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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

WANTED FOR HONGKONG.

N ASSISTANT SECRETARY, Carti- Bcated Officer preferred; liberal salary

to suitable MAN.

Applications (in writing) to---

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY, PRESS,

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL.

P

THE CHINA OFFICERS COAST GUILD THE CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL

43, Peking Road, Shanghai,

(1433

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE.

TIS HEREBY NOTIFIED for the

I formation of those who have deposited

with this BANK FRENCH GOVERNMENT BONDS OF INTERIM CERTIFICATES for uch Bonds for safe custody, or who have deposited interim certificates of the Credit National Bonds to be exchanged for permanent "Bonds, that the following telegram”, has been received from Paris in connection with such Bonds

Administrator Reglement Transas- tionel states Bonds deposited for LİD Justody at the disposal of Clients where there is no debit account or legal dieulty."

The undersigned will be pleased to transmit instructions from Bondholders to the Adminis trator at Paris na to the disposal of the Bonds.

It is requested that when communicating with the undersigned the numbers of the Bonds be quote?

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Special Manager, BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE, Hongkong, September 9th, 1921. [1434

KOWLOON RESIDENTS „ASSOCIA=" TION,

REOPENS and BEGINNERS CLASS will be started on MONDAY, SAPTAMAKE 127, at 5.15 P.M. at the Cure LANGUAGE S03002, junction of Zetland Street and Ice House Street. (Masonic Hall Premises),

Intending Students are requested to send in

namen to the undersigned for enrolussut. By Order,

INTIMATIONS

NOTION:

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH. ... 1981.

INTIMATION

Good

In the case of a country like China where no reliable statistics of births and deaths are available such a supposition cannot readily be disproved by official figures"; but we in Hongkong who live for Ball-room fors.so close to the Chinese know perfectly well that it is a ludicrous exaggeration to conclude that each Chinese family on the average must have twenty children Nor can we accept as gospel the state

IN RE. ESTATE OF HERBERT

·TAYNTON FOORD, Deceased. WHEREAS Letters of Administration in the above Estate were granted on the 17th August, 1991 by His Britannic Majesty's. Consular Court at Canton to the undersigned, nation is hereby given to all persons hy Gives a fine smooth surface ment on which this compatation is based, Claims against the Estate of HERBERT TAFNTON FOORD, deceased, late Engineer in-Chief of Canton-Kowloon Railway, to present the same, with vouchers, to the under- at Canton, China, on or before the 20th October, 1991, after which date no claims will be admitted, and all persons owing debts to the deceased are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned by the same date.

WILLIAM MURRAY STRATTON,

Administrator C/O CANTON-KOWLOOK RAILWAY,

Canton.

igned E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

Hononong, September 6th, 1971.

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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that with

reference to the Special Resolution

(1380

for dancing.

viz... that in Hongkong, in 1909, 87 per cent of the children born died before they were a year old. We have never yet been able to ascertain exactly how many children are born in the Colony in any given year. Not long ago, we had occasion to point out that statements like this are based on a too casual read-

ing of the official reports. We are usable, at the moment, to turn to the Report of the Principal Civil Medical Officer of the

The local manager of the Mercantile « Bank of India, Ltd., has received cabled advice that the Bank has declared a interim dividend of 8 per cent, lea Income-tax, payable 28th September.

A partial collapse has occurred, at, Queen's Road East, where the 'gangWayn connecting the first and second floors of No. 233 with the kitchen building gåre way and injured two inmates, who werm

taken to the Government Civil Hospitali

Two Chinese are alleged to have com- mitted a robbery at Yee Wo, Street on Friday evening. In a dark spot, they not upon their victim and stole $88. As some resistance was offered, they stabbed their victim and he had to be removed to hospital.

demolishing the stables and cut-buildinge Work is about to be put in hand for

at Government House and erecting a new block, comprising a garage, laundry and

OIL PLANTS & LIGHTER FOR SALE WATSON'S WAX Colong for the year 1909, but every year custodian's quarters. To complete the

ENDERS are invited for the purchase

passed and confirmed at Extraordinary General Moetings of the, above Company bald on the 13th and 31st days of Angust 1991, regarding the division of the above capital from shares of the denomination of $501 Anderson Motor Drives

Company's share ah into shares of the denomination of Si Expeller Oil Flants and other accessories each, in order to enable such Special Resola complete, also one wooden, Lighter "WO tions to be carried into effect, it is necess7 LEE" equipped with oil tanks, carrying that shareholders should forthwith forward to the undersigned the Share Certificates in respect capacity about 125 tons more or less. of respective holdings of shares in

their

tho Company in exchange wherefor nder signed will, upum receipt for their Certificates, forward to the respective holders thereof written acknowledgments of the receipt

hereof.

