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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN OLUB."

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE..

Till be hell in the Club House THIS WE wial to notify the Public that the

EVENING, at 5.45 P., C

BUSINESS

1. Report and Statenient of Accounts "for

year ended 31st December, 1990.

2. Election of Office Bearers,

3. Club basiness generally,

J. N. R. ALLAN,

Hon. Secretary:

BILLIARD S..

MR. HO. KAM TONG CUPS, THE SEMI-FINAL for the above Handicap at the PALACE HOTEL, Kowloon, between E. GUIMARAES and A. J. OSMUND, will be playel TO-NIGHT (MONDAY), APRIL 17TH, at Br..

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NOTICE.

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ILL the Goffer who took a wrong Basket off the 6.10 Ferry from Kowloon yesterday evening kindly com municate with the undersigned to-day?

G. C. MOXON: Hongkong, 11th April, 1921. 1780

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB. THE

HE 19 ATHLETIC MEETING will be held, under the auspices of the above Club, on SATURDAY, APRIL 30th, 11, on the HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB GROUND, .commencing at 1 p.m. abarp.

The following events are open to all Clubs in the Colony :-

Long Jump; 120 Yards Handicap; High Jump: 220 Yards Handicap; 2-miles Bicycle Race (Handicap) 100 Yards Challenge: 3-miles Bicycle Race Handi-

co-operate name of this Firmia changed from "THE AUTY & WIBORG Co.," to "THE AULT & WIBORG CHINA CO.“

Sigued by

JB HAWLEY,

Secretary (774

NOTICE

THE TABAQUERIA FILIPINA beg to inform the Pablic that notwithstanding the largely increased duties on Tobacco Cigars and Cigarettes, which come into force To-day the PRICES at their Store WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED until MONDAY night next, the 11th inst

TABAQUERIA FILIPINA Queen's Boat, Central Hongkong, April 7th, 1991.

NOTION

1773

THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. OF SINGAPORE, the owner of the Steamship "HONG WAN F" are prepared to Begotiate for the SALE OF THE WRECK of that Ship, as she now Hes beached near Bell Island near Swatow, together with the Engines, Boilers and all appurtenances at present on board.

PREPAID

WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS.

Intars are lying at this Omos for

Boxen P. Q. AÐ, AP., AW, BF, BGC

BR, BV. LO

CIITUATION VACANT. --- Uhinese Clerk

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

In another columa will be found parti culars of the VRC Athletic mesting

a half or more to the University to wipe off its debts and to augment its endow gent fund, besides incressing its annual A meeting of representatives of the great we have seen the salaries of the rious clubs in the Colony is to be held Civil Service increased by something like on Wednesday, April 13th, at the VRO a million a year; and besides undertaking to discuss the programme. all the maintenance and legitimate development work which the steady contributing $1,000 as funeral expense The Chinone Government, in addition te

Wanted, must have good knowledge of DRY GINGER-ALE Browth of the Colony rendere necesary has made a grant of 88,000 to the family

English and Commercial experience in a European Office Apply in own handwriting, anclosing copies of references, stating salary required to Bar K2, c/o Daily Press Offion

POSITION a Aasistant Book-keeper

WANTED YOUNG MAN desires FRAGRANT, or General Office Asistant Ten years experience of Exports and Imports All-refer acer. No objection to eut porte - Reply to Bar LB, c/o Daily Press Office.

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Tinatau next to No. 97, Nathan TO LET. - EUROPEAN HOUSES at Boad. Possession about 20th April. Apply to CHEUNG TSOI, e/o Johnson Stokes & Master, Prince's Buikling.

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ST AS OFFICES Twe connecting LC. e/o Daily Press Office

Rooms, central position, lift. Apply Box

TO-LET.

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AROMATIC,

DRY.

Dryness

we have had the Government indulging of the late Dr. Yu who died of plague in in luxuries such as the costly new roads Shantung while engaged in combatting on the Peak, and the very expensive houses which are being built to be let to stancon detailed in Saturday's Daily-

a threatened spidemic under circum Civil Servants at about one-fifth of their rental value judged by the ordinary

'Press. economic standard.

