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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

KONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB DINNER AND DANCE.

7,80 T..

THE above will take place at the Horarase SATURDAY, the 5ra MARCH, Plans of tables at the Hongkong Hotel Office.

# .D. J. PURVES,

Hon Secretary, c/o JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE DINNER

Tis proposed to hold the store on BOAT

RACE DAY, MARCH BOTH. Members of the two Universities who wish to attend are asked to send their names, with Colleges and dates, to-

ADY

CAPTAIN WARNER, Government House.

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WANTED.

SECRETARY (Conflential or

BY.LT

eat of England; 18 yours similar experience Printing and Paper trades; thoroughly capable business woman with ioi'iative and desirable asset necessary for sficiency: used to control of stall.

Box No. 549, Care of Daily Proes Office.

WANTED

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Y FOREIGNER FURNISHED ROOM,

B without meals, Bappy Valley or Central

district.

Reply-

I.K.I. Cars of Daily Prass Office.

TO LET

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INTIMATIONS

SATURDAY ́BANKING HOURS.

HONGKONG DAILY FEESS THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1921.

Brement between the EXCHANGE BANKS, BATURDAY BANKING HOURS in Hongkong, beginning on SITUE DAY. the TH" Maken," 1921, will be as follows

From 9.30 am. to'la Noos only, For all Banking Business.

Hongkong, March 1st, 1991.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

M. J. D. STEPHENS, Solicitor,

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PREPAID WANTED "

ADVERTISEMENTS.

Letters are lying at this. Omes for

FOR

Bord P, Q, AD, AP, AW, HF., BO

BE, HV

OR SALE-1920 HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTOR CYCLE and Sidecar, Fectris lighting. Excellent condition. Apply Box BZ, Daily Press Office.

TO LET

From the 1st April.

20

UROPEAN HOUSE "WESTBOURNE

THE Office has been REMOVED to 1stDVILLA", No. 13, St. Stephen's Lane,

THE

Floor, No. 13, Connaught Road, Central, beyond the Post Offs).

Hongkong. March 1st, 1921.

NOTION

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TESSRS. LITTLE, ADAMS & WOOD

M REMOVED their. Offices to the How BUILDING on Maray Battery, Lower Albert Road,

...1530..

NOTICE.

I have this day resigned my position

4 Compradore of the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., having introduced Mr. Tez YAN PAK as my suc- cessor thereof.

All my correspondence should

bo addrossed to e/o Messrs. Karaten Larsson & Co. (Hongkong), Ltd., York Building.

KWOK HIN WANG. Hongkong, 1st March, 1981. [540

REPULSE BAY HOTEL. THE DINING and DANCING com- medation is fully booked for the night of WEDNESDAY, 9TU MARCH, 1921.

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REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

Bonham Road.

For partianlars apply — CUSTODIAN OF ENEMY PROPERTY,

Supreme Court.

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INTIMATION

WATSON'S

FINE OLD

BROWN

The collections at Union Church an like them he has been reviled and charged with treason in office. Like them, top. February 20th from the North China ho has been a supremely lonely man. Fimine Relief Fund totalled $878.11, Whether history will regaid these like-which amount has been transmitted to nesses as superficial or fundamental, we the central fund per the Rev. A. E. must leave it to future generations to Claxton, Shanghai, Treasurer of the

London Missionary Society for Ohina.

say.

come out to China to study the field in the interests of the Association, At the invitation of the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak and Mr. James Ormiston, a number of local residents, most of them interested in engineering, met Mr. Redmayne at tiffa at the Hongkong Hotel.

So violent a swing of the pendulum as Mr. Leonard Redmayne, A London occurred in the November elections will Director of the Anglo-Chinese Engineers' very likely be followed by a reverse Association (represented in Hongkong by movement Ofthe_Republican_party Hears Roiss, Brothers, Ltd.),-is-at-pre- it was said that it promised all things to sent in the Colony. Mr. Redmayne-bas all men, and to-morrow it will awaken to its morning of, solemn responsibility. President HARDING has yet to prove him Mell.

