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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.

MEMBERS are hereby notified that the following dates have been arranged for

the remaining sailing events: SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH-

Commodore's and Vice-Commodore' Caps

for racing yachts.

SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH :~~

SATURDAY, MARCH 26TH :-

NEW

JUS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH, 1981.

ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTIOR.

UST RECEIVED another shipment of "DUNHILL PIPES, Extra large size. → HARLINGHAM" (bird's eys cat) Choicent Smoking Tobacco.

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA. 38-40, Queen's Road, Central.

NOTICE.

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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICER OF ATTORNEY given to Mr.

Ror C. BTRPIN by THOMAS W. SIMMONS & COMPANY has this day been revoked.

THOMAS W SIMMONS & COMPANY, By THOMAS W. SIMMONS,

President..

[833 Hongkong. March, 16th, 1921.

NOTICE.

Fifth and last Championship Event for THE SHAMEEN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL invites TENDERS for an Cruisery.

Oil Driven FIRE PUMP, and/or Steam Driren Fire Pump. specifications for which can be Races for Racing Yachts and Cruisers ander obtained on application to

the suspices of the V.R.U.

THE SECRETARY, SHAMEN MUNICITAL COUNCIL. Canten, March 10th, 1921.

SUNDAY, MAnch 27tà :-

Race for presented Caps for Racing Yachts. MONDAY, MARcu 28rx:-

Races for Facing yachts and Cruisers ander

azapisen of VRC.

SATURDAY, AZRIL STU :----

Races for boats placed not higher than 2nd in the Championships for racing rachts cure presented by the for Alo Bin' Commodore and Capt. Arthur.

SUNDAY, APRIL 107#20

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NOTICE.

PPLICATIONS are invited from British" A Suppets for that of SUPERIN

the British TENDENT or POLICE 03. Concession, Shamees, the salary being HK400 per month with quarters, coal and light provided. The duties of this post would include the Superintendence of Works, such as Fire will be given to applicants who have served with His Majesty' Forces, and applications must be sent in writing accompanied by refer encon, ete, to

THE SECRETARY, SHAMEES MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Canton, Marca 1th, 1921.

Commodore and Vids-Commodore's Cup Engine, Water Plant, Roads, etc. Preference ..for Craisers SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH :-

Race for Presented Cups" for Cruisers. The following handicaps are fized for the Commodore's and Vice-Commodore's Cups

H. Heys &. Gael-

radt.

H'Cap & One Desigus DIANA SCRATCH

ROLLA

ORION

URSULA SCRATCH

10 Sec.

DAWN

DOROTICA 45

GLADYS

45 Seen..

TOINETTE 15

SIRIUS 30

+1

鵑

GARL

50

SONTA

JOAN

50

T

120

LOLA

60

BONITO 120 DAPUNE 120 HALCTON 120

++

VIKING -.00 TRECLA

60

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ST.

STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE BUILDING FUND;

HE following Saberiptions to the above

thanks:-

For Mr. Bo Wing-

Mr. Chan P-Chuen

Mr. Le Fan-Chuen

Mr. Lee By San

***

Per Sir Robert Ho Tung-

Mr. Loung Kwai Tin

Per Mr S. W. Two t

Mr. Ng Pak To

Mr. Chan Kan Yne...

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

615

HE FIRST GYMKHANA is fixed for

SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND, 1921.

THE

Draft Programme and Entry Forms may be obtained at Race Course, Hongkong Club, and Causeway Bay Stables

Eatries Close WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23HD.

634

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG GYMKHANA, OLUB..

THE following Resolution was proposed and passed unanimously at the Meeting of Members held on 2nd March.

That the HozaKoNG Gemkrava. Üzen be wound up and that the HerGKONG JOCKET CLUB take over all Assets and Liabilities of the HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB"

A MEETING of Members of the HonorONG GTMKHANA CLUB will be held at the Offes of the Jockey Club, in Hongkong Club Anners, at 19,50 r., on FRIDAY, MARCH 1978, for

[578 the purpose of confirming the above resolation.

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD.

