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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS will be

Theld at Happy Valley, on FRIDAY, 18th APRIL, commencing at 1.30 p.m.

There will be an Old Boys' "Race of $20 yards at about 4 o'clock.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 19TH, 1921.-

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THE DIRECTORY

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

AND

NONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

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carriage $130. Due No. 10, RONEO DUPLICATOR. 30.-Apply to Box LD, ca Daily Press Offico.

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➡ITUATION_VACANT.—Chinees Clerk

Wanted, must have good knowledge of English and Commercial experience in s European Office. Apply in own handwriting, enchaing copies of references, stating salary required to Box K2, c/o Daily Press Office.. Já

TO to No. 1. Nathan NO LET. — EUROPEAN HOUSES at Road. Possession about 20th April. Apply to CHEUNG TROI, c/o Johnson Stokes & Master, Prince's Building.

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Go- down on and after 11th April.

Optional cargo will be landed, unless matice has been given prior to steamer's απίνει.

All broken, ohafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Ondowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and Noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be tlmitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown and all Goole remaining undelivered after the 16th April will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Stormer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 30th Apr., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agenta

Pongkong. April 10th, 1981,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

THE LOS ANGELES PACIFIC NAVIGATRON CO.

THE Steam-hip

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"WET HIKA" having arrived, from Los Angeles via Ports, on 9th Apr, Consignees are bereby notified that their cargo is being landed their risk into the Hazardous and/or Extra Hazardous Godown of the Hongkong and Haloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Kowloon and stored at Consignees Consignees of Cargo must produce an -Import Fermatt signed by the Superinten- dent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be countersigned. All broken, chafed and damaged Cargo ia to be left in the Godown, where it will be examined 1:10 A.M. on 15th Apr.

risk.

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, on and after 16th Apr. will be subject to rent

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No Fire Insurance whatever will be effecteri

Coignees are requcated "to send in their Bills of Lading for counter-signstars im- mediately

LOS ANGELES PACIFIC NAVIGATION

COMPANY,

C.S. Shipping Board Emergency

Fleet Corporation.

CHAS. Y. RICHARDSON,

Agent,

Prince Building

Hongkong, April 11th, 1921.

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NOTICE...

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E wish to notify the Public that the co-prate me of this Firm is changed from THE AULT & WITCEQ Co," to *THE AULT & WIBORG CHINA CO.

Signed by-

J. B. HAWLEY.

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NOTICE.

THE BINGAPORE, the owner of the THE HO HONG STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Steamship "HONG WAN 1" are prepared to negotiate for the SALE OF THE WRECK of that Bhip, as she now lies beached near Bell Island near Swatow, together with the Engines, Boilers and all appartenances at present on board.

Fall particulars may be obtained on appli- cation at the Ofice of the Company at No. 61, KLING STREET, SINGAPORE, or at No. 26, WisG Lox STREET, HONGKONG

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VICTORIA RECREATION ́OLUB. THE 19TH "ATHLETIC MEETING will be held, under the auspices of the above Club, on SATURDAY, APRIL 20th, 1921, on the HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB GROUND, commencing at 1 p.m. sharp.

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- cap; Half Mile Handicap; Tug-of-War (8 men side); 440 Yards Challenge; 120. Yards Hurdles One Mile Handicap; Back Race (100 Yards): One Mile Bicycle Raco (soratch); 400 Yards Belay Race (teams of 8); Obstacle Race; Throwing the Cricket Ball; Putting the Shot.

TO LET.

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EUROPEAN OFFICES, Lat floor (four in one block) 16 to 19, Connaught Road Central (with nae of lift).

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1921.

ÓHINA JAPAN, KOREA

INDO-CHINA, SLAM, STRAITS

"SETTLEMENTS, MALAY" STATES,

· NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIP.

PINES, BORNEO, Erc.

FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL ISSUE

containing.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

DRY -GINGER-ALE

FRAGRANT,

beyond the province it might almost be said the city-in which he resides There is no evidence that a confederation of the South-Western provinces any longer exists, and Dr. Sun's election as "President of the Republic" looks like 4 sorry farce.

