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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB YOVERNOR'S, SHIELD. Eatrics close

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF

".

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COMMERCE. GENERAL MEETING of Members will Abe held on FRIDAY, the 4th November, at 12.30 P in the CHAMBER ROOM

INTIMATIONS

B.

SALE OF OLD ARMY CLOTHING.

FRIDAY 11TH NovexED (HOLIDAY) MIXED FOR SOME COMPETITION on Now Course

all old Army Clothing for the period (Poal Entries.) Special prize for couple Chartered Bank Baiklings, & Queen's Road CamTENDERS are invited for the purchase of returning best scratch score (Presented bytral, for the purpose of nominating a Repre ending 31st March, 1992. Men.ber).

Forms of tender will be issued on application sentative of the Chamber to serve on the Booty Poor CMPertos for Man on Old Legislative Council daring the absence from the to the Chief Ordnance Officer, R.A.O.C.Depot.

H. BOLTOAN

Samples of Clothing to be sold will be on view names of can

candidatos MOTOR CARS FANLING. No Motor Colony of the Hon. Mr. P. Notice in writing of the

at the R.2.0.0. Depot, Queen's Road East, and Cars to bus driven past the Club Garage except and of their proposers and seconders to betanders must reach the Ordnater Office at the lodged with the Secretary at least 48 hours above address not later than 12 Noos on 15th J. B. ROSS,

before the time appointed for the holding of the

November, 1921.

11660 Hou. Secretary,

General Meeting.

By Order.

Course.

- during wet seather.

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REPULSE BAY HOTEL: DINNER DANSANT-ARMISTICE

NIGHT

DINNER DANSANT will be held on ABMISTICE NIGAT, FRIDAY, ITR

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NOVEMBES.

THEATRE ROYAL.

HONGLUNG.

EA. WILLIAMS,

Secretary, Hongkong, October 29th 1991.

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HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE BONUS of $1,000,000 antbotised by The Special Resolutions of the above Company passed and confirmed on the 13th and 31st days of August, 1991, respectively will be distributed to thone perzona who are registered on the 19rn day of NOVEMBER, 1921, as holders of the issued shares of the Company.

Commencing WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7TH which the Board of Directors of the Company

9.15 ..

Edgar. Warwick announces, the WARWICK COMEDY CO.

The Circle".

NO PERFORMANCE,

Nov, 10TH-

A Bill of Divorcement"

Nov. 1

Nov. 21

The Double Event"

Nov. 1

"Compromised “'

Nov: 10TH

Thrill GRAND GUIGNOL.

Nov. 18-

Nov. 17Tk:

Nov. 18TH

Nor. 17

Three Comedies and a

Browa Sugar "

:

Buch Bonus will pursuant to the Agreement has been anthorised to enter inte, be satisfied by the allotment cut of the unised capital of the Company to the above persons of one new share of 310 credited as fully paid up,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company" will be CLOSED from the 18TH-NOVEMBER 1991. to the 15 NOVEMBER, 1921-bath days inclusive.

Order of the Board,

H. N. BEAUREPAIRE, Secretary.

By

Dated the 28th October, 1921:

FOR SALE BY TENDER Newly built Reinforced Concrete Sea-going Motor powered lighter.

Length...

Breadth.

Depth

Draft loaded

..70'

80 T

Deadweight Tonnage Miller beavy dnty Kerosene Motor 40/50 HP and accessories in working conditions. Orders for inspection can be obtained from ETABLISSEMENTS BROSSARD MOPIN, Kisa's Building, Tel 2566 and tenders to be sent under sealed cover to the same address on or before November 6th 1991.

Tenders may be sent for lighter and motor separately the latter being easily removed.

No obligation by this firm to accept any lower ender than within a reasonable price.

