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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CAMPBELL MOORE & CO., LTD,

(IN LIQUIDATION)

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pura N°

to Section 181 of the Companies Ordin ance, 1911. that a meeting of the Creditors of CAMPBELL MOORE & CO., LTD., (la Liquidation), will be held at the Offices of Messrs. PERCY SMITH, SETH & Flaming, No. 5. Queen's Road Central, 1st Hoor, on SATUR- DAY, the 9th day of Arai, 1991, at 12 o'clock Noo, for the purpose provided for in the sald Section

Dated at Hongkong the 30th day of March, 1991,

J. HENNESSEY SETH, PSAn deng Liquidator.

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INTIMATIONS

NOTICE...

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL

HE Interest and Responsibility of the Tendered GEOFFREY CHARLES MOXON in the Firm of MOXON & TAYLOR censes on the 31st March, 1991.

G. O MOXON.

10, Los House Street, Hongkong.

Hongkong, April, lat, 1921.

NOTICE.

NHR Interest and Responsibility of Mr. THE

GEOFFREY CHARLES MOXON in the undersigned Firm ceases on the 31st March

MOXON & TAYLOR, 10, Ice Home Stree".

Bongkong.

1921.

Hongkong, April 1st, 1991.

NOTICE

THE ORIENTAL LINE OF STEAMERS, (Incorporated in Singapore).

WE have been appointed as Agents

for the above line of steamers,

taking cargo and passengers to the Straits M EDWARD MAURICE BAY ON

and Japan at current rates.

Partner in this Firm.

MOXON & TAYLOR Hongkong. April 1st, 1921.

HIN FAT & CO., KWOK HIS WANG,

Manager,

107. Wing Lok Street!

Telephone 3183.

Hongkong, 1st. April, 1991.

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VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE

SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (UNITED NETHERLANDS NAVIGATION Co.) HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN.

(HOLLAND-EAST Asia Line).

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HAMBURG, AMSTERDAM, LA BOCHELLE PALICE, LISBON, GENDA and SINGAPORE.

Frox

THE

THE Steamship

ROEBOK." having arrived from the abore porta, Consigneer of Cargo by ber are notified that all Goods are being lauded at their risk into the hazardous and/or satra-hazardous Godowns of the Hong- kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Grods not cleared by the 8th April, 1921, at.4 P., will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 7th April, 1921, at 10 am, by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. -

Claims against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognised.

tam Five Insurance will be effected by the

andersigned in any case whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JAYA CHINA JAPAN LUN,

General Agents,

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Hongkong, April 1st, 1821.

"HONGKONG“ JOCKEY OLUB”

THE FIRST GYMKHANA MEETING THE

will be held (weather permitting) at the HAPPY VALLEY, on SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND, commencing at Sr..

The Charge or Admission will be $1 for others than Members of the HoxUKONG JOCKEY CLUB. Boldiers and Sailors in uniform Half-price. Tha, Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong! tabo present,

Hongkong, March 30th, 1921.

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HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE..

WE beg to announce that in order to cope

with numerous applications received

NOTICE.....

RAYMOND

n

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"E have This Day adwilted LENNOX LEOPOLD WILSON, AND EDWIN FORBES BOTHWELL as Partners in our Firma

PALMER- & TURNER. Eongkong, April at, 1921.

NOTICE:

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7E have This Day admitted MR. CHAU

Wham Thamitee

Fin

with authority ta sign the rate of the firm per procuration.

HIN FAT & CO., 107, Wing Lok Street. [129 Hongkong, 31st March, 1921.

IJ

NANYO YUSEN KAISHA.

OWNL

E having established its above Company has sent as from this date, the undersigned will CEASE to set as Agents.

DODWELL & CO., LTD. " Hongkong, April 1st, 1927.

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NANYO YUSEN KAISHA.

WE Have This Day Opened a BRANCH

OFFICE of the Company at No. 5, QUEEN'S ROAD, CESTRAL and our Agency Agreement with Messrs. DODWELL & CO., LTD.

will accordingly lapse.

NANYO YUSEN KAISHA, LTD. Hongkong, April 1st, 1921.