THE

ORDINARY FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on FRIDAY, the 18TH MARCH, at 1 M. 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, 1921, both days inclusivo.

JARDINE, MATHESON, & Co., LTD., General Agents Hongking, February 18th, 1991.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

FINE OLD ·

BROWN

To-lay is St. Patrick's Day.

The damage caused by the recent fire on the Korea-mara in Hongkang harbour, was placed in a telegram to the head offoe of the Toyo Risen Kaisha at approxi mately 30,000 yen.

Great Britain and the United States seem to have arrived at an arrangement, but Amerien's claim to the German cable to Yap was stoutly resisted by Japan, | who regarded it as part of the mandate allotted her over the ex-German islands in the North Pacific. Some sympathy

The health return for the 24 hours ended may be felt for America, who wishes to break through the cable ring that at pre- March 15th shown 4 cases (3 fatal) of sent forces her to send all her cable com smallpox, 1 caso (7 death) of diptheria, 1 case (1 death) of enteric fever and F munications through other hands, and the Japanese argument that America 4:d case (1 death) of cerebro-spinal fever. not raise any objection to her cable comOn the arrival of the as. West Jappa caunications passing through the hands of in port on Tuesday, the ruastór, Captain the Germans when Yap was a Germans. A. Chapin reported that vo Chinese possession, is therefore not to the point members of the crew of nishing boat America could not very well object to a with which the West Jappa came into person already" in possession, but she has collision had been rescued. The collision a perfect right when a change of owner-occurred 14 miles south-west of Chilang ship takes place to advance her chains. Point. To take the matter out of the region of

At the half yearly meeting of share- a merely local dispute between, herself

holders of the Yokohama Specie Bank, and Japan, the United States has now raised the whole question of the man Ltd, hold at the Head Office, Yokohama, dates, whether it was right for the Allies on the 10th inst., it was resolved to pay a dividend of 12% p.a. for the half year to distribute then without consulting her.

The Allied position seems to be that,uding December 31st, 1920; to add to the reserve fund Yer 3,000,000: and to carry a Liqueur-not having taken part in the restoration forward Yen 4,850,000 to the next account.

of peace. by ratifying the Peace Treaty, the United States has no voice in the

BRANDY

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Unsurpassed as

HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,

LIMITED.

L

H.E. the Governor gave a dinner party

NRDINARY YEARLY BEING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the delightfal to the palate, mellow, matter. However righ: this may be from on Tuesday night. The following guests of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Company's Hotel, Hongkong. on SATURDAY, 19TH, MARCH, 1921, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors, together with a Statement of Accounts, for the year ending 31st December, 1920.

and of floe aroma.

a purely legal point of view, from the were present:-Hon. Mr. Claud Severn point of view of equity it certainly does and Mrs. Severn, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, not appear fair that America should not Edkins, Mr. Mrs., and Miss Ram, Mr. Captain Lambert, Mr., Mrs., and Miss be consulted, as she assisted in wresting Hollingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Compton, away from Germany these possessions.

Major and Mrs. Young, Mr. and Mrs. A. America's claini to consultation is partly 0. Lang, Dr. Dalmahoy Allen, Captain and Mrs. Archer, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Hazel- rigg, Mr. R. H. L. Gompertz, and Mr.

The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Come pany will be CLOSED from SATURDAY. As a beverage, most healthful supported by the answer to her Nate of 12th March, to SATURDAY, 19th March, 1991, (both days inclusive) daring which period so transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

J. IL TAGGART, Manager. Hongkong, March 31, 1991.

and agreeable; an

aid to

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THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER THE TWENTY YOURING OF SHARE

OF COMMERCE.

MEETING of the THE ANNUAL

Members of the HUNGKONG JENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE at 4 o'clock precisely, is the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM, CHARTERED BANK 500.00 BUILDING, for the fallowing purpɔBER :- 1,000,00 1: To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st Decem- 2,500.00

ber, 1920.

:

To elect a New Committee.

3. To transact any General business,

By Order,

***

800.00

600.00 200.00

8 5,000.00 ...347,531.38

Hongkong, March 15th, 1921.

Amount acknowledged ...