L'GAIN. Branch Manager

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NIPPON TUSE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE AND STRAITS.- THE Company's Steamship

KAISHA.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

NOTEXTRAORDINARY

GENERAL

T

"KAGA MARU

having arrived from the above ports, Consignees "(By General Request) MEETING of Tax ROYAL HONGKONG GOL of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods CLUB will be held in the Board Boon of being landed and placed at their risk in the and Kowloon Wharf and Godown MATHESON & Co. LTD. MESRA JARDINK Hongkong, on the Ninth day of NOVEMBER Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where dash 1921 at 5:15 o'clock in the afternoon when

consigament will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the the sabjoined resolutions will be proposed as

Goods are landed. extraordinary resolutions:-

Doormats Y The Law Divine "·

***Eliza Comes to Stay'

That the Articles of Association of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club be amended as

PRICES. $4. 2 & 1 Plans at 31. MOUTHIE & Co. follows-

BOOK EARLY,

NOTICE

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M802 or Jompany from date, Ma FR.S 1. WILLIAMSON living resigned T. ORTON spрanted treneral Manager and Di, actor ma from iST YOMBE, 1921.

MOLLER & Co. (Hongkong) Lro;

ERIC MOLLER, Permanent Director. Hongkong, October 31st, 1921. [1683.

I

NOTICE.

have established myself as Surr-AGENT, COAL and GENERAL MERCHANT as from 1ST NOVEXBit, 1921.

12

ST. WILLIAMSON,

4th Floor, Union Bailling.

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Hongkong, November 1st, 1921.

JUST WHAT YOU WANT!

UR "SPECIAL SCOTCH WHISK Y

has a reputation second to none,

furthermore the price is reasonable!

"A"consignment-has-just arrived. Why not try a boile? And when you do, try our BBANDIES and PORI;e bare brands to wuit all tastes.

Obtains at all Stores, or direct from the Agents: CARTERns, 17, Queens Road Central

(Tel. No. 3549) FINDLATES, MACKIE TODD & Úo, [1690

NEW FRENCH LOAN.

CREDIT NATIONAL Issue of Bonds F. 500. Interest 6, free from income tax,

Price F. 498.50 net. Interest payable every 6 months from 1ST MAT, 1922. Reimbursement by 4 yearly drawings Comprising 7.200 prizia amounting to

Fr. 13,000,000. Bubscription closing on the 10th November. For subscription apply to--

BANQUE DE LINDO.CHINE.

WISEMAN, LIMITED,

TEA DANCES.

on. MONDAY OCTOBER 31 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2ND.

and

FRIDAY NOVEMBER ÁTA. Admission -50 cents.

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KOMOR & KOMOR ART AND CURIO EXPERTS, EG to inform their Customers that the WILL BE CLOSED at 5 PM, on SATUR DAY, the bra of NOVEMBER, 1991, and thank the many patrons for their support and good- will during more than half a century's business in the Colony.

For the Last Week of the Bale the Store will be open every day until 6 r.

KOMOR & KOMOR, Alexandra Buildinga.

I. (8) Articles Nos. 1 & 13 by the deletion of

the word Sve" therefrom and the sub #titation of the word "eight".

(b) Article Ne. 45 by the deletion of the word "six in the fourth line thereof and by the substitution therefor of the word "aina" (e) Article No. 7 by the insertion of the word President before the word "Captain" in the 1st line thereof and the deletion of the word "both" in the 2nd line hereof and by the substitution then fer of the word "all "...

(d) Article No. 16 by the deletion of the word" three" in the 2nd line thereof and

by the substitution therefor of the word

aix

tional Goods will be carried on unless in-

Optional

INTIMATION

GOOD FOR

Gives a flue smboth surface.

for dancing,

1921.

America is distributed as follows:-

The £2,000,000,000 which the world owes liabilities. It is realy impossible, in his opinion. to settle the one question, without the other. It is also bound up with disarmament; for American opinion of late has been justly disinclined to nake a financial' concession in favour of countries who are wasting their income in warlike preparations. America, Mr.

Britain

Francey's.