He has been belittled by his opponents as a man of mediocre ability. of limited vision, of no experience in large affairs, and as being of a reactionary turn of mind. Probably something of the sort has been written of every man whom Fate, and the electorate have called to the highest post in the United States. While it is trus that President HARDING'S Mr. H. E. Sharp, K.C., O.B. E., Hou. Mr. speeches have shown nothing of the S. B. C. Ross, Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, ̧ Unsurpassed as a Liqueur genius and constructive ability that mark "Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Puk, Hon. Mr. Ho the utterances of the retiring President-Fook, Mr. McElderry, Mr. L. E. Lindsell, Mr. Kwok Chúa Trung, Mr. Chan beng many of whose speeches during the war must long live in the history not merely WO LARGE ROOMS to let for Ofis deligh.fal to the palate, mellow, of the United States but of the whole Tis Dea Vosur Road Central, Top Flocs.

world-yet it is inconceivable that any Apply to-

man would dare undertake the monu-

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TO LET.

UROPEAN OFFICES, 1st floor (four in Due block) 18 to 19, Connaugh!"Road Central (with use of lift),

Apply to-

“A. B.” Care of Daily Press Office.

TO LET.

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BRANDY

ROOM NO. 1

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and of fine aroma.

WANTED.

CHIP'S SURGEON for voyage to Australia only. Stormer to nil from Hongkong about 18th March.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIBE, Agents, Australian Oriental Line, [845

ONE LARGE ROOM with Verandab for THE approach Roads to the above HOTEL G Import and Export Trade is South

foor.

Office, 14, Des Vanx Road Ceptral. 2nd Apply to:-

N. MODY & CO.

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that tho ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING

of the SHAREHOLDERS in this _Company will be held at the Company's Hotel, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 19th, MaxCH, 1927, at Noor, - ior, the purpose of receiving the Report of the Beard of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, for the year ending 31st December, 1920.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Com pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 12th March, to SATURDAY, 19th March, 1921, (both days.inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. H. TAGGART, Маладет

Hongkong, March 3rd, 1991.

NOTICE TO. CONSIGNEES.

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are CLOSED temporarily for the purpose of regrading. Patrons are, therefore, kindly requested to use the steps opposite the Main Entrance until completion of such work.

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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.

cl.

IMPORT-EXPORT.

ENTLEMAN, with large experience in the China and capable of taking charge of depart menta, is open for immediate engagement For further particulara, "please communicate with Box 397, olo Hongkong Daily Press.

398

FOR SALE.

and agreeable; a'a

digestion.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of 62,570 SQUARE FEET OF LAND A. S. WATSON

Society will be held in the CITY HALL on FRIDAY, 11TH MARCH, at 5.30 г.x.'

For the following purposes: (a) To receive the report of the Committee and statement of accounts for the part

-yest.

(b) To sleat the Officers and Committee for

the ensuing year."

(0) To consider the manner in which next

St. George's Day shall be celebrated.

(4) To transact any other business of which

dua, notice has been given.

All members are requested to attend.

Hongkong, March 1st, 1921.

at Broadwood Bosd, Wong. naichung, with 7-Roomed House and Servants Quarters, Kitchen, Garden, Tennis Court and Lawn. For particulars apply to

GEŐ, K. HALL BLUTTON & Co., 37, Queen's Road Central.

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FOR SALE.

BUNGALOW. Peak

IVE ROOMED

FIVE Garde

BLAKER, Hoa Secretary. *635

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.

THE

THE THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at St. George's Building, Chater Bond, OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD,Victoria, on THURSDAY, the Ja MARC

1991, at 11 o'clock .., for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Aconunta and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st December: 1920, and electing Consulting Committee and Auditors.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

COMPANY, LTD. -

“YONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"TELAMON"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie st. Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Go- down on and after 3rd Mar.