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Of a certainly it can be said that never Government Railways, states that plague a cotification issued by the Chinese before in the history of the Colony has restrictions have been withdrawn and any proposal to

for increased taxation that traffic has been resumed. An ex under any aireumstances obtained the ception is made in the case of third" assent of the Legislative Council without class and coolie passengers from Trang a word of criticism or protest. We have chow and Tehchow, who will still underap always maintained it to be ridiculous to medical examination before tickets are $ap as an excuse for increased taxation issed to them to travel on the C.G.E that "we have nothing like the hurdon line. "is a feature which Country. Surely the very fact that we ment Company has agreed to sell to

to bear that the people have in the Old

We understand that the Land Invest have not the same burdens to hear in

Full particulars, may be obtained on appli.HUROPEAN OFFICES, 1st floor (four in has helped to give this drink the be the better able to control the expands mises occupied by the Alexandra Cafe,

cation at the Office of the Company at No. 1, KLING STREET, SINGAPORE, OF & No. 26, Wed LOE STREET, HONGKONG

GULA-KALUMPONG

ESTATES, LTD

NOTICE.

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RUBBER

the above Company will be held in LONDON on ARIL 19.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of

cap: Half Mile Handicap: Tug-of-WarTOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the (8 men a side); 440 Yards Challenge; 120. Yards Hurdles One Mile Handicap; Back Race (100 Yards): One Mile Bicycle Hace (scratch); 400 Yards Relay Race (teams of 8); Obstacle Race; Throwing the Cricket Ball: Putting the Shot..

Op to Schools: Boys (age 6-10) Race 100 ards Handicap: Boys (age 10-15) 440 Yards Handicap: Girls (age 10-13) 100 Xarda Handicap: Girls (age 6-10) 100 Yards Handicap,

Coaßned to members of the V.RO.:

290 and 440 Yards Handicap.

Entrance Fre 81 each event.

For Tug-of-War and Relay Kacs $8 each

erent.

from April 9th to April 20th, both days inclusive. The SHARE REGISTER, will be CLOSED

By Orlar, LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Colonial Register. Hongkong, March 30th, 1921,

1713

HONGKONG DOG, CAT, POULTRY

AND PIGEON SHOW. MEETING of those interested in the

Entries close on Monday, April 25th, at A above will be held in the Board Room-

€ p.m.

Printed entry forms can be had on application to the undersigned

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R. C. WITCHELL,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 11th April, 1991. PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER

FROM NEW YORK

THE

HE Steamship

MOORISH PRINCE

of Messi, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co's OFFICE on MONDAY next, ArBIL 117H, at 5.50 r., to elect working Committee for the Show and say other busŠKENS,

B. L. FROST,

Hon. Secretary

Central (with nas of lift).

one-block) 16 to 19, Connaugh Road

Apply tod MAR

Care of Daily Press Office

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FOR SALE SHARES of the RONPIBON

1170 TIN, no liability, at the Market

Quotations. For fall particulars plenan write or call on

M. S. C. TEO. 81, Des Tax Roul, Central

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FOR SALE.

FIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW

District. Tennis Court, Kitchen Garden. Early possession

Apply to...

*Box No. 588, Cars' of Daily Press Office.

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"BEN " LINE OF STEAMERS. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM LEITH MIDDLESBRO LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship “BENLEDI” 768 that all Goods are being landed at their (ONB:GNEES of Cargoare hereby informed riak into the hauardons and/or extra bazar- dous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowlcom Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the whartes delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaine Ing undelivered; after the 13th

All Claims

ROYAL ARTILLERY ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Pints $1.25 per dozen.

