A
NEW - ADVERTISEMENTS.
P.&O. BANKING CORPORATION, LIMITED.
HOLDERS OF BEARER WARRANTS are notified that Coupon Number 1 should be presented through BANKERS for dividend payable 15TH JUNE, at the rate of 3 per cent, per annua for months less Income Tax.
langkong, June 13th, 1921.
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OLD WELLINGTONIANS DINNER
THE HUNGRUNG DAILY PRESS, TUKSDAY, JUNE 14TM¤, 1991.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE.
SEATER MAXWELL "CAB. Tyris, practically new Engine just been aver- hanled, $1,400 or best offer.
Apply...
Box 1008, Care of Daily Prom Office (1058
CEALED proposals for the purchase
SUS Avirata per roof the Manila Bay will be receivial at the Office of the Department. Quartermaster, U.S. Army to hold an OLD Building, Muelle San Francisco, Manila, P.1., WELLINGTONIANS' DINNER 02 | until 11 A., Jur-ibrı, 1991; at which time
Will SATURDAY, Jose 18TH,
any Old Wellingtonians wishing to be present kindly and place they will be opened. bend in their Names to Ma. F. A. POLLOCK,
PARTIAL DJARDINE MATHESON & Co., Lrp., before June 18th,
EUR
WANTED.
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UROPEAN FIRM requirios at once CHINESE CLERK. First-class know. lege of English essential. Apply own hand writing, stating age, qualifications, salary required to
Box No. 1057, Care of Daily Press Offico. 1037
Twin Screw. Steel Hull Tonnage, Gross
Net
Length
Beam
Moulded Depth Menn Draft Light
Loaded.
Displacement (normal) Bunker capacity
Huilt in
Speed
DESCRIPTION.
Equipped with wireless...
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PREPAID
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Letuara are lying et this. Office for
Boxes ÚK. KX, LM, IN, LR, LU, -
LW, MA; 50,
FOR
THOR SALE-HENDERSON MOTOR- ICYCLE 4 cyl. 1920, slectric model, fully
equipped, pillion seat, now condition through cat 800 or nearest after Apply Bax NU, c/o Daily Press Office,
TO LET
80
MURNISHED or Unfurnished, KELLET
CREST. No. 68, The Pesk.
Bax No. 1059, Care of Daily Press Office. [1050
... tons ...2703
..430 -12
... 21
11" 3"
31
TO LET FURNISHED.
...18x2
...5600 toox 1966 tons
1 koota
Fall description of rensel, terus of sale, blank proposals, etc., may be obtained by apply ing to the American Conant-General, long-
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE PROVENCE kong.
OF MACAO.
MILITARY SCRETARY'S OFFICE-
Department."
2
NOTICE.
Tis inreby notified that on the 30th day I't Jumat 2 sek r., and on the Ireality previously arranged for-"
"
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
LARSEN SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS
MM LARSEN SUBS. for the Oficial EMBERS wishing to Subscribe for one or
BEFORE A COMMITTEE - cused of --The Clief of Military Serviwriting to the Undersigned, or signs the Lists,
The Copimamier of the European Company of Garrison-Artillery, and an Officer of the European Company of the Field Artillery, the SALE will take plaer, by auction, of 400,000 POUNDS OF IRON CASTINGS proceded from various sources of War Materials, having beer considered useless for service of this Colony, they are now condemned.
RULES TO BE OBSERVED. The intended Buyers or their legat Representa- tives shall have to hand to the President of the
Meeting 1992 (if obtainable at about the same price as last your $300) will please apply in posted in the Hongkong Club Jockey Cla Stables and the Coffee Ramint the Race Course
A owing to Political troubles in Mongolia there may be difficulty in obtaining ponies, an early application is considered advisable, and it is proposed to close the Lists on JUNE SRO, "
H. HIRKETT, Clerk of the Course.
E
Hongkong, Jane 9th, 1931.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB. -
next GYMKHANA is fired for JUNE
9TH, 1921.
be obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Draft Programmes and Entry Forms may Clab, Causeway Bay Stables, and the Office of the Jockey Club in Hongkong Club annexe.
Entries CLOSE TUESDAY,” 14TH ́ JUXL, earlier but it in requested that they be menti if possible.
