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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

JUVENILE BOCIETY.

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURS”.

ROYAL ARTILLERY ATHLETIC

SPORTA

THEPORTS will be held at the Rack THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ATHLETIC vaan (by kinal permission of the HongkongHE ROYAL ARTILLERY are holding

Jockey Club) ca SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH commencing at 1.30 r.x. sharp.

G. P. DA CRUZ, Hon. Secretary.

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'ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT OLUB REGATTA.

Armil 23×0, 1921:

ROWING DINNER will be held after the legalta st 8 PM at the HONGKONG HOTEL Will those wishing to be present kindly send their Names to the undersigned not later than the 10th Ap.il?

J. S. McCANN, Hon. Howing Secretary,

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INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES."", FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

THE Stremam

"

"FOOKSANG*

having arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Golown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the whartes, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by April, 18th, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafel, and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be eraminal Claims against the steamer must be prosented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in Bay case whatever.

Bille of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE. MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

General Manager.

'Hongkong. Apni 12th. 1921.

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NANYO YUSEN KAISHA, LTD.. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM JAPAN,

THE Steamships

"CHERIBON MÁRU” having arrived from the shave ports, Consignees of Cargu by bar are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and or from wharrer, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cloerd, by the 19th. insk, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are take left in the Godowns where they will be Claims cramined at 10A.M., on the 20th inst

gainst the Steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by as

any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

THE NANYO YUSEN KAISHA, LTD. Hongkong, April 18th, 1923.

NOW ON SALE.

798

in

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OF

CHINA, JAPAN, STRAITS SETTLE MENTS, INDO-CHINA, PHILIPPINES,

(ETC.

for 1921

59TH ANNUAL EDITION

containing

14 MAPS!! 1,000 PAGES! SPECIAL NEW MAP OF HONGKONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES,

812

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$8.

"A. G. DA ROCHA AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR -AND GENERAL BROKER.

No. 24, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 2932. WEEKLY AUCTIONS. TUESDAYS:-

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS.

THURSDAYS

VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD. FURNITURE,

-BATURDAYS-

EXCELLENT

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE 21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.

OE the use of all Mar of the Mercantile

their ANNUAL REGIMENTAL SPORTS on THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH. 1921, at the Unital Services Recreation Club Ground, Kowloon, commencing at 2 P.x, Lieut. Colonel

PREPAID

"WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS.

Letters are lying at this Office for

Bar P. Q., AD, AP, AW, BF., BG.

BE BY

ANTED.-SECOND-HAND PATHE

APRIL 14TH, 1921.

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

W. LORING, C. M.G., D.S.G., and Officers, Royal W- CINEMATOGRAPH PROJECTOR DRY GINGER-ALE

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

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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,

GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an MEETING of Members will be held in the of Arsil, 1921, st 5.30 rx, for the purpose of Pavilion of the Club on THURSDAY, the 14th submitting the following resolutions:

2. That

1. That the present HargxoxG CRICKET CLUB be wound up, and the Commitice be anthorised to take all necessary steps for that purpocmittee, be authorised to rvigister a Company limited by guarantee not exceeding $100 per member, termy of the Mumerandum and Articles of Association which will be submitted to the Meeting

the

3. That the Committee be authorised to assign and hand over to the raw Company, when registered, all the assets of the Club. Should the proposed resolutions be passed at this Meeting naubsequent confirmatory Meeting will be called.

Copies of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of Association may be seen by 3lembers

By Order of the Committen, at the Pavilion,

L. S. GREENHILL.

Hon Secretary.

[761 Hongkong, April 6th, 1921.

DOG, CAT, POULTRY, PIGEON AND BIRD SHOW 1921...

BY

kind permission of the Stewards of the Jockey Cluby a SHOW will be held at the RACE Couss, Happy Valley, on SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH.

There will be classes for all breeds, types, etc, of the shove provided there are sufficient entries. Entrance fees for Dogs $2.00, Cats $1.00, Poultry and Pigeons 30 cents per pen Cage birds, Canaries, parrots etc, 30 cents each or avaries $1.00 Exhibitors of pigeons and eage birils must find their own cayes,

Entrance forms for the Show can be had, from the undersigned and must be sent, in together with the fee, not later than SATUR. DAX FILED.

Intending exhibitors are fiquested their entries as soon as possible in order to allow sufficient time to make up classes and arrange for the necessary accommodation.

B. L. FROST,

Hon. Secretary,

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Must be in good working order & reasonable price. Reply Box LF, ojo Daily Press Office, giving price and where Machine can be seen.