Total $52,531.38 KWOK SIU LAU,"

Hon. Treasuror.

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Hongkong, March 17th, 1921.

S.S. CHILI" COMPAGNIE DES

MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES.

NOTICE:

CONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL- LBS in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuable are being landed, and stored at their risks, into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

E. AM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.

1625

HONGKONG GENERAL, CHAMBER

CHINESÉ OF COMMERCE

LANGUAGE SCHOOL.

NEW CLASS for " BEGINNERS" will

A commence on MONDAY

да

TH,

1921, if sufficient support be forthcoming.

Applicants for enrolment and enquiries regarding hours of School Fees, etc., should be mada to the undersigned as early as possible.

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS.

Becretary. Hongkong, March 15th 1921.

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THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG.

Co., Lt, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be the ASSOCIATION OF EXPOR THE ANNUAD MEETING of the Members obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on anissa TERS & DEALERS OF HONGKONG will intimation is received from the Consigneca be held on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30TH, 1921, before Noox To-DAT requesting it to be landed at F.. precisely, in the OHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM. CHARTERED BANK BUILDING, for the following purposes:

here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. docas remaining, unclaimed after the 22nd Mar, at Noox, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 15th Mar., or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined by Mears. Goddard & Douglas, on TUESDAY, the 22nd Mar. at 10 a.m. ̧

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

R. RODENFUSER, Asting Agent

[841 Hongkong, March 16th, 1921.

STRUTHERS & DIXON, (INC.) NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. S.S. "WEST JENA” From SAN FRANCISCO.

THE Steamship

"WEST JENA" having arrived from San Francisco, via ports, on Mar 16th, 1921, Consignees are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Hazardions and/or extra. hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloos, and stored at Consignees risk

Consignees of Cargo must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports & Exports, Hongkong, before EU of Lading will be countersigned.

All, broken, chafed and damaged Cargo is to be left in the Godowns where it will be examined at 10 AM. on March 22nd, 1981, by the Company's Surveyors, Mesara Carmi phael & Clarko.

All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognized. No Claims will be recognized after the Goods have left the Godowns, and Cargo undelivered. and after March 2Prd, 1921, will be gabourinces aro

sto"runt."

requested to send in their for countersignature im. Q..........

✯ DIXON, ING. Agents for Div. of Opr. D.. Shipping Board, EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION, agkong, March 16th, 1921. · [643

Bills of Lading

ediately.THERE L

"

1. To receive the Report and Accounts of the Committee for the year ended 31st Decem- 2. To elect a New Committee.

ber, 1990.

3. Ta transact any general business,

By Order,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

[697 Hongkong, March 15th, 1991.

TH

BEPULSE BAY HOTEL THE approach Roads to the above HOTEL are CLOSED temporarily for the purpose of regrading. Patrons are, therefore, kindly rechested to use the steps opposite the Main Banos until completion of euch work.

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WAR MEMORIAL. SUBSCRIPTION LIST.

ПОВ

FOR the erection by Public Subscription, of building to be run on T.M.C. lines, to be called the WAR MEMORIAL INSTI TUTE and to be managed for the joint use of the Navy, the Army and Civilians by & Joint Board of Directors, A portion of the sam rised will be devoted to the erection of Per manent Stone Memorial which will be put in band at an early'date..

Lists may be found at Moers. Lane & Crawford."

Kelly & Walsh Moutris.

The

*

Wro. Powell, Ltd.

Clab.

Houcket Club.

Club Lusitano, Engineers Institute,

Victoria Recreation Club. Kowloon Cricket Club.. Kowloon Bowling Club. Peik Club. Club de Recreio. Orn gongower Club.

M. J. BREEN,

Hon. Secretary, War Memorial Committes. Hengkong, December 15th, 1920.

TWENTY-FOURTH ORDINARY

HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, St. George's Building, No. 6, Connaught Road, on THURSDAY, the A

4TH MARCH, 1921, at 11 o'clock A, for the purpose of receiving Statement of Accounts

year ending 31st December, 1920, and electing & Consulting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER, BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 17th March, 1921, until THURSDAY, the 24th March, 1921, both days inclusiva

SHEWAN, TOMES &.00,

General Managed. Hongkong, March 11th, 1921.