Splits 80 ots

A. S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.

BIRTH

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Mtheir ANNUAL REGIMENTAT abject to rentals April, will 19. | BrusT-At-Shanghai, on April 3rd, to

HE BOYAL ARTILLERY. are holding. SPORTS on THURSDAY, APRIL 147. 1921, Kowloon, commencing at 3 P., Lient. Colonel

Againki

the Steamer must be

Mr. and Mrs JACK SPUNT, 8' 500.

having arrived, from the above Port, Consignees at the United Services Recreation Club Ground, tited to the Undersigned on os befors HowGKONG OFFIC: 10, Dz Your En. 0.

of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods

the 20th April, or they will not be recognised.

All

A very good reason why we should wealthy. Chinese syndicate the property tre of the Colony. Perhaps it might Mesra. Mackintosh & Co., Ltd., and the in Des Voeux Road comprising the pra advicle here to point out incident-Anderson Music Store, Ltd. It is stated ally that our Imperial Treasury in the form of Mili-that the formalities will be completed contribution to the that a very high price has been paid and tary Contribution is double the amenat during the coming week......... it was ten years ago, but that increase is the automatic result of the Colony's rising local expenditure. The more Derby, for many years a Tesident of The death has occurred of Mr. Alfred revenue we have to raise for local pur China. He came to the East in 1907, poses the greater must be our Military Contribution, because the basis of the levy is 20 per cent of the revenue raised by the Government.

joining the American Trading Co., in whose service he remained until 1908 He then joined Messrs. Arnbold, Karberg & Co., with whom he remained for four What we have to aim at in this Colony years. In 1910 he transferred his services. is to keep approximately in line in the to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., and matter of living costs, with Shanghai and was employed by this firm until 1919, the coast, ports of China generally, if we During these years he held important wish to maintain the commercial pre-appointments in plages other than Shang- eminence we have won largely by hai, having been stationed in Tsingtao Buch a policy in the past. more we would draw attention to 1919, returning at the beginning of the Once and Canton. He went Home on leave in the warnings conveyed in the reports present year for Messrs. Robert Box- of the Economic Resources mittee to the growing labour costs in early age of 48 is regretted by a large Com-burgh (China), Ltd. His death at the Hongkong and to the conclusion reached circle of friends and business acquaint that this is primarily attributable to high rents, which the Government are now still further raising by such a con siderable increase in the rates. Because the Colony by way of making an annual contribution towards imperial expendi ture during the progress of the war cheerfully bore an extra seven per cent,

not only was he personally very popular. ances, says the N-li- Daily News, for but he was acknowledged as an authority on China produce.

With reference to the Sino-Germane negotiations for a new commercial treaty, the draft copy of which has been com-

on assessments, in s time of considerable pleted and despatched to Berlin: for con- prosperity the Government sideration and approval by the German now, in the difficulties created by its Government, the Asiatic News Agency

are being landed at their risk into the Godtwhs W. LORING, C.MG., D.S.O.; and Officers, Royal to heron, chafed and damaged Goods are LONDON OPHION? 181. Fra STANETE.C.extravagance and want of foresight, Bays, the draft is modelled after the new.

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limitel, Kowloon, and stored at Consignces' risk and expense..

All brokea, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Codowns, where they will be examined on FRIDAY, April 16th, at 10.X.

All Claims must be presented within FIFTEE Dara of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date

they cannot be recognized..

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after April 18th, will be subject to

rent.

Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports Hongkong, before Billa countersigned.

a of Lading can be

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bilt of

of Lading will be countersigned by FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD. St. George's Building, Telephone No. 3165, Hongkong, April 9th, 1991.

30777

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

Artillery, will be "At Home", and hope their friends will accept this as an invitation

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SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE

2

of the Mercantils

31, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.

the use at all Marine and H.MY Ofilours Room, OP.O.'s Room Restaurant, Beading and Writing Boon, Billard Boom, Concert Hall Church,

Private Cabing, and beds in Dormitories Matr Launch Dayspri

A. G. DA ROCHA

AUDMONERE SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.