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A great gala performance" is an for Friday evening next, at 6.30, by Mr nounced to be given at St. Andrew's Hall Paoli (tenor) of the French Opera Hou and alme. Donzella (soprana Lyrique), assisted by Professor Dandenberg.ws

A dinner to Mr. Molver, who is shortly retiring from the Harbour Office, was given at the Kam Ling Hotel, on Satur day night by a number of well-known compradores, proprietors of shipping concerns and passage and freight brokers.

Let it be granted that Dr. SUN personifies the spirit of the Republic," and that he is the acknowledged leader of" China's progressives," the fact re- It is reported that a United States fr

xins that of the eighteen provinces of in China is planning the publication in Chinese of the United States Phar- China only the province of Kwangtung macaporin, with a view to the develop can be said to acknowledge his authority. | ment of the chemical and drug trade of

the country in the interests of American We have long been familiar with the manufacturers olaim that the Military Government respects the Constitution, recognizes Parliament and not only support, it but urges it to function as the representa tive legislative branch of the government in which is invested the sovereignty of DRY. the Republic"; and also with the oft

repeated assertion that "it is the Peking Chamber of Commerce approved of the A special general meeting of the Penang Government that has rebelled against the proposed amendment of the rules pro- law of the land and perverted the institu-viding that only British subjects should have the right to vote for nomination of tions of the Republic. But the Peking Legislative Council members, also raising THE DIRECTORY covers the whole of the Ita "Dryness" is a feature which Government does not confess its sans; the monthly subscription from $10 to $15.

1,600 PAGES! 14 MAPS!!

SPECIAL NEW MAP OF HONGKONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether funds. India to Biberis, in which Europeana nevide.

Peak

LIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW,

District Tennis Court, Kitchen Garden. Euly possession.

Apply to--

Box No. 688, Care of Daily Prom Office,

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ROYAL ARTILLERY ATHLETIC SPORTS.

THE ROYAL ARTILLERY are holding TH their ANNUAL REGIMENTAL SPORTS on THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH, 1921, at the United Services Recreation Club Ground, Kowloon, commencing at 2 P.X., Lieut. Colonel W. LORING, C.M.G., D.8.0., and Officers, Royal Artillery, will be "At Home", and hope their friends will accept this as an invitation

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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

GENERAL

NEXTRAORDINARY MEETING of Members will be held in the Pavilion of the Club on THURSDAY, the 14th of APE, 1921, at 5.30 Px. for the purpose of submitting the following resolutiong

1. That the present HONGLOSA CRICKET CLUB bo wound np, and the Committee be authorised to take all necessary steps for that purpose.

2. That the Committee be authorised to register & Company limited by guarantee not exceeding $300 per member, on the terme of the Memorandum and Articles of Association which will be submitted to the

Meeting. 4. That the Committee be authorised to assign and hand over to the new Company, when registered all the acts of the Club.

AROMATIC,

be the price paid for the building accom- Fifty dollars a square foot is stated to modating the Alexandra Cafe, Messrs lackintosh and the Anderson Music- been sold to Chinese interests by the Company which we stated yesterday has Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ltd.

it is impenitent and the evidence of the Not only is the Directory as full and complete bas helped to give this drink the China which can be said to count at the Miller, Edinburgh, and Olive Elizabeth,

senses is that the only Government in

in each ease as it can be made, bat each Colony,

Port or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP. |TION, carefully revised each year, most of

which will serve as accurate GUIDE FOR THE popularity it so well deserves. TOURIST, giving every dé'ail in connection with the places, their Bistory, Topography, etc.

The Information in these Descriptions, consist ing of a hundred interesting articles, paaked with facts concisely set out, and containing statistics of the TRADE of each Country and Port, would alone suffice to fill a large volume.

The Book is printed from New Type specially. reserved for the purpose; and uniformity in Lavery arrangement greatly facilitates reference.

Besides the normal Alphabetical List of Firma the Directory given the CLASSIFIED LISTS of TRADES and PROFESSIONE at the larger Commercial Centres.

The ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in the Far East contains the names of "over 21000 FOREIGNERS, arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sur names, in strictly Aphabetical Order, no that any name can be found instantly.

THE MAPS AND PLANS

of the principal ports of the Far East have been angraved by one of the most eminent Firms in Great Britain and are annually corrected and brought up to data

Pints. $1.25 per dozen."

Splits 80 cts.

A recent volume of minutes of proceed-" ings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. contains a description of the Hongkong Waterworks with special reference to the Taitani Tuk Scheme. The article in written by Mr. D. Jaffe who carried out the scheme when an engineer, in the Public Works Department from which be has unfortunately been obliged to retire through ill health.

The engagement announced · of Alexander Grant Schaw Miller, W.S., only son of Mr. and Mrs R. Schaw

present time is the Government at elder daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peking. It seems to be perfectly true worth, Herts, and formerly of China and Montague Beart, of Meoja, Sawbridge- that "it is impossible for Peking to Japan. reduce the independent provinces by force."" It seems equally true that the few independent provinces are unable to rédure Peking by force, and there is no present evidence that they are even able") to wean the other provinces from their allegiance to the Government at Peking. So far as we are able to discern the mean- ing of the new move in. Canton, it is to

According to the Peking Daily News make new bid for recognition of the the International Postal Union Confer- supremacy of the Parliament at Canton,ence has adopted a resolution authorising When the people of China come. to the abolition of all the foreign post offices choose under whose · leadership, they should serve for the salvation of China," says our Canton contemporary, there is no question but what they will flock

A. S. WATSON & to Dr. Sux. We expect to see province

CO., LTD.,

The CHRONICLE covers the untable events AERATED WATER MANUFACTURERS together with the Tarts of all the most import

Treaties concluded with the countries of Eastern Asia, the various Castoms Tariffs, Trade Regulations, Chamber of Commerce, Scales of Commisions, Coumlar and Court Fess, Hongkong Stamps Duties, Postal Gaide Should the proposed resolutions to peeling Bigway Codes, Chip Me Anesis and other com this Meeting a subsequent confirmatory Money, Weights and Measarss and other Com

will be called

Copies of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of Association may be seen by Members at the Pavilion.

By Order of the Committee,

L. 8. GREENHILL,

Hon Secretary, Hongkong, April 8th, 1991.

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COMPANY

HONGKONG TRAMWAY

LIMITED. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

mercial Information.

It is published at the Office of the "Hose KONG DAILY Pass."...

Kewkiang Hankow

Canton Whompos Kowloon Lappa

Shamsui

The Directories and Descriptions are of :----

Cama. Peking

Soochow Tiantain

Chinking Peitaibo Nanking Chinwangtao Wuha Taka Antang Manchurian Yochow

Trade Ctrer Shansi. Newchwang Ichang Dairen Chungking Port Arthur Hangchow Chefoo Niogno

Wenchow Santa Fooshow

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of the HONGKONG TRAMWAY COM- PANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHESON & Company,

Pedder Street, Hongkong, LIMITED. WEDNESDAY, the 19rg day of Arzil, 1921, at 12 o'clock Noon, to transact the onlinary basin of the Company.

By Order of the Bearl,

W. E ROBERTS,

Secretary, Hongkong, 4th, February 1921.

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A. G. DA ROCHA

AUCTIONEER, SUBVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKES.

No.2, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 2929. WEEKLY AUCTIONS TUESDAYS:

MISCELLANEOUS, GOODS.

THURSDAYS':- VALUAHL. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

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HOUSEHOLD.

FURNITURES.

POSTAGE STAMPS.

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Jaran & FonMOBA.

Oaks

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Kobe Shimonoseki

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PHILIPPINES

Dojo

BORNE Brunei

Cebu

Labuan

IS space is too small to tell you all about

our Stampe. That's why we solicit your correspondance for further information.

It

BANGKOK MALAY STATES

Selanger.

Kantan

Trengganu

Pahang Kodan Perlin

For Tug-of-War and Relay Race 88 each

Dealers in Philatelic Goods, Religions Books

Toys, vio, etc.