ΝΟΤΙΟΣ.

THE BONGKONG & WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NURDINARY TRABLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will be held in the Office of the Company, 2, Queen's Buildings, Hong kong, on TUESDAY, 29 MARCH, 1921, at Noos, for consideration of the Directors' Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending

Slat December, 1920.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 19th, to the 19th March, 1921, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

R. M. DYER.

Chief Manager,

·Hongkong, March 7th, 1991.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

#85

COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.. THE FIFTY-SECOND ORDINARY THEPTING SHAREHOLDERS Fil be held at the Offices of the undersigned at Your on WEDNESDAY, the 30TH MARCH

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 18th to the 30th March, both days inclusive.

S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MEROHANTS.

Phone 616.

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protest sent to the Council of the League

May.

of Nations, wherein the Council states that the matter of the distribution did

We learn from the annual report of not come under its jurisdiction but unler the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council, the Hongkong General Chamber of Com. for the Supreme Council was not brought merge that in reply to representations into being by the Peace Treaty, while the made by the Chamber to the Government Council of the League of Nations cerlast year, a notification was received that tainly was. This removes the question the Colonial Office had no intention of outside the confines of the Peace Treaty, abandocing the practice of requisitioning and although of course it remains a fact for Government supplies through the Pursuing negotiations & that the American Senate's failure to Crown Agents.

MARRIAGE. BROADLEY-DODD.-At the British Con- sulate, Foochow, on February 10th, 1923, É. W. BROADLEY, O.M. Customs, Amoy, Lights Department, to R. Dopp, of Shanghai.

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HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, Dzs Vœux Rd., C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEST STEKET, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 17TH, 1991.

JAPAN AND YAP.

ratify the treaty has complicated matters, commenced with other Crown Colonies the allotment of the 'ex-German posses- last year, a memorial drawn up and sign- sions having been made by a practically ed by the Chambers of Commerce in unofficial body leaves room for protest Ceylon, Malay and Hongkong was for- and revision. The Allies would thus warded to the Secretary of State for the

Colonies. seem to have acted hastily, and certainly" andiplomatically, in failing to consult the United States.

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Another nevén

progress

A curious case involving a question of Mahomeḍan custom has been decided by Mr. Justice Wood, at the Supreme Court. C. R. Pithwalla sought to recover from Saleh Bhai Hattiwalla, a clerk in Wine- man's, Ltd., $18.10 as the balance due for meals supplied. The defendant declared that he agreed to take his meals with the plaintiff on the understanding that Mahomedan cook handled the food. January last he found that the Mahome- dan, who was employed as a cook by the plaintiff, had left the plaintiff's servica

In

The largest building in Asia" is to be erected in Tokyo near the railway Soma suggestion has been made that station for the Mitsubishi interesta. It the difficulty that has arisen would lead is to be an "eight-storied building, with the new American Administration to a total floor space of 500,000 square feet, ratify the Peace Treaty in its present and is estimated to cost between seven form, but this is hardly likely. The

and eight million yen. The Nippon Yuan Allies can hardly make a bargain that if Kaisha is erecting a seven-storied build- America ratifies the treaty the questioning in the same vicinity at an estimated of the mandates will be re-considered: cast of five million yen. this would be too weak a course of storied building is already in procedure. It seems much more likely for the Nippon Oil Company, the oort that the Supreme Council, seeing the being estimated at 3 million yen. The awkward position in which it has been George A. Fuller Company of the Orient placed, has induced Japan to compromise have the construction contracta for all on the matter. There was certainly no three buildings. idea of compromise on Japan's 'port a short time ago. The Communications Conference at Washington would hardly have broken up in disorder if there had been any idea of compromise in the air, and a very emphatic statement on the JAPAN is apparently seeking a way out matter was made by the Japanese of the difficulty in which the mandate Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Diet fur the island of Yap has placed her not long ago, amounting to a declaration Yap is one of the former German islands that Japan would stand to her position. north of the equator which fell to Japan's Now the information is that Japan is share as a result of the war, and the ready to give America control over the difficulty is that it is the landing place cable at Yap, a sudden reversal of policy of the American cable communication which must have some reason behind in December, and the defendant ceased with the Far East. The distribution of Whether America will proceed, further to take his meals with the plaintiff as a the mandates, it will be remembered, was and claim the island of Yap as part of Chinese cook had been employed by the first arranged among the Allied Powers,er share of the mandates remains to be plaintiff, without informing the defen- The Court uphold the defan- decision to the Council of the League of een. The results of not ratifying the dint