EXTRAORDINARY A GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held in the Pavilion of the Club on THURSDAY, the 14th of Argil, 1921, at 5.30 .. for the purpose of WEEKLY submitting the following resolutions

TUESDAYS!**

1. That the present HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB be wound up and the Committee be authorised to take all necessary steps for that purpose. That the Committee be anthorised :~to register & Company limited by guarantee

exceeding

3100 terms of the Memorandum and Articles of per member, on the Association which will be submitted to the Meeting

That the Committee be authorised to assign and hand over to the new Company, whon registered, all the assets of the Club. Should

the proposed resolutions be passed at this Meeting a subsequent confirmatory Meeting will be called.

Copias of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of Association may be seen by Members at the Pavilion,

By Order of the Committee,

18. GREENHILL, Han Socfetary Hongkong, April 6th, 1921.

LIMITED A

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HOS GRONG TRAMWAY COMPANY (Incorporated; in the United Kingdom.)

18-HEREBY GIVEN that the DINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the HONGKONG TRAMWAY COM

PANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Offices

of Mears, JARDINE, MATREION & COMFANT,

* Lupin, Pedder Street, Hongkong, on

WEDNESDAY, the 187 day, of Arem, 1921,

at 12 o'clock Noor, to transact the ordinary business of the Company

*** By Order of the Board.

WE ROBERTS,

“Boorstáry,

Hoogk mg, 4th, Fanuary 197

No.si, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 1983.

AUCTIONS

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS. THURSDAYB :- VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD. FURMITORI SATURDAYS :-

HOUSEHOLD

• KOREAN IST

FURNITURES":

= POSTAGE STAMPS.

examined on the 13th April, at 10

left in the Godowns, where they will be

No Fire Insurance had been, effected Bills of Lading will be

GIBE, LIVINGSTON aigned by

& Co., La Agenta, Hongkong, April 8th, 1831.

(759 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM JAPAN: Stemmahip

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL LITE, 1991.

THE COLONY'S TAXATION, We observe that our evening contem- porary, the Hongkong Telegraph “urges its readers “to reconcile themselves to the fact that the days of ludicrously light *NAMBANGTM having arrived from shoaboreports, Consignees there is no be no interference with taxation in this Colony are gone. if of Cargo by ber are hereby informed that all development. We-trust that the general Goods are being landed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns public will not reconcile themselves to of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and anything of the kind, but, on the con. Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the base dellvery may be obtained trary, will be stimulated by the latest

Goods not cleared

cleared by the 18th Apr, will be increases, in taxation to take a keener subject to rent

All Grolesnick for are to be laft in the Godowas, where they and bring some united pressure to bear

and Idamaged

interest in the government of the Colony packages ill be examined. Claims against the steamer with a view to checking the spendthrift must be presented within 10 days på arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurancs will be choosed by us in

policies of the Government and to sim

ky osso whatever."

Bill of Lading will be

Wintersigned by: JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., TAD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, April 4th, 1991. **

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lightly reverts to this precedent at a time Sino-Persian commercial treaty. No- of widespread business depression and extra-territoriality is granted to Germans high prices. In the long run the result in China, though subjects of the German must be injurious to the Colony's vital Republic will be permitted to enjoy fall interests as a distributing centre and commercial privileges in the country with trado emporium for South China. It is reciprocity. It is believed in officiat not merely the seven per cent on the circles in Peking that owing to the re- assessed taxes that we have to concern parations troubles between Germany and to which it is likely to amount on the cost German commercial treaty discussions ourselves with, but the many times seven the Allies in Europe, the new Sino- of living by the time the worker has will not be concluded fat some months to shifted the burden on to his employer who come The question of the resumption of in turn by a not very scientific process diplomatic relations with Germany will puts it ou to the consumer.

be introduced by the Foreign Office for Cabinet discussion before the ratification of the new treaty with Berlin.

Governor for the removal of all graves, on An order has been issued by H.E., the Mount Caroline.

The name of Mr. S. H. Ross, A CA, auditors under the Companies Ordinance. has been added to the List of qualified

The total output of the Kailan Mining

at keeping public expenditure within the Administration's mines for the week bounds of the normal grow

growth of the ending March 28th amounted to 84,830

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD. DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS.