When the now Certificates in respect of the division of the shares of the denomination of 10 nach as aforesil are ready, Notice thereof will be given to shareholders and such new Certificates will be obtainable by shareholders upon application to the undersigned at the Company's Registered Ofice in the Hongkong Hotel, l'edder Street, Victoria. Hongkong, in 1420exchange for the above mentioned acknowledg-

THE Committee of the Kowloon Residents respectfully urge the members of their Asacciamen to SIGN THE PETITION now being circalated for popular representation in the Government of the Colony,

Kowloon, September 7th, 1821.

NOTICE.

Wind Floor of ST. GEORGE'S BOULD

"E bave. This Day REMOVED to the

ING above Mestry. Shewan, Tomes. & Co. Entrance on Chater Boad.

Dated the 1st September, 1921.

GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO. (1370

HÖNGKONG OLUB.

NOTICE.

THE FIRST YEARLY DEAWING of TWENTY DEBENTURES of the

HONGKONG Civa, (1920 iane, 8500 each) was held in the Club House on Thursday, the 6th Beptember, 1921, when the following Debentures

were drawn for Redemption :--

呜 "160

4.42

603

48

139. 487

68

172 I 495

€35 742

79

995

569

805.

C

80

314

601

830

and will be payable at the Hongkong & Bhang hai Banking Corporation on FRIDAY, the 30th Beptember 1921, in exchange for surrender of

ime.

By Order,

A. H. ABBAS,

Secretary

Hongkong, September 8th, 1921. 1424

SEAMÉN'S

INSTITUTE

21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.

"FOR the use of all Men 2, the Mercantil

Marine and E.M. NATT.

Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Boom, Oficer Room,. CPO.'s Room Restaurant,

oncer Hall, Church.

ment.

Dat this Seventh day of September, 1921. FOR THE HONGKONG HOTEL CUM.

PANY, LIMITED. HN. BEAUREPAIRE,

Secretary.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.-

Tenders must be sent in sealed envelopes marked the "outside PLANT" or "WOODEN LIGHTER "OLL the case may be and must be addressed to 1921. The Special Manager does not bind undersigned before the 14th day of September, himself to accept the highest or the lowest tender.

The andersigned does not warrant

or

IN POWDER.

the Report in this connection presents scheme a new carriage drive will be form much the same features. We not. infreed and the eastern entrance altered. quently find that the deaths of infants

The Chinese youth employed at the are about twice the number of births

Green Island Cement Company, who has registered. The birth-rate among the been detained on the charge of obtaining Chinese, if we go upon the official figures, a sum of 233 by false pretences, was does not amount to 4 per thousand of bound over, on Saturday, in a sum of $100 the population," while among the von to be of good behaviour. The Magistrate Chinese civil community the birth-rate is (Mr. G. N. Orme) aaid the, youth had about 20 per thousand We are told evidently given way to sudden temptation. every year in the official report that

Information has been received from the effect that, corresponding to the action an accurate calculation of the Chinese Secretary of State for the Colonies to the

guarantee the above description in any way. In tias † lb., 1 lb., and 2 lbs. birth-rate is impossible, as many Chinese

but inspection and details concerning the O Fat & Lighters will be given to bona fide purchasers or application at the under- mentioned address

EAM. WILLIAMS, Special Manager, BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHINE, 5, Chater Road.

1418 Hourlong, September 7th, 1981

E 1417

The demand is for

GOOD STAMP'S

in good condition

N INTERIM DIVIDEND OF ONE A Start for account 181, will be payable on MONDAY, the 19TH

SEPTEMBER 1912. Sharabolders are requested WE HAVE THE SUPPLY to apply for Dividend Warrants at the Company's Elongkong.