794

THE EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LTD.,

COPENHAGEN,

WEB Dove, and shall be glad to E have. To-day taken over the Agency

quote rates of freight and passage on applica

tion.

, MANNERS & BACKHOUSE, LTD.,

Mercantile Bank Building," 7. Queen's Rond, Central," Hongkong, March 31st, 1921.

PREPAID

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WANTED "

ADVERTISEMENTS.

--Lottars are lying at this Ollos fer “Bơtìm P. Q. AD. AP., AW, BF. BO

BE BVBX

going WANTED. ENGLISHMAN

home wishes to purchase some Second- hand Leather Travelling BAGS. Apply- ‚'CONFIDENCE, c/o Daily Press Offée. 29-

WANTED.

TAXPERIENCED

OFFICE SENIOR ASSISTANT (British) for Engineering and Machinery Departments must be good Correspondent and hars Commercial and Technical knowledge of Engineers' supplies and Hardware. Permanent position and good pro- apesta offered to competent Applicant. An indication of salary expected is required. Persons without the above mentioned 'qualifica tions need not apply.

Address applications to-

Bor No. 718, Care of Daily Press Office. (718

WANTED.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

FINE

OLD

BROWN

BRANDY

1921.

"Districts varied a

good deal. * Take general taxation, at a time, too, when tha“. Warwickshire, where the controlled price Government are pledged to retrenchment resulted roughly in a level of ao profit

and no loss, and zomie Yorkshire districts, in every possible direction. Sir Rossar where the loss was as much as 10s. a ton, House, the President of the Board of and areas where there was a profit; there Trade, recently pointed out to deputations was a pool supplied largely by profita

an exports, which levelled up or down all representing both parties in the dispute- of them. That pool is dry, no one knows that the reasons for control have dia- what is to be done, and naturally those appeared. There is no fear now, he said, collieries which do not eura sufficient to

pay the high wages must close, or be of too little coal being produced for home- worked just sufficiently to keep them consurapition, nor that bigh foreign prices going in the hope of better times, War will make the prices in the United wickshire was able to keep level largely

by the sales of slack, or fine coal, but, United Kingdom excessive. Sir Rosar view that owing to the export trade going down Honse subscribed to the to nothing, the price had to be reduced

to clear from 235, to Bs, and 6s., so that industry has suffered in recent years from what kept them going at 23s. will not necessarily artificis conditions under at a reduction of 178. or 198. That is cost "control," and that the only method" lost, and there is nothing to come from

the pool. More or less, that loss has by which our foreign markets can recover to be made up on the price of other coal under stress of competition from other As to a remedy, if the Government does countries is by the setting free of private- not want the price advanced there must be a subsidy. Otherwise there must be

reduction of wages."

enterprise:-

The situation is "one of many com Let us first deal with the slump in plications butan its general aspect it the export trade which the authority appears to be a fight by the miners for quoted above (obviously an owner) work regardless of the state of trade, and. declares has been ruined by Government the continuance of the war rate of wages- Unsurpassed as a Liqueur control. We find the miners' leaders then by subsidy from the Imporial if not out of the earnings of the industry, explanation of the slump in the expert exchequer. It is difficult to see what trade given in a London paper as follows: benefit is likely to accrue to the miners from the strike. They may ruin colliery STOREHOUSEMAN with knowledge of delightful to the palate, mellow,We had 21,000,000 tons of cual per owners, but they involve themselves in

Prévions experience.

the ruin. English and Chinese, essential. Commenting salary $3 per day plus $2 per cent. 6 days a week. Apply in person with references on MONDAY, APRIL ÅTE, at 9:30 am.

WANTED in Naval Store Department of

Naval Yard a NATIVE

TO LET

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YOMMODIOUS OFFICE in Alexand

Buildings, immediate possession. Apply to

LINSTEAD &à DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings.

TO LET.

MAUROPEAN OFFICES, 1st floor (four in

one block) 18 to 19, Connaught Road Central (with use of lift).

Apply to-

'A..B..." Care of Daily Press Office.

GU MPONG

'ESTATES, LTD

NOTICE.

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RUBBER

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the above Company will be held in LONDON on ÁPRIL 19TH.