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FOR SALE -One Yo. f. OLIVER FRAGRANT, FOR

TYPEWRITER with both brief and short"

One No. 10 PONEO DUPLICATOR, 390. Apply to Box LD, 0,0

37 carriage $130. Daily Press Office.

NOR SALE-MOTOR BOAT "JEAN" FOR SALE fact, or feet 13 H.P.M. 6. Thornycroft Engine, hall built by Messrs. Thornycraft in England, in good running order, orifortably fitted up. Price $6,000, or open to consider an offer. Apply to F. GRAHAM 0/0 Sengkong Electric Co, Ltd.

FOR SALE.

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AROMATIC,

The statement calls to mind some important resolutions on the subject maved by Mr. BowLay, and passed by the Sanitary Board in November, 1918. One of these resolutions recommended, that,

in order to relieve the congestion in the overcrowded districts of the City of Victoria and Kowloon which constitutes a serious danger to the public health, the Government should take steps by levelling undeveloped Orown land at Kowloon and elsewhere and constructing and laying out suitable roads, and by all other menas in its power, to expedite and encourage the provision of healthy and cheap houses for the working classes which the surplus population of the con gested districts should be transferred. The reply given to the Sanitary Board's communication was that the subject of overcrowding was under the consideration

Josterday

The Manila Observatory afternoon reported typhoon 136deg. Long. E. and 18deg. Lat. N. moving NW.

*

It is stated in a Shanghai contempor "ry that Mr. John Johnstous will be riding at the Shanghai Race meeting in the first week of May.

A large exchange shop in Canton has been robbed in a mysterious manner of -1,000 francs in notes Suspicion falla on two cashiers who had charge of the

safe.

"

For the 24 hours euded April 12th, tha.... Colony's health return shows 2 cases (ons destb) of small-pox, one fatal case of

enteric fever and one case of relapsing foverall Chinese,

LIVE-ROOMED BUNGALOW, Pak Its "Dryness" is a feature which what is perhaps the most urgent proof the considerable rise" which has taken

District Tennis Court, Kitchen Garden. Barly possession. Apply to

Box No. 588, Care of Daily Press Office,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAM SEIF COMPANY, LTD. JHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

AND "

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

" TELEMACHUS " are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holl's Wharf, Kowloom. here it will lie at Consignes's risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Go

on and after 11th April, down

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival

2

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be loft in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays And Fridays. between the hours of 10.45 am and Noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all

popularity it so well deserves.

The

We understand that negotiations are DRY. of the Government. Though more than in progress with a view to the amalgama- two years have since elapsed we are not tion of the interests of the Hoogkong aware that the Government has yet Hotel Co., Ltd., and the Hongkong Dairy evolved from this prolonged consideration Farm, les & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. any comprehensive plan for dealing with This, we understand, is the explanation blum which confronts the Colony place during the last fortnight in the

overcrowding dangers of

are Dairy Farm Co.'s shares. has helped to give this drink the well known. Every expert that the

Dr. Wu Ting-lang, Mr. Lina. Chung- Government has brought to the Colony at considerable expense to advise on the kai, Commissioner of Finance, and Mr. Chan Lim-pak have returned to Cantan A sanitation of the Colony, from Mr. OSERAT CHADWICK's visit in 1882 down to from a pleasure trip to Sai-Chiu. Lieutenant OLITSKY's visit in 1918, has most enjoyable, time, our Canton contem fu hills in Sai-Chiu and Dr. Wu prøved emphasised the importance of dealingporary says, was spent among the beauti- with this problem of overcrowding, and himself to be the equal of any young man it may be recalled that HIS EXCELLENCY in the matter of climbing, and long walks. THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERN MENT, in laying Lieut. OLITIKY's" report on the table of the Legislative Council in October, 1918, said: "The task of correct ing the errors of the past will have to be faced if the community is to be, pro- tected against epidemics of serious disease."

Pints, $1.25 per dozen.

Splita 80 cts.

Goods remaining undelivered after the 16th A. S. WATSON

April will be subject to rent.

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

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Hongkong, April 10th, 1991.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES THE LOS ANGELES PACIFIÓ NAVIGATION CO.

DAIRY FARM NEWS. THE Steamship

CHEESE

GOUDA

$1.40 per ll.

AUSTRALIA" STILTON $1.00 $0.90 FRENCH

THE

THE DAILY FARM IOE & COLD STUHAGE CO., LTD.'

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEN. HE P.& 0.8. N. Co.' Steamer

" NAGOYA" Arrived Hongkong on April 11th, 1921. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, SUEZ STBATTS.