Italy

Belgium

Russia

Rest of world

£872,000,000

560,000,000

325,000,000 70,000,000 37.000.000 46,000,000

These are the ntain features of the

BALL-ROOM FLOORS, world's outside "debts, but they are still KEYNES says, should not cancel the debts farther complicated by smaller debta Except on forms, and these terms should between the various nations who are include disarmament and a reasonable debtors to Great Britain and the United arrangement with Corniany. When ques- States. The problem of the external debts tions such as these arise one can under is immensely complicated of the chaotic stand-the-reason why American, as well It was as some British, publicists regard it as conditions of the exchanges. calculated by a writer a few weeks ago indiscreet for any one who is solicitons that, supposing Great Britain-deter-for-good-relations between America and mined to pay off the £972,000,000 she Europe to speak plainly. But on ques owes to America it would cost her, owing tions of this urgent nature publie silences to the depreciation of the £l sterling in is impossible.. America, over £1,300,000,000. The posi

WATSON'S

WAX

IN

tion, of course, is still worse for those

A dinner dansant at Repulse Bay Hotel

nations whose money is far more depreis announcell for Armistice night.

ciated than the British. France, says

the writer whose figures we have quoted.

An advertisement is inserted by the

were she willing to pay off her external Royal Hongkong Golf Club to-day relat." debt, would find that more than twiceing to coming competitions.

the amount she thinks she owes would The plays to be given by the Warwick have to be paid. Italy would have to pay | Comedy Company, who open their season three times, while in other cases the posi- in Hongkong on November 9th, are set

POWDER.tion is worse still. Thus debt and exchanges forth in an advertisement to-day,

la tlos 1 lb., 1 lb., & z lbs.

Prices --

$1,25, $2,00,

$3.00

structions are given to the contrary, before A S. WATSON &

NOOK, TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by 4th Nov., 1921, will be subject to rent.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignes's and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAT. All slams must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized. No alaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

NIPPON YUBEN KAISHA,

Agenta.

[1881 Hongkong, 28th October, 1991.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

(e) Articles Now. 68, 73, 74, & 80 by the OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD

deletion of the word "Captain" wherever

AND

it appears in these Articles and the sub-HINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION stituting therefor of the word "President".

(f) Article No. 82 by the addition of the

word "President" befors, the word "Captain" in the first line thereof.

II. (a) Article No. 31 by the addition of the words and the United States of America after the words Britain" in the 2nd line thereof.

COMPANY, LTD.

MONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

"MENTOR"

ars hereby notified that the Cargo will be: "Great discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where It will lie at Consignen's risk. The Cargo

(b) Article No. 33 by the addition of the will be ready for delivery from Godown on

words and the United States of and after 31st Oct. America" after the words "Great

Optional

CO. LTD.,

(Established 1841).

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

PHONE No. 16.

It is stated in report by a Kudla Lumpur firm of share-brokers that for every labourer that is now entering the Federated Malay States five are leaving. I ever a country required fresh capital or credit," says the report, it is the Federated Malay States to-day.

are inextricably bound up together. At the present time, the position almost amounta to a general moratorium. Except for certain short-term dehta which have been maturing in the last twelve months. nothing has been done for three years, either in the way of paying of debt or paying interest. The settlement of the inter-Allied debts is, of course, intimately It is mentioned in Command Orders bound up with the reparation settle that Lieut.-Colonel E. Clementi-Smith,

was We believe it President 3/22nd Punjabis embarked on the s.. HARDING himself in the course of his "wiekow, on October 5th for North | election campaign who foreshadowed the China, on temporary duty and that possibility of a cancellation of the war whilst in North China leave of absence debts as being necessary to a recovery of is granted to him for 13 days from date the trade equilibrium.

of sailing.

ment,

The situation has been lacidly described

A meeting of the Legislative Council recently in a series of articles in ais called for to-morrow. The business on London paper by Mr. J. M. KEYNES. He the Agenda is the second reading of five Bills which were read a first time at last The remarks that American economists have?