Committee, itil the day and hour as above-THE saentioned, their proposals for parthase under closed and sealed covers written in Portuguese, and made up in the following manner:→
The Firm
or Mr. established or roiling in the City of Street...
No. hereby propuse or proposes to bay the Castings for the sum of
......cents per pound, undertaking to observe any stipulations" what ́ever-that may be imposed by the Committee.
On the proposals nothing should be altered or erased unless the alterations are duly testi- bied.
The lowest price that the intended Buyers may offer in their proposals, should not be less. than $2.50 per pical (100) catties.
The Castings will not be delivered to the adjudicated Bayer until the Materials are eas pletely inutilised according to their composites. of transportations from the locali The cont of nepristatore lying, heal be rue by the adjudicated Buyer." "The intended. Buyers who have not tendered a genuine and proper offer shall be entirely discarded from the transaction.
搏
Military Secretary Office- and Military
Department, in Macao, 2nd May, 1921.
Chief of Department.
(signed) MANUEL ALVES MORGADO,
Captain of Military Administration.
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́NOTICE TO QON■IGNEES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD
CHINA MUWAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD
AND
CONSIGNEEF per Company's Steamer
" MEN FOR*
are hemby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Hold's Wharf, Kowloon, where is will lie at Consignes risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after June 12th.
Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival:
All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will
be amamined on any Tresdays and Fridays between the hours of 19.45 a.m. and within the free storage period.
No claima will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered
will be subject to
after the 18th June, Steamer must be
All Claims againse the
presented to the undersigned on or before
the 2nd July, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents.
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Hongkong, June 12th, 1991.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED.
“NOTICE' TO „CONSIGNEES.
Fa CALOUTTA. PENANG
SINGAPORE
THE Steamship
"YATSHING" having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her aze herúby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra hazardous Godewas of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, hence, and/or from the whassee, delivery may be
obtained. 1
Goods
ods net oleared by the 19th June, will be subject to rent
All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are to be lots in the Godowns, where they will be
INDO-CHINA
TIRE
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STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
will be held at the Offices of the General GENERAL MEETING DIARY Managers, M. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Lro, Pedder Street, Hongkong, on WEDNES- DAY, 15TH JUNE, at NOON, for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the Director, passing the Accounts, and electing Directors, and
Anditori
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8th to the 29th June, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Bourd, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,
General Managers.. Hongkong, May 26th, 1991.
1990
NOTICE.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LTD.
CERTIFICATE NO 43727 12 old silve
Nos.14857/68 now nverted into
60 Gold Share in this Society standing in the nams of B2v. WILLIAM ROBERTS BEACH (Deceased), Inte of READING, has been LOST, and if at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the above document bo not forthcoming the same will be deemed cancelled. and of no effect, and a Certificate for the 60 Gold Sharer will be issued in its stend by the Socisty:
U. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
1984 Hongkong, May 24th, 1921.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
THURSDAY,
JUNE 16,
AT 9.15PM.
ORGAN RECITAL
Vocalist:
FROM June 24th to October 4th. Nas
PEAR. Apply
G. M. HARSTON, Hotel Mansions,
1031
MACHINERY,
WANTED.
TANGINEERING.
· HARDWARE ASSISTANT (Chinese) for outport Agency. Must be good Salesman. Permanent position... Good prospects.
for energetit man.
Apply giving Age, full particulars of Experi ence and Salary expected to
Box No. 1035, Cure of Daily Press Office.
BRITISH GROUP of
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MANUFAC-
all Hardware, Paints Muchinery and Plant TURERS making competitive lines of
to hear of a first-class firm of Merchants, who with their own Technical Staff, in China desire-!·
will work with them the territory of Hongkong,
Kuangai Kuangtung." and
Replies in confidence to Box 1020, of Daily Press Office. (1090
DEQUIRED a First-class Hardware and Rachinery SALESMAN with good con- section in Hongkong to take sole charge of experience, salary required, etc.. to Box 1021, c/o Sale Office. Reply giving fallest details of age,
Daily Press Office.
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BALE BY TENDER OF HMS * CADMUS ""
Boilers and various auxiliary machinery on TENDERS are invited for the purchase of the above named Ship with Engines and board.