Optional cargo will be, Inaded, unless notice has been given prior to atesmer's arrival.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, the 26th February, 1837, to THURSDAY, the 3rd March, 1021, both days inclusive,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, February 18th, 1991. [483

A. S. WATSON & CO; LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

All broken, chafed, and damaged gooda are THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL ORDIN- to be left in the Godowns, whore they will ARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company be examined on any Tuesdays and Friday (since its registration) will be held at the Hong between the hours of 10.45 am and Noonkong Hotel, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, 4TH, within the free storage period.

MARCH, 1821, at 11.30 AM, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st October, 1920.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown; and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th Mar, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the andersigned on or before the 2nd Mar, or they will not be recognised

No Fire Insuranco will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta Hongkong, March 2nd, 1921.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM EUROPE and STRAITS.

ПНЕ

THE Company's Steamship

"KITANO MARU,”

653

having arrived from the chove ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf sad Godown Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be, obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried on unleas instructions "ara given to the contrary before NOON, TO-DAT.

Goods not cleared by the 9th March, 1921, will be subject to rent.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 58th day of February, to MONDAY, the th day of March, 1921, both days inclusive, during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, February 22nd, 1921,

493

Vacant Easter,

Apply to:

Box No. 482, Care of Daily Prem Office,

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TENDERS INVITED.;

【ROPOSALS FOR FRESH FROZEN

CO., LTD.,

H.E. The Governor gave a dinner, party on March 1st. The following guests were present:-Mr. Justice Gompertz, Hon.

Sam. Mr. Li Fung Shan, Mr. Tong Lai sun, Mr. W. Tso, Mr. Li Yik Mui, Mr. Wong Yin Tung. Mr. Ho Kom Tong Me. Wong Yung Kai, Mr. Lo Cheung

mental tasks which confront the Govern-Shiu, Mr. Tong Yat Chun, Mr. Ho Kwong, ment of the United States at the present. Mr. Chiu Chau Sam, Mr. Mok Kon Sang, Mr. Tse Yam Chi, Mr. Yung Tsz Ming;

time if he were not reasonably sure of his ability and power to merit the nation's Mr. Lau Yu Fong, Mr. Li Ping, Mr. Lau confidence, 'It is with his attitude in Kwan Po, Mr. Kotewall, Mr. M. K. Lo. As a beverage,“most healthful office on the subject of the European

settledent, and the guarantees against DOUBLE FUNERAL AT HAPPY recurrence of war that the world outside

VALLEY. ald to the United States is chiefly concerned,

and being reasonably assured that INTERMENT OF THE LATE CAPT.. the heart of the United States beats in.

AND MRS. A. C., PLANT. unison with that of every other nation

The remains of the late Captain and represented in the great League which Mra. A. C. Plant, whose death occurred was so enthusiastically acclaimed when under the very sad circumstances related its sketch plans were published by Pre in yesterday's Daily Press, wora interred' sident WILSON, its chief architect, we in the Protestant Cemetery at Happy feel confident of the development of an Valley yesterday afternoon. Husband and & understanding which will prove that the wife were buried side by side in the same United States is not to remain in ignoble grave. The Rt. Rur, W. Banister, Bishop isolation from the rest of the world. of Honan, who came down from Shang- President Wilson's post-war policy must, bai on the T'eiresias, the steamer on for many years to come, if not for ever, which Captain Plant died, officiated at be a governing factor in the foreign the graveside and in the course of the relations of the United States, and as burial service remarked that Captain we think tomorrow of the shouting and Plant was a man who deserved to have the tumult which will acclaim the coming bis name remembered. He was a pioner, of the President to the Capitol, even the and his name would rightly be remem most enthusiastic will not be without a bered in the history of China and re- sympathetic thought for the man broken called as one who iu the last twelve ar thirteen years of his lifa opened paths in body and heart in the service of a great ideal, who will quietly make his for commerce through the gorges and exit fror White House--not, we hope, to rapids of the Upper Yangtaze. No man retire into abscurity, but after a period of in Chinn know more of the whirlpools rest and quiet, which it is hoped will and rocky dangers of the Upper Yangtz enable him to regain something of his than did the man whom they were bury-