Consignees of Cargo by the above-named ressel are hereby informed that their goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR RISx in the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godowa Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mack and delivery can be obtained as the Goode ara Landed

Optional. Goods will he landed here unless Instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours before arrival of the Bbeamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, including |date of arrival, will be subject to rent.

"WEST HIKA”

baving arrived, from Los Angeles via Ports,

CO., LTD.,

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At that time it was hoped that when the war came to an end the surplus revenues of the Colony might be applied to such a purpose as this; but the surplus revenues have since been swallowed up

How can it.bol" We have had 10

The Peking Gaverament has issued # mandato prohibiting all persons from spreading rumours regarding the restora tion of h monarchy... asks the Government. years of the Republic and find it is the best form of government. Officials, in various parts of the country are asked to the make investigations and punish rumour-mongers.

By an Order in Council, the grant of ter dollars a month authorized as an &in ways to which we have only recently

extra messing allowance for the petty referred, and we are now facing deficits officers messes of each of the river gun- and increased taxation to cope with bouts employed on the China Station, in them. Consequently, there does not which it is found necessary, for a native appear to be any early prospect of the to be entered and paid by the mess for Government dealing on any large and the performance of the duties of mess admittedly growing worse every year. It month as frein hund 2 dollars a has been publicly said that in the most

The Peking Daily News of April 6th congested districts of the Colony Boors are habitually occupied by twice the sys: We notice that some of our con number of people that the law allows, temporaries in Japan have a report of CROOKS-At Bankow, March 21st, to Mr. Evidently building development has not the death of the Hon. Bertrand Hussail, kept pace with the increase of the and wine "go Bo Tur as to record that kow, March 30th, to Rev. and Mr..population. What the population of the shorteforo his death be made certain Colony is at the present time is more or testamenti dispositions. Happily the repost of its Rassell's death is not true. no foundation the rest of the story.

BIRTHS.

and Mrs. W. J. Chooks, a son.“ HELPS.-At the Wesleyan Mission, Han-

HELPA, & BOD.

en 9th Apr, Consignees are hereby potili x MALCOLM-At Kobe, March 21st, the wife less a matter of conjecture. The official

that cargo at

of H. W. of a daughter,

their risk into the Hazardous and/or Extra | SPUNE-At Shanghai, April 3rd, to M. estimate of the population of the City and we learn ihoptunvely that there is of Victoria and 'of Kowloon south of the Mr. Rusacfl'a ition was reported

Hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company

Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees

risk.

Consignees of Cargo most produce, an Import Permit signed by the Superinten- dent of Imports and Exports, Hoogkong, before Bill of Lading will be countersigned. All broken, chafed and damaged Cargo is to be left in the Godowns, where it will bo examined su 10 A.M. on 15th Apr,

and Mrs. JaoK SPUNT, a son.

MARRIAGE.

JACKSON-RUSSELL. At Kobe, March 22nd, RICHARD REGINALD JACKSON, of Hamp ton, Melbourne, to SADIE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HARRY RUSSELL of

Kobe.

HoNGLONG Ornics: 101, Dea Vínuz E»., 0.

All Claims must be prosented within LONDON Orion: 131, FLEST BIZENZ 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.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading for counter-signature im- mediately. LOS ANGELES PACIFIO NAVIGATION

COMPANY,

Q.8. Shipping Board Emergency

Fleet Corporation. CHAS. E. RICHARDSON,

Agent, Princes Building. Hongkong, April 11th, 1921.j

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PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 14TH, 1921.

OVERCROWDING IN HONGKONG.

yesterday es

slightbetter,"

A football tenn from

tho Singa paя boen 00 &

range of hills in the New Territory, is put at 150,000, bat we recollect that Dr. (Mrs.) Gals, when acting as Medical Officer of Health a few years ago, ex-poro Cricket Clu pressed the opinion that the population tour in Java. The th match" of the was nearer a million. The census which tour, played at Javovided an excit- Thousa of people wit- nessed a most interest had even game

team.

The result was cheered by the crowd.

There has been a fracas sailors at Cantos. The erican

Times

chran

E.C.is to be taken this month will afford some ing ending.

useful information on the question.