weeks meeting of the Council. paid careful attention to the statistical second reling of the Supply Bill is not measure of the change from the pre-war to be proceeded with at this meeting. position. According to the estimates. A lot of Crown land, adjoining Villa America is now owed more interest on Miramere, Pokfulam; having an area of foreign investments than is due from her. 32,000 square feet; was sold at auction at the Public Works Department for 83,00. quite apart from the interest on the which works out as, about 15 cents per The lot was put up to debts of the Allied Governments; and her square foot. merchant marine now earns from for. auction on the application of Mr. J. H Seth, and the upset price was fixed at reigners more than she owes them for $1,926, or 6 cents per-square foot. The similar services. Her excess of exports purchaser of the lot at $5,000 was Mr. Leung Ki-to, of 10, Des Veux Road. A of commodities over imports approaches lot on the new road from Wanchai Gap 83,000 millions a year; whilst on the to Magazine Gap measuring 6,000 square other side of the balance, payments, feet was purchased by Messrs. Leigh & mainly to. Europe, in respect of tourists Orange, for $870, the upset price, and of immigrant remittance are esti mated at something less than $1,000 million a year. Thus, in order to... HowGIONO OFFION : 101, Das Vaux BD., C. balance the account as it now stands,

11.

DEATH, MACKENZIE-At his residence, Dunedin

154, Barker Road, The Peak, on November 1st, "ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, nged 58. Deeply regretted. Funeral will pass the Monumeat at

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5 p.m., to-day (Wednesday).

1"

III. By adding after the word Memorandum / has been go will be landed, unless notice LowDon Osics: 181, FLEST STEEFT, E.C. the United States has to lend the rest

Britain" in the 11th line thereof.

prior to steamer's arrival

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are

in the 2nd line of paragraph 61 the words to be left in the Godowns, where they will

of Association" after the word "or" in the line of the same paragraph the words "in the" and after the word "Association" in the same line the words "except in so far as Byelaws may be made in respect of the establishment aud carry ing of a Junior Club or Clubs or Branches at Happy Valley or elsewhere." Should these Resolutions with or without Any unicadments be passed by the required majority they will be submitted for confirmation as special resolutions to a second extraordinary general meeting which will be subsequently convened.

By Order of the Committee. Dated this 1st day of October 1921

J. B. ROSS, Hon. Secretary,

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SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE

21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG. -

NOR the use of all Men of the Mercantile

Marine and HLM. Naу.

FOR

Heading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Boon, Oficer Room, C.P.O.'s Room Restaurant, Concert Hall, Church,

Private Cabins and beds is Dormitones Motor Launch. Darspring

be examined on any Tuesdays and Friday? 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 Goods remaining undelivered after the 5th Nov, will be subject to eat.

All Claims agains the Steamer minat be presented to the undersigned on or before the 19th Nov., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents

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PREPAID

WANTED

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ADVERTISEMENTS

Loters are lying at this "Ofos for

B

CK, KX, LM, LN, LR LT, LU,

LW, MA, MK, M2, NB, NN, A

"

OSITION BOOK KEEPER by an

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 2ND. 1921.

THE WORLD'S BURDEN

OF DEBT.

But the question of the war debt is not

individual."".

CORRESPONDENCE.

A CORRECTION.

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(TU THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DALLY PRESS,"

SIR,-In Justice, to the Troops of Scouts concerned may be allowed to correct a statemenvattributed to me-in-the account of the inauguration of the Sayingpur Troop of Scouts which appeared in this The morning's issue of your journal?

mart Troop of Scouts which I bad thi pleasure of seeing in Yokohama was not Japanese: but entirely Chinese, both Scouts, and Scoutmasters, raised from

the Chinese resident in Tokyo.

among

Yours, etc.

et. T. WALDEGRAVE,

• Commissioner of Boy Scouts, Hongkong. Hongkong. November 1st, 1921.