ing that day. old-time health and vigour, to work for never mot Captain Plant in the flesh, but The Bishop said he had

the fulflment of all the hopes and aims he knew of him by name, and when he embraced in the 'conception of a League the same ship he desired to meet him, Hearnt that-bo wan a fellow-passenger vo but he saw him only on his death, bed, He was a inau who had played a true and faithful part in life and he commended his memory to those who had gathered round the grave. The Bishop commented on the tragic circumstances of the death of both husband and wife, and their barial side by side at the same time and in the same grave, and reminded the con- gregation of the lesson of the Burial Bervice that in the midst of life wo are in death."

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

Phone 616.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARON AND, 1921,

PROPOSMUTION flcs of Depart ment Quartermaster, Philippine, Department. Manila, P.L. Sealed proposals will be received here until 11 o'clock A.M., May 10th, 1991; and then opened, for furnishing 8,000,000 founds of THE PASSING OF PRESIDENT of all the Nations-the ideal which, he Beef and 60,000 pounds of Matton. Further information on application

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TENDERS INVITED.

(EALED proposats for the purchase of the S 0.8 Army Tranpirt "CROOK", Manils Bay, will be received at the ffice of the Depart.. ment Quartermaster, Wate: Transportation Division, Third Floor, U. Army Building, 16, 1927, at which time and place they will be 11th,

opened

Not ...

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..4116 tons ....2703 ....430

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PARTIAL DESCRIPTION Twin Screw Steel Hull Tonnage, Gross

Length Bea...... Moulled Depth Mean Draft Light

"Loaded... Displacement (normal) Built in Banter capacity

47' 21' 8" -11' 11" * 91 8" ...6500 "tona ...1812 ...1386 tons

18 knots

Speed...ith wireless Equipped Full description of ventol, terms of sale, blank proposals eto, may be obtained by applying to CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD. | the American Consal General, Hongkong,

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FORTY-THIRD ORDINARY

TANNUAL MEETING of SBAKE

HOLDERS of the above Company will be held

at the Offices of the General Agents, Fodder's

Street, on FRIDAY, the 18TH MAROR, at ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. 11. for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Acounts for the year ending 81st December, 1920.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from the 4th to 18th March, 1921, bath days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON, & Co., LTD., General Agents,

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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING,

CORPORATION....

THE FINAL DIVIDEND declared for the Damaged packages must be left in the year ending 31st December, 1920, at the Godowns for examination by the Consignce's rate of THREE POUNDS STERLING and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed together with a Bonus of TWO POUNDS hour on TUZEDAT and FRIDAT. "All claims must STERLING por Share is payable on and after' be presented within ten days of the steamer's MONDAY, the 29th day of FxBRUARY, 1921, arrival -here, after which date they cannot be at the Offices of the Corporation, where share- recognized. No claims will be admitted after holders are requested to apply for warrants. the goods have left the Godowns.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

A. G. STEPHEN, -Chief Manager. [628 Hongkong, February 26th-1921.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agents, Hongkong, March End, 1921.

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Mas BERTHA MEISCHKE,

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WILSON,

To-Monnow Dr. Woodnow WILSON Will pass from the stage as President of the United States and join once more, the ranks of private citizens. He has played such a leading part in the great drama of the past eight years that, given

more than any man, was instrumental in

bringing within the realm of practical

politics.

Mr. Greig,second engineer of the Kanchow was recently taken to the St Louis Hospital at Bangkok suffering from small-pox.

Prof. Danenberg's pupils will give their

for ticket-ADYT.