If we could get the housing reforms in which no goals were. A further that the experts on Sanitation suggest five minutes each way played, but at the population would be spread over an the end there was still

pore, so the immensely greater area than it is at captains decided to toss

Etory. Sin- present. Dr. W. W. PEARSE, the Medical clair was lucky in winat

toss, thun Officer of Health, has recently told us winning the match for

Singapore that, while much has been done to effect

iastically improvement since plague first drow attention seriously to the insanitary conditions under which, the bulk of the A BEVERENCE was made at the meeting population was housed, a great deal has of the Sanitary Board on Tuesday to the been in the nature of patch work and report of the affair says:

tirely overcrowding among the Chinese in the even the latest type of Chinese house, he of the Oriental Hotel bar

fican Colony. A question was asked as to why declares, is not satisfactory-it is not beaten on the head. by fen the old practice of posting on each floor adapted to the special needs of these sailors late on Monday evenin

attempted to leave the bill her · "While barrack-like of a Chinesa tenement the number of classes of people.

after several games, without. people who might reside there had been buildings could be designed for the revived when the housing problem was so housing of men only, the families, Dr. their exit was stopped by the acate. The PRESIDENT's reply is full of PEARSE Bays, need house like those The sailors seized some chair significance. It shows how accommoda, which are found in Chinese villages of and struck the watchman on tion for the purposes of official records one storey only with perhaps a mezzanine inflicting severe înjuries. "The was increased by about forty por hall floor for storage or sleeping. This of the place was called and d means that the population needs to be time spent in parleying, the Damaged packages must be left in the Go

cent. by a mere stroke of the pen. downs for commination by the Consignons, and the Company's Surreyors, M GODDARD having arrived, from the shove Port, Consignee. The reason, he said, why the old greatly spread out. It would appear that 2870ed to pay for the medical

of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods

A big & Dove at 10 on Mondays and

Dr. Sun, Yat Sen continues are being landed at their risk into the Godown practice of numbering had fallen the Kowloon portion of the Colony only of the injured watchman." THURSDAYA

All Claims must be presented within ten of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and into dians was that between 1008 and offers opportunity of this."

Godown Company risk and

Limited Kowloon, and 1912 the number of square feet per head financial problem is, of course, involved from various parts of China

was reduced from fifty to thirty. That, in such a scheme as is here suggested. Chinese groups abroad congre All broken, to be left in the Godowns, where they will be of course, necessitated an alteration of Cheap land is essential. The Governmessages upon his election as

of

pant incurs a heavy responsibility if it of the Republic of China. Prep examined on FRIDAY, April 15th, at 10 AM.

All Claims must be presented within FIFTEEN every number, and if was considered at DATS of the Steamer's arrival here, after which the time that renumbering would not be neglects to do everything in its power are in progress for the inaugur date they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goode necessary, as it was understood that, to give effect to the advice of itemony at Canton. Somewhat lat

the past have proved exceedingly by General Chen Chiang Min TO BECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining with the larger number of people allowed Sanitary experts The errors of the event it is announced that

aattelivered after April 16th, will be subject to per square foot, overcrowding would not costly, and a long as these remain

Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that occur Since that time it had become uncorrected they constantly threaten mander-in-Chief of all the t they must produce an Import Permit signed by more and more evident that overcrowd- the Superintendent of Imports and Hirports, Hongkong before Bill of Lading can being had occurred and they found it countersigned.

advisable to resume the old machinery No doubt, the Pazar Added, the real remedy was to build more houses.

m we might add, cheapen rects,

No Fire Insusnon will be effected by na In any case whatever,

FROM NEW YORK

THE Steamship

TH

MOORISH PRINCE

days of the Steamer's arrival here after when stored at Confed and damaged Gooda, ure

date they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godown.

MACHINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agenta.

[788 Hongkong, April 128, 1821.

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

-LL preliminary notices of fortheorsing meetings, lectures and entertainment, sent for insertion in the news columns of the Marine and HM. Navy.

Hongkong Dally Press, are charged for at the Rowing and Writing Rooms Billiard Boca rate of 31-cach, (as announced in May and June Officers Boom, C.P.O's Boon Restaurants of last year) providing that they do not occupy Comert Hall Church, m

Private Cabina and beds is Dormitorio more than four lines. In future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising "columns at the prevailmo exten.

rent.

expense.

No Fira Insurance has been affected Billa of Lading will be countersigned by

FURNESS (FAR EAST) LTD.

BE Gorge's Ballding, Telephone No 3185 Hongkong, April 9th, 1927772

And

the Colony with heavy loss in money. Kwangtung, a congratulatory as well as in life. What we should signed by other subordinatelitar

Commission this problem like toisten to tady pointer on officers, has been sent to President Eve seriously in all its aspects and to present at Sen, dongratulating him

the Presidenc to the Government a practical scheme election

the troo on the lines suggested in the Sanitary P Board's resolution which we have quoted

Presid