Full particulars of the Ship, conditions of sale, and permits to view the ship may be obtained on application to the undersigned
Forms of Teader will be issued on application
to
required before Forms of Tender can be trued.
the undersigned. A deposit of $100 is The vessel will be on view from the 23RD MAT to the 20th June, inclusive, between the hours of 10 aad and 4 r., and Tenders, must reach the Commodore's Office not later than 12 Noom, on MONDAY, 27th Jane.
911 ft.
12
Length over all Length between Perpendiculars196 Braadib, extreme...
... 33 6 in
Depth
in hold (Top of Keel to Upper Deck Beam at side)... 153,
...1070 Tons. Nominal Displacement ... Propelling Machinery: Vertical Inverted
Triple expansion (Twin of 1,400 LAP). Cylinders:High, Two of 133"
Low, Two of 29
.
Stroke ate. Two of 18"
2'0 Roilera-Nicians Water Tube, 4 No
H. G. LOWE, Naval Store Officer. Hongkong, May 19th, 1921.
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SALE by tender of W. D. Vened
"BERCULES" "
TENDERS are invited for the purchase of the above-named vessel with Engines and Boilers and various spare stores:
Tonder forms will be issued an application to the undersigned,"
or to reach the Ordnance Office, Tender fo not later than 12 Noox, JULY 12TH, 1921.
-The vessel is now lying at B_A.8,0. Pier And
can be viewed on production of form of tender
to the Officer in charge Transport, R.A.SO.
Particulars of the vessel are:-
Steam vessel. Length
Beuca
Depth
**85 feet,
2 inches
funnsge
*.*.850. 10.
Displacement Tox
Horse Power
Kaota
Working pressure per sq. in. 150 lbs. Engines by Cor & Co. Felmonth. Vessel buit at Falmouth,
Constraction of vessel. Wood up to water line,
iron plated above. Approximate carrying capacity:
25 Tons or 100 Fassengers.
E. G. SPINK, Captain,
Ordnance Officer.
MISS JEAN LOWSON,
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RA.O.C. Depot,
Queen's Road East
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ON SALE:
F1046
INTIMATION
OLD
BROWN
WEIGHT (America)»were present; at the one says that owing to local disorgani- meeting as experts. The Commission |sation the former mandate has not best drew up a list of questions to be faithfully observed in some parts of the addressed to the "signatories of "the country, and it emphasizes thê Gavern- Hague Convention in order to obtain the | ment's determination to me that it is information necessary to the task- of the strictly carried into effect in future.. Cominission. One wonders how. China The Mandato adds that Shpeial Commis- would stand catechising on the subjectioners will be sent to the provinces to at the present time. It is patent that enquire into cultivation of poppy, and there has been reaction on a considerable { the traffic in drugs, and 'threatens, severe scale in China during the last few years, panishment for, local officiüls who do `boti The Government has lost grip on the observe the anti-opjum measures afrondy provinces, and opium is being grown introduced. These threats are not new, in many of them extensively. That and experience gives us little reason to
BRANDY. the useriment means, well is proved by hope that the latest fulmination will
E
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Brown B
في مجملة اليوم
25 Years In Wood.
Specially selected for
A S. WATSON
CO., LTD.
predecessors.
the fact that it has deliberately satri- Proys a whit more effective, than its fice, and is content to sacrifice, an income of between three d four
million taels "per annum which used to
The US Army transport Cronk is be received in the form of import duty advertised for sale by tender.
on the drug. The Government is well
1990.
The
Co. has
aware that its laws against the culti Sabunge Coaling Station vation of the poppy and the traffic indosiare a dividend of 36 per cent. for Lopium are being disregarded to an over) increasing extent, but it seems impotent |
Rahber • Growers Association, to enforce obedience. In many of the
Londuli, reerived 2.000, entries for its provinces the growing of the poppy is prize, competition. For new
encouraged by the local officials, who rubber. disregard the mandates of the President
uses of
and grow wealthy on the proceeds of The Military- Authorities at Macao aro pium taxation. Here, for example, is advertising the sale of condeinned war an extract from a tetter by a missionary materials consisting of 400.000 lbs, of iron-
custings. in: Shensi--one of the provinces, be it noted, in the area of the great famine: While bathing in a river in Shatin Unfortunately not all the land is sown village, a small Chinese boy was drowned, with grains, for much has been given His body was found 'floating in the river up to opium cultivation; sofie districts near Futaiban village, are a veritable devil's garden, as the poppy is now in full bloom, and I have, noted that where the scarcity has been greatest, there opium is most in evidence. Fans informed that, one haren alone has ians at dinner. An advertisement on the yielded $800,000 in opium taxes and this, the subject appears in the first column of is a low estimate. It must be so, as it
this page.