"

of the world, in one shape or another. a sum of about $2,000 millione a year, to which interest and sinking fund on the European Governmental War Debts would, if they were paid, add about 3000 millions: It is useless, says Mr. KEYNES, for the United States to suppose that un equilibrium position can be reached on the basis of her exporting at least as much as at present and at the same! Os several occasions lately there have time restricting her imports by a tarii. been references in the cables to, the

Just as the Allies demand vast payments suggested cancellation of European war

from Germany and then exercise their debts to America. We have it in to-day's telegrams that Sir ROBELT HORNE, reply. ingenuity to prevent her paying them, so ing to a question in the House of the American Administration devises Commons, said he gathered from the with one hand schemes for financing DEATH OF MR. ALEXANDER

MACKENZIE. Press that no economic questions will experts and with the other tariffs which be taken 13p at the Washington Confer, will make it as difficult as possible for We regret very much to announce the".

such credits to be repaid.". "Great death of Mr. Alexander Mackenzie, whichr ence, and the Minister deprecated public;

Dunedin, Barker Road, The Peak: discussion of these questions" as tend nations can often act with a degree of took place, yesterday, at his residence. Mr. Mackenzie had been ill for some considerable time. Formerly he had ing to create rather than alley difficulties folly which we should not excuse in an, D

always enjoyed excellent health but about Mr KEYNES says the sum which Great eighteen months ago ho underwent alt question that can be ignored by tax- of Book-keeping & Double account system. payers. Economists argue that it will Britain owes America is one which, if operation. He went home on leave there Posaunes a good knowledge nenography,

A return of the internal trouble, however. typewriting. Willing to work in Hongkong or be impossible to secure proper trade necessary, Great Britain can pay. "But after, returning to the Colony in March outside Apply to Box No. NN, 0/0 Dally equilibrium without cancellation of the it is not likely that the suns which the last, apparently much improved in bealth. war debts. Every nation which took other European Governments owe Ameri- has now proved fatal and Mr Mackenzie сл can be repaid in any case. It is passed away at the age of 69. He leaveÉ a widow, one daughter (Mrs. E. R part in the war is groaning under right that American opinion should face Dovey) and two sons for whom great burden of debt exceeding the wildest this distinction, which is obviously sympathy will be felt in their bereave

Another daughter. pre-deceased dreams of any one in pre-war days, and relevant. There are reasons of material ment,

Mr. Mackenzie. the colossal burden of debt is "mount self-interest for cancelling the European Mr. Mackenzie represented in Hong ing in interest by millions a week." The debts which, do not apply to the British kong the well-known Glasgow firm "of He was a world's indebtedacas to America is debt. The arguments for an all round Messrs. Arthur & Co., Ltd. He has been a

resident here for 25 years. £2,000,000,000, of which Great Britain cancellation are partly the foreign trade prominent member of Union Church of owes nearly one balf. At the same time argument set forth above, and partly which, for many yeaza he has been on of the trustees. He was a Justice of th the world is owing Great Britain grounds connected with the origin of the Peace, & member of the Licensing Board £1,947,000,000. "If the world could pay off debts, which are not chiefly economic." and on the Committee of the Alie its debt to Great Britain it would be to settlement or use inter-allied dobta Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals

Mr. Mackenzie, up to a few years ago. is intimately bound up with the was a prominent figure on the cricket He Reparation settlement, and Mr. Kerses fold-prominent in both senses, for h Ruggests that the cancellation of the bad a fine, commanding presence.

was also well-known as a golfer

member of the former would be a ground and excuse many years he was a

'efence Corpa for a sensible conclusion of the latter. Volunteer

By his timely death a highly res On the other hand, he says, France and pected figure is removed from commercial Italy cannot be expected to forego their circles in Hongkong and Union Church The funeral takes place to-day and will Lowe paper claims, unless they get quite a member who will be sorely misseil. lat the same time of their own paper pass the Monument at 6 p.m.

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distributed as follows:-

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FANK OF CHINA.“

Russia France Italy

Belgium******* Serbiskek Other nations Dominions

,

..2561,400,000

557,000,000

70,600,000— -103,400,000 22,100,000

82,000,000 ........... 141,000,000-

For

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