"Office

St. George's Building,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

Our Stock of all Countries is strong, and not will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 10th to see the selection of our Stamps is to miss September 1991, to MONDAY, the 19th Septem-large pick" of the Stamp Market. ber 1991, both days inclusivo.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, September 3rd, 1920. [1406

DOUGLAS, STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

of the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices 20, Des Voeux Road, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER the 30TH, at Noom.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company' will be CLOSED from the 16th to the 30th of September both days inclusive.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO, General Managers, Hongkong, September 9th, 1921.

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INDO-OHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM CALOUTTA, FENANG AND SINGAPORE.

Private Cabins and beds in DormitoriesHE Stamship Motor Leamoh Dayspring."

DAIRY FARM

BUTTER

*

"KWAISANG*

having arrived from the above ports, Consigue of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the NEWS BAZArdous and/or extra hazardowa Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

is

Our DAISY BUTTER at $1.35 per lb the best imported batter from any part of the World Its texture and keeping qualities con- not be excelled.

Our "DAIRYMAID" BUTTER at $1.35 per l is equivalent in quality to any other fresh butter, sold by other stores.

We deliver orders to any part of the Colony,"

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO. LTD.

53

A. G. DA ROCHA,

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR AND GENERAL BROKER.

No. 4, D'Aguilar Street, Telephone No. 2932.

WEEKLY AUCTIONS, TUESDAYS :---

MIBOELLANEOUS GOODS.

THURSDAYS --

VALUABLE

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.

SATURDAYS:-

EXCELLENT

HOUSEHOLD." FURNITURE,

·

Goods

not cleared by the 14th Sept will be subject to rent..

All broken, chafed, and damaged packages are

to be late in the Godowns there they wil be examined. Claims against the steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurace will be affected by us in any osso whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & 00, Ízs,

General Managers. Hongkong. September Bib. 1821. [1496

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

:|

AND

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"NELEUS,"

FROM, NEW YORK,

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be Hacharged into Holl's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 9th Sept.

Optional cargol he landed,

unices nation 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 examined on any Tuesdays and Fridaya between the hours of 19,46 am, and Noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the floods have left the steamer's Godawn, and all Goods remaining, undelivered after the 18th Sept, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 29th Sept., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

“BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, September 9th, 1991.

GRACA &

Dealers in Postage Stampe, Philatelic Goods, Religious Books, Garden Beds, Toya, eta..

00..

No. 10, WYNDHAM STREET,

HONGRUNG,

P.O. Box $10.

PREPAID " WANTED ADVERTISEMENTS

*

Letters are lying at this Office for

Baze CK, EX, LM, LN, LB, LT, LU.

LW, MA, MK, MT, A, 50,

H

OUSE or FLAT (preferably furnishla)

on Peak or higher levels wanted by Write C, c/o Daily Press Office. Married Couple, from October or November.

109

WANTED-Married Couple regnire Apartments, Mid-level or Peak. Willing to share small house. Apply Box ML, c/o Baily Press Office.

Small · FURNISHED FLAT or

88

FOR SALE STEWART TERRACE, Buildings

Peak-Apply to H. E POLLOCK, Princes

TO LET.

GODOWN at Yaumati

97

For particulars apply to-- THE HONGKONG LAND BEOLAMA.

TION CO. LID.

1148

Prices $1.25, $2,00 and $3.00

A S. WATSON &

...

CO. LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

Phone No. 16.

BIRTH.

11

BAUDE-At Kaling, on September 1st, to

Mr. and Mrs. R. BAUDE, a daughter.

DEATHS.

10.15

regretted.