Colony for a meeting of Old Wellington. Arrangements are being made in the
Chinese girl WAS removed to the
is na open secret that only Friends of t the powers that be are given the coveted office of opium inspectoru. Na their fortunes are assured in a few days, they Government Civil Hospital, on Sunday, being bribed to declare only a fraction suffering from opium poisoning`alleged of the amount actually grown. Recently, to have been' self administered: 13 carts laden with opium. gold and expected to recover. «
Kilver, passed from one city a little to;
She is
The death has been reported to the
the west, to another city well known to
&
me this with six women, was a present"
police of a Chinese child, one-month old.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
Telephone $16.
11
BIRTHS.
Co-At Shanghai, on Jube th, to Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES E. CORE,
...son,
GALLOP.-At Shanghai on June 7th, to
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. GALLOP," a son.
to an official in the latter.
"
There are many other provinces of whose death is alleged to have been caused China of which a similar story could be kicked or crushed the baby white sleeping by its brother, a boy aged 0, who either told. The opium smuggled into Hong with it in the same berl kong and into Shanghai from these
A Chinese who was on Saturday report- provinces is incredibly large. It is stated in the reading Shanghai newsed to the police as missing from his bome paper that the opium pipe is abüost as in Honghom, was found drowned, on much in evidence in the Chinese Sunday, in the harbour. In the absence restaurants and ten houses of that port of any marks of violence, the cas now as it was in the days before pro-
thought to be one of suicide
hibition was decreed.
in
A Chinese boy was knocked down by A great deal has been made by the motor car No. 284. on Bonham Road, on anti-opium, people of a recent announce Sunday afternoon. He was conveyed to ment by Reuter that the Hongkong the Government Civil Hospital "suffering Government has entered into a contract from injuries to his legs which were GODDARD.-At Shanghai, on June 5th, to with the Government of India for ten crushed by the wheels of the car.
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. G. GODDARD, A daughter.
chests of opium per month for the Singapore Chinese, according to a tele Sousa At Shanghai, on June 6th. to casuing rear, and one might supposegram received by the Shanghai Overseas Mr. and Mrs. J. M. C. DE SOUSA, a from the nature of the comments on this Chinese Association yesterday. dre send-
MARRIAGES.
item of news that; for the failure to ing a delegate to London to protest ADAME-NORTON.—Át Shanghai, on June suppress opium smoking in China, Hong against the law requiring schools in the 2nd, JAMES GORDON ADAMS, to ANSIF kong is entirely responsible. That, of Federated Malay Straits to register with LOUBLE NORTON, of Oxford.. FAIRGRIEVE WITHIN HAWAt Shanghai, course, is ridiculous. The amount which the authoritica
-
800.
ut
on June 8th, JAMES FAIRGRIEVE, of Hongkong is importing from India this H.B.M. Acting Consul General
WISIPRED Chinking, to LILIAN WITHINSHAW.
year is the lowest figure yet renched Bangkok, requests that it may be made ROTHERFORD-ACKENHAM.-At, Shanghai, in the Colony and has been described by generally known at Hongkong that "un on June 8th, HUBERT, fourth son of the British Legation as showing "anged from coming to Sium in search of employed Europeans are to be discour the late Dr. T. S. RUTHERFORD, "Of
Pulborough, Sussex, to HERMIONE reduction of many hundreds per cent. work, since there are no openings, hopy BAYNE, second daughter of Mr. G. C. PACKENHAM, of Cheltenham, Glouces compared with the import of 1912, since for such persons." tershire.
which date a steady reduction has taken A Chinees who had been banished in, SORROCA-SOUZA,-At the Roman Catho- place." It is perfectly clear from the 1917 for ten years on s confidential lic Church, No. 37, Nakamachi heavy slamp which has taken place warrant for being one of a gang of opium" Kobe, PEDRO BLANDT SURBOCA, second
smugglers, was charged at the Magis tracy, yesterday, with having returned
son of the late Dr. Celso Surroca, during the last three years in the Hong
to the Colony before the term for which ho, bad banished had expired. He pleaded guilty, but said that by come.
