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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF RONGKONG.

HANKRUPTCIEs Nos, 8 & 11 or 1990

Tux Sex SHING HONG.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

FINAL DIVIDEND of $1,75 per cent

has been declared in the above matter. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the aborementioned dividend may be received-- the Offices of Man. PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, No. 5 Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, on MONDAT, the 18th November 1991, between the hours of 10 am. and 19 noon, and any enbeequent day during the same hours,

Creditori applying for payment must pro duce any bills of exchange or other securities. by them and mast sign a receipt in the proscribed form.

hold

HL PERCY SMITH, F.C.A' CHEUNG WAI YING,

KWAN KI SANG Hongkong, 14th November, 1991,

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18ra, 1911.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE

PAUL.

THE BAZAAR COMMITTEE Bega to Appeal to the Ladies of Hongkong for Gifts of

SOUVENIRS OR PRIZES

for the.

28th ANNUAL AL-FRESCO

FETF

to be held on the 4th December.

All gifts will be gratefully Proceived and acknowledged.

Parvale should be sent to—–— MR. J. M. NORONHA

Trustees.

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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB

REGATTA ·

Members are reminded that the FIRST SCRATCH REGATTA will be held st Back Boakler Foin, où SUNDAY the 4th of December, when the following will form the Programme of events:—

Senior Fours, (9) Junior Fours, (3) Tubs,

(4) Beginners Paira.

For further particulars consult Notice

Board

Beginners are requested to attend at the

Club regularly for instruction.

A. Launch will leave Murray Pier on the 4th of December az 10 A . with members and their friends.

DANCE

"A SUBSCRIPTION DANCE will be held on FRIDAY the 25th inst at 9. Px. for members and their Lady frienda Invitations can be' had, on application to

the undersigned.

R. C. WITCHELL,

Hen, Secretary,

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CITY HALL

THIRD PLANO RECITAL

-(ROMANTICS)..

given by

HARRY ORE

DANIEL

assisted by....

ORDERWIJZER

(Baritone of the Royal Opers in

Amsterdam).

Monday, 21st November at 5.30 PM..

sharp.

LADY STUBBS

will honour the recital with her presence.

Booking at ANDERSON'S

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8.8. "LIEUTENANT DE LA FOUR”

cfa Credit Foncier d' Extreme-Orient.

Princes' Buildings

13, Humphreys Avenue, Kowloon

MR. F. H. BARNES,

17.38)

HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

First TOURNAMENT of Sésson, THEATRE ROYAL

· SATURDAY, November 28th

at 9.15 r.M

Main Event

FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

OF THE COLONY.

TADDT NEAL...

Leading Stoker BREY

Hongkong.

HCM.S. “Cairo " Frices 85 (risgride) $3 reserved and 81 (unreserved) Booking at MOVIZIER.

Members only (on production of Current Membership Cards) TORSDAY, November 32nd. "General Public WEDNESDAY November 23rd to SATURDAY, November esth..

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SEAMEN'S

INSTITUTE

21, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.

OR the use of all Men of the Mercantile

Marine and H.M. Navy.

Reading and Writing Rooms, Billiard Room Offer Room. CPO Boom Restauran Connert Hail, Church,

Privata Cabins and boda in DormitoriDE Motor Lunch "Dayspring

"

PREPAID WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS

Letters are lying at this Offos for

Boxes CK, KX, LM, LN, LE LT, LU. LW, MA, ME, MZ, NB, NP, A

LET THREE OFFICE ROOMS in No. 3 Bes Vonz Road, Central For particulars, apply to Asis Commercial and Development Co., Ltd, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Contrai.

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(European) WANTED-MANAGER

wanted for the Beamen's Institute, Applications by waiting only to the Chaplain, Seaman's Interiate.

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ANTED-EUROPEAN

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIER WASISTANT ROGANOFFICE AS

MARITIMESA.

NOTICE.

CONSIGNE HAVRE and LA FALLION of Cargo, from AN

Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and.

Valuables, are being landed and stored at their

in Exporta preferred. Apply Bor NT c/o Daily Proks.