1455

tional establishments in the United King- dom, the authorities of the London School of Tropical Medicine- have decided to increase the fees of students by 25 per cent.

births are not registered owing to taken by the majority of medical educa native custom of not registering children unless they have survived for at least "one month, and also owing to the con- stant flow of people to and from the mainland of China. Moreover, many children of about nine month of age and less are left sick at the various convents ing appointments to the

H.E. the Governor has made the follow- or abandoned dead in the streets, on the Grounds Committee; the Hon. Mr. Claud. Recreation hillsides and in the harbour.. The number Severn, C.M.G.; the Hon. Mr. P. H.: of such during 1820 was 1,748, and the Holyoak (representing the Royal Houg Report for 1920, anys: "Iit be assumed

kong Golf Club); Mr. H. Birkett (ropra that all those children were born in the senting the Jockey Club); Mr. T. E Colony but not registered, this would Pearce (representing the bring the total births to 4.106 and the Cricket Club); and Mr. R. J. Wilton Hongkong general birth rate to 7.61 per 1,000, while (representing the Hongkong Football it, would bring the Chinese birth-rate to Club). 7.23 instead of 3.06 per 1,000.". Evidently

only a very small proportion of the The Chinese youth renianded by Mr. births are registered in Hongkong. The

Orme on a charge of having obtained 333 statistics are more reliable as regards from three students of the Y.M.C.A. night school, by false pretences came before the deaths because a permit for burial is

Tal- necessary; but the unreliability of the Court, on Baturday, for sentence. birth statistics is readily seen from the ing into consideration the lad's age and fact that whereas in 1920, only 2,113 the fact that his father had refunded the money, the Magistrate" discharged him, Chinese births were registered, the deaths but required him to sign a bond in the sum of $100 to be of good behaviour for

vacancies in the Government clerical It is officially announced that, in filling service, preference will, in future, to be given candidates who have passed the Matriculation or Senior Local Examina tion of the University of Hongkong. The above examinations will begin, this year, on Monday, November 28th, and entries. should reach the Registrar of the Univer

When the sity on or before October 1st. results of these examinations are publish ed, successful candidates who wish to be considered for posts in the clerical service should apply in writing to the Colonial.

of Chinese infants under one year num. bered, 3,482. It is probable that the 19 months. BAPTISTA. At his residence, No. 29, allegation that half the Chinese children Shelley Street, ou September 11th, at in Formosa dio before they are six months

MARCIANO ANTONIO p.El., BAPTISTA aged 6 years. Deeply old is based upon equally unreliable statistics, and while the statement may Funeral will pass the Monument, be generally true that among the rios -to-day," at 5:30 p.m. BEGLEY-At Foochow, on September 2nd, of the world those which are the poorest ANELL HARRIET BEGLEY. in her 78th and most primitive show the greatest fertility, it needs to be proved by BROADRICK-At the Isolation Hospital, statistics more convincing than those

Shanghai, on September 5th, EDWIN BENNETT BROADRICK (Yangtzzepoo given of the Chinese on the strength of "Cotton Mill),

the statistics from Hongkong which we the Isolation Hospital, have discussed. POWERS.--At

Shanghai; on September 3rd. GEORGE FRANCIS POWZES, of the China Naviga tion Co., Ltd., Shore Staff, aged 27. PRIESTLEY-At Shanghai, on September

years.

A Chinese from Manila had to pay 830, 4th, FRIDERICE HUGE BEPWORTH, beat the Magistracy, on Saturday, for loved son, of Mr. and Mrs. H. bringing a revolver into the Colony, with PRIESTLEY, aged 10 years, 5 months.

out a permit, by the Keystone State," HONGLONG OFFICE: 301, De Vœux ED., O. LONDON OC: 131, FLEET STREET, E:Ü.

The Daily Press

HONGKONG, SIPTEMBER 12TH, 1921..

THE CHINESE BIRTH AND DEATH RATE.

When the as. Manela arrived at Singu pore last week from Hongkong, two stow aways were landed, a Britisher named

and George Williams

an American, Theodore Silling."

fr

Those who have French Government

bonds or interim certificates deposited with the Banque Industrielle de Chine in Hongkong, will, and among to-day's advertisement in announcement of in terest to them

...

Secretary.

We regret to record the death of Mr. Antonio Marciano Baptista, second son of the late Mr. M. A. Baptista, the artist, who passed Lway, yester day, at 10.15 p.m., at his residence, No. 22. Shelley Street, at the age of 83. Mr. Baptista was employed for the past 47 years at Messrs. Sharp & Co. It is. worthy of note that the late Mr. Baptista remained for the whole of his working life with this firm, where he began his business career, Mr. Baptista leaves 3 sons, 4 brothers and 5 sisters to mourn his loss. The funeral will pass the Monu- ment, to-day, at 5.30 p.m.