and Mrs. Francisca Blanch Surroca kong Government's revenue from opium, of Barcelona, Spain, to MERCEDES DOLORES, only daughter of Mr. and that in Hongkong we are no more able Mra F. S. Souza; of Kobe. [1054 to effectually, prevent the smuggling of back to look up his elder brother to get the San Francis, the far cheaper China-grown opium into some money to start business in the May 5th, ERIC ANTHONY SYKES, of
country. ir. Orme sentenced him to Shanghai, to CATHERINE A. POWELL, the Colony than the provinces in China right months hard about, née BRIGSTOCKE,
seem able to prevent smuggling from WATBOX-TODD.-At Shanghai, on June
A Chinese boy was on Saturday ad- one to the other. The large seizures 7th, ORARIES MARBON WATSON, which our revenue officers make from saliering from injuries received through mitted to the Government Civil Hospital, Greencroft, Annan, Dumfriesshire, to KATHLEEN, younger daughter of Mr. time to time would represent, probably, being knocked down by motor car No. 27. and Mrs. Charles B. Todd, Worcester but a very small fraction if it could be to have attempted to cross the road in ir Queen's Road West. He was alleged Gardens, Button, Surrey.
| compared with the total amount which front of the car, and when the driver.sw HORGEONS OFFICE: 10a, Dai Yauz Ro., O. evades the vigilance of their protective bim, it was too late to pull up, the car add a collision occurred. The chauffeur LONDON Ossion: 131, Fzam 8xxx, O. force of informers and detectives. It is rendered all possible assistance, and hila
not from Hongkong, but into Hongkong solt removed the boy to the hospital; The patient's injurica are not considered seri- that opium is smuggled. The extremely ous, and he will be At for discharge from high cost of drug in Hongkong would hospital, in a couple of days' time. make smuggling into the cheaper markets of China a very unprofitable occupation. If China herself had completely stop
The Bady Press.
HONGBONG, Junz 14, 1921
CHINA AND THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
reports
A Hankow paper', that H.M.S. Cockchafer, which some little time ago set off for a voyage up river to Chungking,
ped the growth of opium and continued met with quite a sensational adventure which was near to proving disastrous.
to suppress all traffic in the drug with The vessel had proceeded some 45 miles
above Ichang when, in contending with the very severe current, some of her shaft bearings became over-heated and melted with the result that her engines stopped The Cock- very awkward moment. chafer swung round with the current, tueeling over
-however,
蕊蕊
Fortunate in most alarming manner."..
the same vigour and determination that characterised the early years of the Tue Consultative Commission of the prohibition the export from India to League of Nations, entrusted with the Hongkong would have cemed entirely control of the traffic in opium and other by now.
the cleared the harmful drugs, hold, its brst meeting at Urged no doubt by the Anti-Opium rocks and was able to proceed down river Geneva on May 2nd. The object of the organisations and the attention which it again, arriving Hankow on June, let Commission is to assist the Council of given to the question by the League of After making necessary repairs, it is understood that Cockchafer will make an Hongkong Daily Pren, are charged for at the 20UND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG the Lengue with a view to ensuring the Nations, the President of China issues other attempt to get up to Chungking.
WEEKLY PRESS, July to December, arrying out of the provisions of the from time to time fulminations against The Secretary of State for the Colonies
Ahas approved of the local stylo and title, Hague Convention with regard to the the recrudescaso of the traffe.
of the Judicial Commissioners of the With Inoxx, Price $7.00,
Sir JOHN JORDAN mandato was issued last year, and an F.M.S. being altered from "His Honour drugs mentioned.
This Inst to The Honourable." (Great Britain) and. Mr. HAMILTON other about ten days ago
examined. Claims against the steamer must be ALL preliminary notices of furthoomin
presented, within 10
of arrival, otherwise
they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will
effected
by
soy case whatever,
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Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
JARDINE MATERBON & Dân t
General Managers. Hongkong. Jano 13th, 1921.
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and entertainmenta,
acnt for insertion in the news columns of the
rate of $1 each; (ar announced in May and June 1920 of Inat yeas) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines, In future if this space is etended they will be placed in the advertising aɔlumos a: the prevailing ratsa,
On sale it th Hongkon Doily Press O'bize.
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