Breaizs BettleMENTS Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Prov,

-NETHERLANDS lenta...

Semarang Padang *Sourabaya

Open to Schools: Boys (age 6-10) Race might pay to tell me what Stamps you want to

Perak.

100 Yards Handicap: Boys (age 10-16) buy or what Stampe you have for sale. Better Negri Sembilan Johoro 40-Yards Handicap; Girls (age 10-15). 100 Yards Handicap; Girls (age 6-10) still if you call at

100 Yards Handicap

Confined to members of the V.R.C

20 and 440 Yards Handicap

Entrance Feo $1 each event.

Entries close on Monday, April 26th, at

B. D1M.

Printed entry forniscan be had-on- application to the undersigned... RCWITCHELL,

Hon. Becretary- Hongkong, Hh April, 1981, (783

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after, province rally round the constitu- tional standard upheld by Dr. Sunt .. Make no mistake, President SUN means to be President in fact and not in name only. He has well-formulated plans for

in this country. The report, moreover, states that Great Britain, France and the United States have announced their readiness to comply with the wishes of the Chinese Government by closing the post offices at present maintained in different cities in China.

Mr. C. U. Lee, à Chinese doctor, is to be included in an expedition led by Pro- fessor R. T. Leiper, of the London School of Tropical Medicine, with the object of identifying in British Guiara and"

quitoes that carry the worm thought to the West Indies the particular mos- be the cause of elephantiasis. It is the frst time & Chinese doctor has been included in a British medical research'

This quest is expected to last zeven mouths.

China's reconstruction, both politically and industrially." We want to know more definitely what the well-formulated expedition: political plans are. Meanwhile we infer from these statements that what

the Canton Government is still aiming at

CANCH-At Wenchow, March 28th, to Mr.

and Mrs C. CANCE, BOT. HIGH-At Shanghai, April 3rd, to Mr.is the unity of the country and not the and Mrs. G. HIGH, C.M. Customs, creation of a congeries of republics, with here and there perhaps a Kingdom, MARRIAGE.

according as each separate province may decide... But, by what means the great aspiration is to be fulfilled there is no indication. 'Dr. Sun's mere change of title does not in itself bring the happy

WILLIAMS-BOWLER-At Shanghai, April 6th, HORACE HENRY, third son of the late Henry Williams, Copthall Court, London, to VERA MARY, youngest daughter of William Rowles, Esq., Hook Norton, Oxford.

DEATH.

RANDIR. At Shanghai, April 5th, Auy consumation any nearer, and it will not be

A Chinese charged before Mr. Lindsell, at the Magistracy, yesterday, with the unlawful possession On the Hautak Wharf, of 2,060 cigarettes on which daty had not been puit, said that a friend on board the s.s. Taile asked him to taka the cigarettes ashore. He obliged, not knowing that duty had not yet been paid on them. The Revenue Officer in charge of the case said that the duty payable on the cigarettes was $7.44. The Magistrate imposed a fine of $75 or four weeks hard labour, and ordered the confiscation of the cigarettes.

The Haytor Rubber Co. like so man

"EMILY FRANCES HANDLE, aged 17 years.possible to view it as other than is purely others, pays no final dividend for b HONGKONG Orrica: 10a, Das Vœux R»,, Cfarcical proceeding until it is disclosed past year.The gett profit for the LONDON Orrias: 131, Frant Steam, E,C. what practical policy, there is behind it

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 19TH, 1911.

The

and whether there is any wide-spread support in the country for the policy.

after setting aside $4,500 as a res fluctuation in value of the holding in Government secul $31.237.48, and taking into acu balance brought forward from ah. there was a sum of $35.318.52 aya...

In view of the e for distribution. tinued depression in "the rubber market, and seeing that no early recovery can be looked for, the Directors recommended that this amount be dealt with by trans- Mirabile dictu. The steamer Glenferring $10,000 to reserve account, and falloch, bringing in the English mails of by carrying forward the balance of March 3rd and 10th, arrived yesterday 826,318.62 to next account. a day before she was expected.

