of the Peace.
Monday next at 2.15 p.m. in St. John's. The next organ recital will be given on Cathedral when the vocalist will be Miss
The resolutions of the conference of
(3) An unofficial majority on the Legis.when appealing to the members of the Bertha Meischke. The programme will lative Council by increasing the House of Commons to eliminate any non be a "popular" one and will include number of unofficial members from six to ten, all of them, except the essentials that complicate the issue and Mendelssohn's fine Sonata in F minor two Chinese, to be elected-one can be represented by an adroit debater which has not Egured in these program- half by the Chamber of Commerce as involving a revolutionary change. Wemes for some years, and is a work well and the other half by the unofficial have ased the word "non-essential" calculated to show off the recent addi- Justices of the Peace. The electorates suggested, though
advisedly, because we have never con- tions and improvements made to the obviously open to criticism, were put
sidered it a point of any real importance Cathedral Organ. forward because, being already in exist whether there is to be a bure unofficial ence, they involved no innovation and majority or not. Composed as such'a major-
therefore, it was HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING THE uncompromising nature of the reply less likely
imagined, ity would be of different elements, absolute Japanese Chambers of Commerce, at CORPORATION,
to meet with official unanimity on any question would be Shanghai, says the Asiatic News Agency, HE FINAL DIVIDEND declared for the recently-appointed Secretary of State for ready to
given to Lieut. Col. JOHN WARD by the opposition. The Governor, however, almost a miracle; we get it only very are being favourably commented upon by seize upon any argument rarely now. The easiest way to give the majority of Chinese merchants and your ending 31st December, 1920, at the the Colonies on the subject of Constitu. that would stave off the evil day, pointed effect to this amendment would, of others in Shanghai, chiefly because, they rato of THREE POUNDS STERLING together with a Bonus of TWO POUNDS tional Reform for. Hongkong comes,
out in his dispatch to the Secretary of course, be to suggest the addition to the say, the Japanese now realize the neces STERLING or Share is payable on and after MONDAY, the 28th day of FEBRUARY, 1991, frankly, as a surprise.
State that the Chamber of Commerce Council of another official-the Harbour It has been
sity of economical co-operation with at the Offices of the Corporation, where share decided, saya Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL unofficial Justices of the Fence of only very important interests. By this means consisted of only 130 members and the Master, for example, who has charge of
Chiness without military aggression and holders are requested to apply for warranta.
the establishment of real friendship be By Order of the Court of Directors,
laconically, not to make any change in A..G. STEPHEN,
the number or mode of selection of the POLLOCK, in a covering letter, proposing of elimination would be avoided, and the
190. This objection was anticipated by Mr. the friction inseparable from
tween the two countries. any process Chief Manager. members of the Legislative Council. Hongkong, February 26th 1023,
The letter from Mr. Laa Khe, of an alternative franchise composed of Committee's carefully prepared and well- Canton, which we were asked to publish This blunt announcement is surprising. as we have said, for two reasons. The Jurors and those eligible for jury service balanced scheme would remain substan yesterday was also published in the but exempt by reason of their occupatially unchanged for confrmation by Canton Times-and the editor of the first of these is that H.E. the Governor, tions. Mr. BONAR Law, who was then another public meeting. The really vital journal attached the following festnate:- Sir REGINALD E. STUzes, was commonlySecretary of State, replied on ball-a-sheet principle is that all classes of the com-"If the writer of the above letter would understood to view with sympathy at of note-paper, under date August 10th,munity-instead of only one class se rend the announcement referred to care- least some part of the "Constitutional
1010, that he saw no adequate reason for hitherto should be directly represented fully, he will notice that no mention has Reform Association's proposals--as, for example, the substitution of election for departing from the decision reached by on the Legislative Council by men of their been made about a date having been set nomination in the case of the unofficial Lord RIPON twenty years earlier. This own choice. The Colony is growing apart in China for the observance of the European members of the Council and it led to the formation of the Constitutional rapidly, and the anachronism which was birthday of Abraham Lincoln."? was officially announced that Viscount Reform Association in May of the follow-manifest twenty-seven years ago is glar- Polos, Baskota, Chinese Pencils etc). Repairing Cloaks and Stop Watches.
MILNER was awaiting His EXCELLENCY'S ing year in order that the task of pressing to-day. Whatever Mr. CHULZUL, in The owners of the Philanthropic Stand Sapply and Repair of Bamboo Sunblinds, report before coming to any decisioning for reform might be placed in the his abyssual ignorance of local con- Stand during the four Race Days, that inform their patrons, who visited the. The Contracts commence on the 1st April, The 1921, and expire on 31st March, 1922.
importance attached in such hands of a permanent body instead of ditions, may say to the contrary, the the cash-sweeps for the Derby and the Forms of Tender may be obtained on applica
matters to
the recommendations of being left to one or two individuals. Out present European members of the Council Champions have all been drawn and the tion to the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Nav the Head of the Administration was of a commendable desire not to do any are not fully qualified to express the prizes divided, after deducting ten per Yard,
Tenders will be received at the Commodore's
strikingly illustrated some two years thing that might embarrass the Imperial views of the general community. There cent. commission." From caah-sweeps on Ofice at Noon on WEDNESDAY, 9x ago in the East Africa Protectorate, Government during the war, nothing in at hundreds with whom they never come the other Races twenty per cent has NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.