Mr. Alfred M. Saunders, the well- known chief steward of the Korea Maru, was married at Honolulu to a Kis Taylor on the last trip of his vessel. The mar age, is the culmination of a romance Korea which began at Nagasaki while the

last summer. Maru was in dry dock carly Misa Taylor came to the Far East of the In a review of a new book on "The Law

Golden State fon a pleasure trip and met of Births and Deaths," pablished in a To celebrate the opening of the rail- Mr. Saunders he turned home on the and they be- rocent number of The Spectator, another way halt at the Ho Mun Tin Garden came engaged. illustration is afforded of the misleading City on Wednesday the residents. there Taiyo Maru and it was their

get married when the Korea stopped at use which is sometimes made of the have arranged for an after-dinner open- Honolulu on her way to San Francisco- ODOWN

Cosmopolitan Dook Large opon com

car statistics of infantile mortality which are air band concert and special trains. The The stay, however, was too short, so the pound in front suitable for the storage of officially published in this Colony. The Band of the Wiltshire Regiment has been knot was tied on the homeward trip. Mrs.

Saanders remained in Honolulu, Metal, Lumber, Ores, etc. Marine Lot; author of the book maintains that as the engaged approached either from land or water side,

TO LET.

Sam Shui Po

For particulars apply to-

W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.

F1324

FOR SALE.

KENLIS THE PEAK RURAL BUILDING, LOT NO. 117, Ares 12,966 Square Fast, contains:

GROUND FLOOR-Large Drawing and Dining Rooms Wide enclosed Terandaha. HALL-PANTRY--Store Room, de.

reviewer writes:-...

tion to

The death occurred at the International race progresses in civilisation its fertility

Borgt. Fender and a party of searchers, Hospital at Kobe on August 25th, from declines, and discussing the author's argu-boarded the Douglas steamer Hathong, on an attack of cerebral hemorrhage, of Mr. ment that among the races of the world her arrival from coast ports and discover William Munro Anderson, a visitor front those which are the poorest and the masted 190 tacs of prepared non-Government Australia. Mr. Anderson, says the Robe primitive show the greatest fertility, the opium and 194 lbs of raw opium conceal Herald, was known as a more or less fre- quent contributor to the Australian press, ed in the forepeak. Enquiries failed to and was the author of several short poems of considerable merit. He went to Japan The Chinese and the Russian pensao-

originally the year before Inst, with the try, for example, are astonishingly establish the identity of the smuggler. prolific, and no people work harder than The Siamese Gauette of August 8th con- intention of continuing his studies of the language; and returned to tho Japanese they do or are contented with less. I tains the text of a new Radio-telegraph southern continent last year. He return Hongkong, in 1909, 87 per cent of the Amendment Act which was promulgated ed the N.Y.K.6. Aki Haru, which children born died before they were a

Arrived during July,

with the intention FIRST FLOOR-Two large and one smaller year old in Formosa, it is alleged, half a few days previously. The Act reserve of spending a few weeks in the country Bedrooms Two Dressing Boome-Three Bath the Chinese children die before they are for the Government the power to establish

prior to proceeding to England to rejoin Booms

six months old. If the infantile death and work telegraph or telephone station his wife and child, who, it is understood, BASEMENT Furnace for Hesting Servants quarters at back.

rate so enormous, then the birth-rata

on shore or in Siamese territorial waters left Australis for London at about the time that he sailed from Sydney. Mr. A GARDEN LOT for a fennis Court must be very high indeed to enable the adjoining present small Tennis lawn at a population to maintain itself, as it un- and no ship, excepting ships of war, is Anderson stayed in the Tokio Station annual payment of $5 can be obtained.

doubtedly, doce. Each family on the

his way home when he was compalled by average must have twenty children if the allowed to send wireless massage while Hotel, while in the capital; and was c

He was Apply

parente only rest two children to replace in those waters. This last provision may illness to disambark at Kob Care of Daily Press Office.

be put

about 50 years of age. de temporarily.

Box 1268,

[1808

then."