The SHARE REGISTER will be CLOSED from Aprileth to April 201k, both days inclusive.

By Order,

LOWE. BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Colonial Regiæber. ----- Hongkong, March 30th, 1931.

FOR SALE.

IVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW,

and of fine aroma.

year available for export. By agreement between the Governments 17,000,000 tons

-an

amount much greater than the normal-were supplied to France at an agreed price. America cut in and secured the other foreign markets. Then Germany, under the Spa'agreement, had to supply 24,000,000 tons of coal per year to As a beverage, most healthful France. The demand for British coal

and" agreeable; an

digestion.

disappeared, and we had already lost most of the other foreign markets to ald to America The remainder we lost as the

result of the strike."

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

Whatever produced it, the slump, coupled with the immediato prospect of the financial decontrol of the industry, were factors which greatly embarrassed colliery owners. Under the provisional terms of the strike settlement Inst Autumn the miners and the owners had to present to the Government an agreed scheme for the permanent regulation of wages, but

& in spite of many weeks of negotiations they

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Phone 616

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HONGKONG Orfich; Vacz C.

have failed to reach agreement on any

Subscriptions to the European Un employment Fuad in the Straits Settle- ents had amounted to $32,796 when the last mail left Singapore.

The latest braith return reports three cases of cerebrospinal fever; two

of which have been fatal; also one case of plague and one of small-pax; both fatal:

General Tang Chi-Yao, of Yuunas, who has been staying in Hongkong, has to turned to Canten. De Thursday be had An interview with Dr. Sun Yat-sen, last- ing several hours.

The new Amoy University is to be opened on the 6th inst. This University is purely Chinese

foundation, a wealthy resident giving no less than 84,000,000 for the purpose.

י

The first Gymkhana meeting of the season takes place at Happy Valley this afternoon, the first race starting at 3- o'clock. The entries for the various events are unusually large, and some in-

teresting racing is anticipated.

A noce addressed to Roderick Raa scheine. Consequently, several collieries What a pity you did not ask me my dow by a well-known resident. says:" have to close down and thousands of opinion of the local telephone company. miners were recently put under notice to I consider the service the worst I have terminate their contracts. This was reever had any experience of.

The com- munity of Shanghai couldn't stand for garded, rightly or wrongly, among the it and started their own miners": Jexdert as the first more to Torce wagas down far below the level to 'which they were prepared to see them go. The Coal Mines (Emergency) Act, which was a war measure, provides that a colliery shall not be closed down until after sixty

E District, Tennis Court, Kitchen Garden Tom OD 110 DE VUE RD days' notice to the Coal Mines Départ

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Early possession.

Apply to

KOWLOON-CANTON BALLWAY.

(BRITISH SECTION)

NOTICE.

CHING MING FESTIVAL

for Garage Space, we have, as from the LHE Public is hereby notified that Local

passengers cannot be conveyed by the

TU, 1991.

Ara11, 1921, acquired the business and premises 8.07 A.M. Express on APRIL 18T, 2ND, 3RD, and of the RUSSELL STREET GARAGE

Extensions and improvements will be immedi ately taken in hand with a view to affering facilities for up-to-date Garage and Repair Work.

MT. E PARSONS will continue to be in charge of the Russell Street Depot.

BONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.;

J. H. TAGGART, Manager.

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REPULSE BAY HOTEL CABARET DINNER DANCE

SATURDAY, APRIL END,

SIGNOR ANTONIO MOLINARI The Milanese -Tenor

Ausisted by SIGNOBA MOLINARI

Воргано

GEMS FROM POPULAR MASTERPIECES

SUNG IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH-

SUNDAY AFTERNOON, SEMI-SACRED CONCERT

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned liave received instructions from Mr.BACESE,- to - Fall by Public

On SATURDAY, the 2nd April, 1821, commencing at 10 am, at Craigieburn, the Peak,

Auction

“A QUANTITY DE

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

&c.

including

Furniture and Curios, r

large quantity of Superior Blackwood

(Full Particulars from Catalogue)..

TREME

On view from Friday, 27.3.

Cash

«HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers"

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By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW, Maniger. Kowloon, March 30th, 1991.