MARCH, 1991
where, within three weeks of his arrival, furtherance of the chief object of this into close contact and with whom they mission (after paying for printing,
boon dedacted. The whole of the com FROM UNITED KINGDOM, COLOMBO | Tender..
Tenders and of accepting any portion of &
The right is reserved of rejecting all or auy FE Major-General Sir E. Noamy organisation was attempted until the have practically nothing in common. The stationery and staff's wages) will be AND STRAITS.
obtained permission by cable for an ex great struggle was over, but on January gulf that divides them is as wide as Famine Fund, the East and North Rivers" divided equally between the North China. H. G. LOWE, Naval Store Officer.
tensive scheme of Constitutional reform, 8th, 1910, at a largely attended publio the gulf that divided Dives and Lazarus. Relief Fund and the Hongkong War Hongkong, February 22nd, 1921,
which included the election of the meeting in the Theatre Royal, the follow Are these people an ever-increasing Memorial Fund. The owners were pre- European unofficial element in the local ing resolutions were passed unanimously number of whom have earned a special gave their services and provided the five sent at the meeting superintending, and Legislature, and it is difficult to believe for sabmission to the Secretary of title to a voice in the conduct of affairs houses without any remuneration. that, without regard for the opinions of State:-
by their services to the Empire in the CHURCHILL would venture summarily to others more familiar with the facts, Mr.
(1) That the unofficial members of the recent crisis to remain disfranchised
Legislative Council be increased from six to nine, thus giving an for ever1 The idea is preposterous. They are neither Sinn Feiners, Bolsheviks, Ghandi-ites, nor Egyptian Nationalists-
ORGAN
RECITAL
Vocalist:
Miss BERTHA MEISCHKE.
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“GLEN” LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD.
HE Motorship
THE
GLENAPP"
having arrived from the above ports, Consignes 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
ANNUAL NAVAL CONTRACTS.
JEALED TENDEKS are invited for the
following Contracts, viz-
Supply of Timber Timber materiali
Spare.
Upholstery Work.
Dyeing & Dry Cleaning Work.
Supply of Miscellaneous Articles (Bamboo
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The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and GodownENDERS are invited for the scmply of Labour and Lighterage for Admiralty the 1er APRIL, 1921-
-Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the Coaling for a period of 12 months certain from dispose in a fortnight of a question which
wharves, delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared by the 5th Mar. at 67, will be subject to rent
All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined by Mossra. Goddard & Douglas, on 5th Mar. 1921, at 10 Claims against the
had been before his predecessor in office Forma of tendering can be obtained on application to the Naval Store Officer, LM for two years. The second ground for Naval Yard, Hongkong, and tenders should be surprise is that, if it was not deemed lodged in the Commodore's Office not later than advisable to grant in full the demands Noor on 10TH MARON, 1921.
A deposit of one hundred dollars will be made by the public meeting held in the
stomer must be presented within 30 days of required from persons tendering, and will be Theatre Royal in January, 1810, no partia! arrival otherwise they will not be recognized
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in returned in the event of non-acceptance of the any case whatever.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE, MATHESON &C. Lan
-Agenta- Bongkang, February 27th, 1921.
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teader.
H. G. LOWE, Naval Store Officed. HH: Naval Yard
Hongkong, February 26th, 1991. [325
concession should be offered. Mr. Cruz- CHILL is still a comparatively young man," professing Liberal principles, whose mind should be receptive of new ideas; while Lord MILNER will be remembered as the
official-majority of one
(3) That of the nine unofficial members, seven, who must be British sub- jects, be elected as follow
Commerce. T
THE KOWLOON EXPLOSION.
--TWENTY-NINE DEATHS.,
When the work of examining the
if they were they would be treated with debris of the explosion of the fire cracker
One by the Hongkong Chamber of greater respect. But though the path of factory at Homuntia was resumed, peaceful persuasion may be a long and thirteen more bodies were fourd, making One by the non-official Justices of
23 in all. The thirteen bodies were ze the Peace.
todious one to tread we do not despair moved to the mortuary but only four One by the Chinese Chamber of of reaching the goal. History teaches us were identified, most of them having been Commerce or some other repre that a cause which is based on justice rendered unrecognisable by the crashing sentative Chinese body. Four (one of Portuguese race and and common-sense must ultimately pre-were-removed to the Kwong Wak Hos they had received. Of the injured, wha three of British race) by British vail. The Constitutional Reform Asso-pital, three have died; six were able to aubjects on the Jurore List und those eligible for but exempted ciation now has the opportunity to make go home alter receiving attention and ža are still under treatment. Several are „from-jury service.
an-effective retort to the cheap sacere in a very critical condition.
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