The chief mourners at the funeral wore Mr. W. Y. Lay, Commissioner of the Chinese Maritime Customs, in charge of

Deputy Commissioner, Mr. G. T. Edkins-

and Mrs. Plant had adopted and were taking to England with them to receive The girls were accompanied by Miss Pitts, of the Church Missionary Society, who is temporarily taking care of them.

health, it is inconceivable that he will not re-appear on the stage of the poli tical world to play a prominent role in the still unfinished drama. President repeat Piano "Recital this afternoon at the Kowloon station, Mr. Logan Russell, WILSON and the party he has represented 5.30 p.m. in the St. Andrew's Hall, City Head of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire) were swept out of office by one of the Hall, when a charge of 81 will be made and the two Chinese girls whom Captain greatest electoral avalanches that have ever occurred in the United States. The victory of Senator HARDING over the Republican candidate last November was regarded as "a mighty wave of protest against Wilsonism," but the analysis of the situation made at the time by the New York Evening Post perhaps repre- sents the position as well as anything we have seen. We are in the backwash,” it said, 'from the mighty spiritual and physical effort to which America girded horself when she won the war (sic) for

the Allies and saved the world from a fate which America would again challenge,

Announcements appear in our adveran English education. tisement columns to-day relating to a dinner and dance organised by the Hong kong Football Club, and a proposal to hold an Oxford and Cambridge dinner on Boat Race day.

Canton now has its Municipal Gazette. In the first issue the latest municipal appointments are announced, and also the regulations adopted by the Municipal Council, and the orders issued by the Civil Governor governing the establish mont of the new administration.

The

Four officers and

twenty-four men from H.M.'s Navy ate a contingent of tonded the funeral and among the repre Bentatives of local shipping interests pro- seat were the Hon. Mr. John Johnstons, the Capt. D. MacMurray, representing firm of Mesurs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.; Mr. Edkins, Mr. G. M 5. Wilkinson representing Messrs. But Young Captain R. Innes, and Mr. P terfeld & Swize; Mr. Tally (repre senting the Asiatic Petroleum Co.). Car tain R. H. Douglas, Captain Pennefather, Captain Davies, Captain M. Eebran, Captain Riggs, Captain Sommervi Captain Chapman, Captain T... Mosare. F. G. Becke, D. E. Donnelly, Duncan Clark, and others.

if the need arose. The war has not been At a meeting of the Canton Municipal repudiated, though the Administration Council, on Monday, Commissioner Ngai

The wreaths sent included one from that fought it has been overwhelmed. We Bong-ping's proposal for the improvement Vice Admiral Bir Alexander Daff and are now in the chill that comes with the of the roads in Tungshan and tho con Miss Duff, one in affectionate and doctor's bills. As we see it now, any struction of a public garden and market grateful remembrance from Commander. B. R. Brooke, RN., on his own behalf, in" that community was carried

and on behalf of the officers and men man in the Presidency, and any party

Public Works Department will have who served in the Upper Yangtaza," and in power, would have met the same punishment that was meted out to charge of the work with the co-operation others "from his colleagues of the Chinese.

Maritime Customs," the Indo-China S.N of the Po On Kook of Tungshan,

Company, Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire, WOODROW WILSON and the Democratic party. Any Administration that conduct. We learn that Mr. O. H. Robertson, the The Asiatic Petroleum Company, Ins

pector-General of Chinese Maritime ed the war would now be the target of well-known YMCA lecturer, who has Customa, Mecare Jardine, Matheson Navigation Co., Captain G. Chapman, of the se. Sinking and the lobang com- munity, Mr. F. G. Bocko, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis, Mr. E. Donnelly and Mr. Ivon A. Donnelly,

the bewildering number of protests that delighted so many audiences in Hongkong & Co., Marins Superintendent of China have merged into one gigantic protest." in the past, has kindly consented to give Friends of the retiring President have a lecture at the Helena May. Institute offered him the consolation that if he has Relativity: or the Einstein Theory at been an austere First-Citizen, he has 5.30 p.m. on Monday, March the 7th This been no more austore than WASHINGTON, subject is one which is being widely dis if he had been an obstinate Executive cussed at home, and the lecture promiser

so than LINCOLN, and to be most interesting-ADYT:

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It is of melancholy interest that a work on the Yangtze Gorges written by the late Captain Plant, and illustrated by Mr. 1. Donnelly, is practically ready for publication...