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NOTICE.

Box No. 688, Care of Daily Press Office,

FOR SALE.

7585

SQUARE FEET OF LAND

62,570 at Broadwood Road, Wong-

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 2ND, 1921.

ANOTHER COAL CRISIS

The Singapore Cricket Club has voted a sum of 84,000 to Mr G. P. Owen, the late Secretary, as leave pay and pan sage money." A pension had been sug- gested, but the Committee came to the conclusion that so long as Mr. Owen was in active work in Singapore

tion with the Sporting Cone in connee- unable to deal with it.

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The familiar camouBage of being. ed by seven robbers who visited policemen searching for opium was adopt- widow living in Kowloon Tong on Thurs- day night. They were armed, with kalves and revolvers and having obtained access- by means of their pretence of an official visit, they took away all the clothing. and jewellery they could ind.

The police raided a printing establish ment, alleged to be used for lotteries, it the Tiphan village on Thursday night. Eight men working on the premises were

ment, and an investigation as to the production. The contention was that the stoppagea which were taking place a month ago did not comply with this pro- vision of the lines (Emergency) Act, and that the closing down was an illegal act on the part of the owners, who were certain rate of profit, guaranteed 'A independent of the earnings of their own ONCE more u paralysis of industry is colliery. The answer of the colliery threatened in Great Britain by a national owners was that with the working of short strike of coal miners. Whether the strike time the loss on production was so leavy will prove "far more bitter and prolonged that there was no other course than the rested and 20,000 lottery tickets were than that of last autumn" as some of the closing down of the colliery until there prophets predict, time will prove. REUTZE is such an improvement in trade as will told us a few days ago that the public allow the colliery to be worked full time. TE THE INDO-CHINA STEAM are not excessively disquieted at the The reason for the completo closing down W NAVIGATION CO. LTD. OF prospect of stoppage, for icons of coal af a colliery and the dismissal of the LONDON hereby give notice that in conse

workmen was stated by the Minors quence of the present names being in vogue are large, and foreign cond can be im Federation to be a desire to avoid the when running under the German Flag, we have ported pretty cheaply, while the trade payment of the war wage of 3s. per day applied to the Board of Trade, under section 47

naichung, with 7-Roomed House and Bervants Quarters, Kitchen, Garden, Tennis Court and

GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & Co. Lawn. For particulars apply to

37, Queen's Bond Central.

OFFICIAL NOTICE. PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S

NAME

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seized.

The men made an appearance

before Mr G. N. Orme, at the Magis tray yesterday Some of them denied having any connection with the business, but the police mentioned that they all bad printer's ink on their hands remand was ordered until Monday

negotiate for the BALE OF THE WRECK of of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect/lump has restricted the industrial re- which has had to be paid to all the work illegal possession of opium. The accused

THE HO

THỂ HỌ HONG STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. OF SINGAPORE the owner of the Steamship "HONG WAN are prepared to that Ship, as she now lisa bonahod near Bell Island near Swatow, together with the Engines, Boilers and all appurtenances at present on board.

Full particulars may be obtained on appli. cation at the Office of the Company at No. 61, KLING STREET SINGAPURE, or At No. 26, WING LOK STREET, HONGKONG.

PART

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·PUBLIC AUCTION.

DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sals, to be held on MONDAY, the 4th day of APRIL, 1931, at 7 PM, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of HIA EXCELLENOY THE GOYERSon, of One Lob of CROWN LAND at Bhek Bhan, Kowloon in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 7 years, with the option of renewal ab a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His VANESTY THE KING, for ens further term of 76 years

Bale of 3

Expa

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,

Boundary

Measurements,

As per le pian

Anonal Bédtal

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Any objections to the proposed change of nai must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hengkong within soven days from the appear:

ance of this advertisement.