treaty are gradually being impresseddant's point of view that there had been Nations. It subsequently appeared that upon the American people, who may a breach of contract and that, therefore, TENDERS INVITED.

some day come to regret that President the plaintiff was not entitled to recover WILSON'S advice was not followed, on the claim. ..... PROPOSALE FOR COAL Office to the distribution of the mandates. Department Quartermaster, Philippine which, in any case, took the Allied Department, Manila, P.1 Sealed proposals will Powers so long to decide that the Council especially as the League of Nations has be received here mutil 11 A.M., MAY 18r. 1921, had to send them a kind of ultimatum

now come into being, whether for good and then opened for furnishing coal for Manila, ports convement to trade roubes between Manila, done. The distribution of the mandates Nations on the American plan grows Manila, Nagasaki, Mike, Japan, or other finally to know what was going to beer ill, and the idea of an Association of PI, Honelain, Hawaiian Territory and San

dimmer and dimmer. Perhaps the Francisco, Cal. Further information on appli was thus entirely in the hands of the so-

initial error was in incorporating the called Supreme Council, which is really

The Citizens' Association of the an assembly of the Premiers of the Big Covenant of the League in the Peaco Powers, on which America was not Treaty, with which it had nothing to do, Central Parish of Jamaica has instructed represented owing to the failure of the and further incorporating in the Covenant its representative in the Legislature to.. United States Senate to ratify the Paris the provisions of the mandates, which move that an invitation should be extend Treaty.

The question of America's again had nothing to do with the ed to Mr. Churchill to visit the Colony, interest in the distribution of the man- Covenant, since the League in its essence believing that the head of the Colonial dates did not come forward until the is to maintain peace and not to provide Office should know more of the Colonies mecting of the International Communica- for the distribution of conquered terri. instead of occupying a position akin to

that of an absentee proprietor. tions Conference at Washington last year, tory, an argument borne out by the fast when the question of the allotment of that it was the Supreme Council which the ex-German cables was a matter of distributed the mandates and not the disagreement-so-bitter that the confer Council of the League. ence broke up without anything being done, and the Japanese Government felt it necessary to put a censorship on all information as to what took place at the conference.

At this Meeting & Resolution will be proposed dealing with the remuneration to the Consulting Committee.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD, General Managers, HONGKONG FE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Hongkong, March 10th, 1991.

cation.

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HONGKONG BOXING

ASSOCIATION, Next Toggiment, HING YUEN GARDENSL THURSDẨY, MARCH 2478. MAIN EVENT Welterweight Championship,, "Sky" KERRISON San CODLINGS

(holder).

(Hanner up Flect Championship 1920) Booking at Mourna's Monday, gist, Members only (on prolpction of current membership cards) TUESDAY to THURSDAY, 22nd to 24th,

- General Public.po SPECIAL TRAMB WILL BE RUS.

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who communicated the results of their

the United States was not consulted as

H

JAMAICA AND MR, CHURCHILL

SECRETARY OF STATE SHOULD.

KNOW MORE OF THE COLONIES,"

Ab Bunday school class the subject was Baptism. The teacher asked a small girl "what "the outward and visible signTMinTM baptism was. The answer the child-actu- The Hongkong General Chamber of ally gave seemed to be so right and proper Commerce has increased its original grant that it was a pity the bad to be reproved for scholarships for Yunnanese to study for giving the wrong one, for she replied at the Hongkong University from $1,000 with confident readiness and complete

The baby. to $2,000 per annum for five years.

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