Indin from the London office, advising that local branch of the Mercantile Bank of A telegram, has been received by the

at the annual general, meeting of share holders, the Board of Directors will re- commend a final dividend of 8 per cent,

revenue, if possible on the basis on tons, and the sales during the period to which it has hitherto rested. It 75,767 tons: used to be foud, boast that the The death is announced of Lieut. on the A and B. shares (making 16 per B.S. AMAZONE"

light taxation the Colony and Commander Hutton, RN, late British Fits status as a port had been DES – MESSAGIRI-contributory factors of incalculable value In its development and prosperityBad budgetting and spendthrift polle now threatening to wreck the fabric mich has been built on this foundation.

COMPAGNIE

MARITIMES.

NOTIOE

of

illness which finally developed into Naval Attache at Peking, following a long galloping consumption.

cont. for the year 1920), a dividend of six months ending December, both less 8 por bent. on the Osliares for the income-tax, that £50,000 be carried to reserve fund, (making that fund £1,100,000) and that £127,839 be carried

Tomorrow morning large stocks of forward.

Shanghai,- during the months of ascated by the Chinese Maritime Customs Januts, Tobrusy and March are to be

ONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL Everyone is aware that the steady growth plum, morphis, and other drugs con

LEB in connection with above Steamer of the Colony, and especially the enormous ars hereby informed that their Goodr with the aception of Opium, Titamire and Valuables are inflation which has taken place in the THIS space is too small to tell you all about hairdous and/or extra hazardou Godown the last ten years in property values, has

MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT, our Stamps. That's why we solicit your the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown brought to the Treasury a steadily correspondence for further information. It Co, Ltd, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be increasing revenue from the percentage The Italian Consul General at Shang of two others, was reported to the police ONE KILLED AND TWO INJURED., might pay to tell me what Stamps you want to Optional Cargo will be forwarded on esta on the assessed rateable valuation hai, Chevalier De Rossi and Madrame during the week end. Four drivers em-

burned in the furnaces at Pootung. obtained immediately after landing, -*-

A motor car accident, which resulted buy or what Stamps you have for sale. Better intimation is received from the Consignee and when the public is told that it ba Da'Bossi are leaving by the Trieste this them out for training in the management. in the death of one man and the injury.

here

requesting it to be landed suddenly become necessary to raise the

ployed by the Connaught Garage, two of percentage from 13 to 20, as well as to month for Italy, on furlough. Chevalier of a car, were on the new Stanley Road Dealers in Philatelis Goods, Feligious Books All claims must be sent in to me on or before all the money!" Those who take reparted two cases of small-yox, both The four na were thrown out one of

Undersigned Goods remaining unclaimed after the 18th April, at Nook, will be subject to rent the question rises to every taxpayer's various parts of China for about 15 years several baskete placed in the roadway

charges, avan

draving and in endeavouring to avoid Toys, eto, atc

linge, What is the Government

doing

The health return issued on Saturday of the road and overturned the vehicles he ran the car up the bank at the side

them being so severely injured on the,

stili if you call at

GRACA

Co

No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET, HONGKONG

2.0. Bor: 620,

before Noon TO-DAT

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by Andreuse the duties on liquore and tobaco De Rossi has filled the post of Consult-Sakiwan. One of the novices Wis

the 16th April, or they will not be recognizal.

All damaged packages will be examined by an intelligent interest in the doings of fatal, and one fatal case of cerebro head that he land to be removed to the

Moser Goddard Douglas, on WEUNIT

the 13th Agil, at 10 NIET THE No Fire Insurance has been effected

and an E RODENFUSER,

Acting Agent

Hongkong, April 7th, 1921,

the Government recall that in the last

couple of years we have seca over threepinal lover. Two other cases of infec, Government: Civil "Hospital, where he÷

million dollars lost by mismanagen

tious diseases were notified; one of

of the Rice Control business, we have enteric and one of paratyphoid fever

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Been the Government giving a million and

Liffis patients were: Chinese":

died later. Two others were more or Hospital The fourth mau escaped with Jens injured, and also were taken to the

severe shaking.