A Chinese named Tan Yeo was. sentenced at Singapore last week to pas a fine of $16,000 or to undergo six months rigorous imprisonment for being in in defence stated that he was in innocent. Possession of the stuff as it belonged to a friend of his, who was a passenger by the ill-fated Hong Mah, and whom he took for dead. The chandu was in his friend's box which he opened to see what the steamer. Just at that time, the revenue officers walked in and

the ship "Kwong Excel Singapore, official quirements of coal. Moreover, the miners men on each day the colliery was idle from number 150114 of gross tonnage 1680 tons, were financially crippled by the last causca for which they are not responsible. register tonnage 969 tons, heretofore owned by Controller of Shipping for permission to change strike. These considerations do little, The Labour Correspondent of the London, her name to "MING SANG" and to have her however, to minimise the gravity of the Daily Telegraph describes the war wag registered in the new name at the Port of L

London owned by THE INDO-CHINA STEAMsituation created by a strike, for it may as a heavy charge upon production when NAVIGATION CO., LTD."

be taken for granted that the miners' short time is worked, though it would it contained after bearing of the fate of organisations would not have embarkod sppear from a report in the London upon a national strike without financial papers, given apparently on the authorityd arrested him.

generally recognised that Trench Indo- qureen deemed to be adequate for of the miners' leaders, that Bir ROBERT A contemporary says it is perhaps not their purpose.

HORNE, President of the Board of Trade, China has probably the best roads in all The trouble would appear to have agreed with the miners contention that Asia. At present there are about 5,500 miles of excellent roads and an addi arisen in the first place from a slump in whether stoppages took place or not the tional 2,000 miles is expected to be cos- the export trade, and it has been war wage payment of 3a a day should be structed within the next four years accentuated now by the financial decou continued as long as the financial control Such conditions prenent an excellent Bat of the industry remained in being and Whilst cars of French manufacture are for motor-care, trucks, and motor-cycles. trol of the industry by the Government,

as long as the war wage agreement was admitted free, an import duty at present an event for which all have known not abrogated. As, however, March 31st prevails against other makers. Local for some time past that they had to was mentioned many weeks ago as a opposition to this duty is strong Ame to this market, and vehicles of American rica has given a good deal of atention manufacture at present predominate.

1991.

Dated at Hongkong, this 22nd day of March,

JARDINE, MATHESON, & Co., Lm

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OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S

NAME..

CHINA STEAM

WNAVIGATION CO LTD, OF Prepare. The mining ustry, it is hypothetical date for financial decontrol, LONDON hereby give notice that in con asserted, hus, for some time past, been the point about the war wage payment is sequence of the present names being in vogue worked at a loss. We see the statement not, perhaps, of high importance, except when running under the German Fhg, we have

The Parliament, or the Government, applied to the Board of Trade, under Section 47 nude that every ton of coal raised is from the point of view that the miners at Canton has addressed a long of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect sold below the cost of production. But have been strongly opposing financial message to the American Congress of the ship "TED 40 of Singapore, official number 150118 of gross tonnage 1655 tons, that would appear to be too sweeping a decontrol on March 3186-and the owners, and the State Department at Wash register tonnage 979-tons, heretofore owned by statement. As leading authority has of course, have been no tear anxious for of the Diplomatic Corps to allot ington on the subject of the refusat Controller of Shipping for permission to change her name to TME BANG and to have her explained it, the Government gave a Government subsidy. The winery leaders any portion of the Customs Surplus

The com registered in the new name at the Port of London guarantee to the owners, and it was pro have urged upon the Government that to the Canton Government,

awned

by THE INDO-CHINA STEAM

does not direct the Government of the NAVIGATION CO., LTD vided by 4 pool. The Government has under no consideration should decontrol munication threatens that if Congress Any objections to the proposed change of name exhausted that pool, and the owner finds take place until the time appointed in the United States to have the Southern share must be sent to the Regitrax of Shipping at he cannot work some collieries without ActAugust 31st. If through the slump in of the Customs Surplus turned over to Hongkong within seven days from the appear The pool was supplied by what is the export trade there to no "pool" for distribution, it would obviously mean that financial control of the coal mining industry would have to be supported by ours

ance of this advertisment.SPORTAS

Dated at Hongkong this 22nd day of March, 1991.

JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., L. [694

called in other industries, oxness profits, and the export trade, which the Govern arent is charged with having ruined.

obliged, in self-protection, to take such the Governinent in Canton, we shall be

steps as would place using a very awkward position in view of the present good relations between your people and