Mr. J. H. Pearson, Chief Appraiser of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service at Tientsin, has retired after 42 years service.

The Hongkong University Athletic Association's annual sports will be held ext Saturday. Mrs Claud Severn has promised to distribute the prizes.

A collision occurred between a tram and a motor car at Shaukiwan yesterday afternoon. Part of the footplate of the tram was carried away by the impact.

Among the passengers brought by the P. EO, Nagoya yesterday from England was Mrs. Evans, wife of Capt. E. R. G. R. Evans, D.8.0., in command of H.M.S. Carlisle.

DR. SUY YAT SEN'S. PLANS

Now that the Parliament at Canton, which claims to be the only legal Parlia meat in China, has solemnly elected Dr. SUN YAT-BEN to be the." President of the Repablic of China," we are left to wonder what is to happen next. people of Canton seem to have given themselves, up to much jubilation with crackers, and drums and gongs and noisy demonstrations of joy, and hundreds of people have been, culling at "Govern ment: House" to offer their congratula tions to the "new President. We ́are still awaiting a Proclamation of policy

For the purpose of tiding over the by the new President. Presumably the Snancial difficulties, the Peking Govern step which has just been taken imports a ment is contemplating the issue of ten. movement of some kind, Our Canton million dollara special treasury bonds through the medium of the Chinese contemporary tells us that President bankers association. Sus's election presages a change for the

Commercial tresties with Poland and better," but what most people will be the Argentine Republic are under acgotia interested to hear is how Dr. SUN-expects tion with the Chiness Government. The President of the drafts contain no extra-territorial to accomplish more as

and provide for reciprocal commercial Republic of China with headquarters

privileges. át Canton, than he has dono na Hend

On Saturday, a Chinese girl, crossing of the Military Government, or the from Hongkong to Yaumati, on the ferry Administrative Council of the South launch Fee Wan jumped overboard as the Western Provinces, as the junta at launch was coming alongside the wharf. She was promptly rescued by one of the We are sailors who jumped in after her. Canton is variously styled, unable to learn that his election_ns

Five companies, some purely Chinese "President of the Republic of China" has and others in which foreigners, are been marked by any important anarunce associated with Chinese, are competing ment of the policy by which it will be for the charter of the German and Aus trian steamers assigned to the Chinese Aought to make the title effective over Government-It is reported that this has the whole of China. At the present-induced the Peking Government to Presid organize a Chinese steamship company to these termer – between-China and parently foreign countries-

time

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The Hon. Mr. Francis Joseph Figo Colonial Engineer and Surveyor Gere of the Straits Settlements, has from the service of the Government, o is now bound for Australia where he will remain for some two years before pró”. escding to England to take up a per- manent residence. Mr. Pigott assumed the duties of his office in 1907 when the late Col. A. Murray went home on leave He entered the Public Works Depart- ment, Ceylon, in 1887 and in 1005 went to the Straits to take up the appointment of Deputy-Colonial Engineer and Bur- veyor-General, Penang. Mr. Pigott was born in 1885 and has thus reached the age limit for Government service. ⠀

been appointed to the special service ship Commander P. E. Stevens, D.S.O., has Alacrity, China Station, in relief of Commander Bandal B. McCowan, 1.8.07, who has boon skipper of the ship sincó May, 1919. Commander Stevens went ... first afloat in 1888, was promoted lieuten ant in 1004, and reached his present rank in June, 1916. He specialised in break of the late war he was posted to surveying, and at the time of the out

the battleship Iron Duke, flagship ins Admiral Jellicoe, commanding the Grand Fleet. He joined the Iron Duke on August 4th, and served with her in the North Sea and elsewhere, and won the D.8.0. at the Battle of Jutland (men- tioned in despatches).

TYPHOON-WARNING:--

The following has been received by the American Consulate General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory:

April 11th, 8.45 am. Typhoon, 140 deg. Long E. 15 deg. Int. N. moving N.N.W.

Typ

Typhoon 10 den long Vit de almost-staticDATY,