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Tor married couple or two bachelors, 10 LET-Large Double ROOM suitabla Kowloon. Apply Box NB, Uare of Daily Press Office"

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FOR SALE-7 Beater Cardillas OAR

INTIMATION

PREPARATIONS

supposo,

"Government Quarters" are

Mr. Barry Ore sanounces his third EUROPEAN LADY'S POCKET axempt from taxation, so that the pisão recital at the City Hall for Mon- Government officer is paying $90 a month day next, on which occasion he will be

PICKED. for accommodation that would cost the assisted by Mr. Daniel Onderwijzer, IMPUDENT THEFT IN PEDDER ordinary resident $500 a month. We are baritone of the Royal Opera in Amster

STREET. FOR THE HAIR certainly doing things in the grand dam. Lady Stubbs wil. attend the con-

manner. We have not only embarked op a cert, scheme to hoass the whole Service, but in the past twelve months or so salaries have been increased to an extent that involves Lia the aggregata in addition to the burden of the "tax-payer to the tune of something like a million and a quarter dollars a year. Incidentally, as the Hon. Mr. Pollock pointed out, Civil servante in this Colony are paid at the very

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.

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Anzora Cream

Douglas's Honey & Flowers

Edward's Harlane

Edward's Astol

Glover's Hair Remedy

Lockyer's Restorer

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Pinaud's Extract Vegetal Rowland's Macassar OM

Tatcho.

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Yardley's Hair Wash

Wation's Resorcin Lotion Colgate's Brilliantine

Truett's do.

Pinsad's Piver's

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Eoger & Gallet Brilliantine

An impudent robbery from a Europaas. lady while walking with her husband in Podder Street on Wednesday formed the subject of a charge heard by Mr. Lindselt, yesterday against a Chinese, fò yeary of age, and of no occupation.

Many months ago a big State lottery was announced in Siam for the purpose of providing funds for the Wild Tiger Scouts Corps. It was intended that the lottery should be drawn in August. Then Crofton, of the China Light and Power Mrs. Crofton, wife of Mr. Christopher it was announced that E.M. the King Co.. told the Court that at 1.30 p.m. on would draw the first three numbers on Wednesday, she November 8th. Now it is officially Pedder Street, with her husband, and a walking down

gott

favourable rate of 19 dollars to the announced that the drawing has been when the dollar is 2s. 6d. or under, postponed till January. Evidently the friend. Mr. Barrow. She had whereas the usual practice in mercantile tickets have been a drug in the market.

bracelet in the outside breast-pocket of houses is to pay anlaries at the rate of

her costume coat and a fob was hanging 10 dollars to the pound. And that is not The Rev Dr. Bondfield, for the last from the watch on the outside of the the sum total of the civil servant's twenty-six years the British and Foreign pocket. When near the entrance to the advantages. Passages home and back for Society's secretary for China, states that Hongkong Hotel, she suddenly felt some civil servants and their families are during the five years 1913-1990 the one touch her breast pocket, and sho provided at fixed intervals. and the civil B.F.B.S. put nearly fifteen million copies found the watch was missing. While she servant once on the "establishment never of the Scriptures into Chinese hands.

was telling her husband what had occur.

over the country.

Witnesa heard some-

need have any anxiety as regards the per- In 1918 the Chinese Bible, thoroughly red a British sailor ran up to them and manence of his employment. That is revised in its two great, versions Maa- pointed out the defendant, who was walk. sasured tell he reaches the age of 55 when darin and Wenli, was published in ing in front, on the pavement. She rusă... he may retire on pension. It may be various editions. The revised Mandarined up and soized him by the shoulder. that the community is fortunate in Bible was received with acclamation all seized the man, and a gentleman weat Prisoner said: "No, no." Her husband obtaining the services of the officers it

People said overy for a policeman. has for the salaries it pays, but we think where, "It is just as we speak "; and it is going too far to say that there is vesixths of the people in China under-thing fall to the ground and saw the rot a man in the service who could not stand Mandarin. make twice as much money outside with no more exertion of time and brain! We are in favour of a well paid Civil Service, and we believe it can confidently be said that, with very few exceptions, the civil servants of Hongkong, all things considered, enjoy better emoluments

in the Service than they would get out side it. Certainly there is a host of men of equal attainments and capacity who would willingly change places" with them.

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watch close to defendant's feet.

Defendant said be saw the watch on the ground and when he went to pick it up he was seized from behind.

At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Wednesday, Mr. John Charles Lang, of the Colonial Secretary's office,

Mr. Crofton corroborated his wife's married to Miss Susie Nancy Kotwall, two Chinese men in the vicinity at the was statement and said that there were only daughter of Mr. E. D. Kotwall, the well-time of the theft, and he suspected one known broker, and of Mrs. Kotwall.or the other. His suspicious were con- The bride, who was attired in a dress firmed. when Leading Stoker Skinner of royal crepe, trimmed with silver lace pointed out the man. The prisoner, on with veil of silver net and orange being seized, struggled slightly, not as if blossoms, was given away by her father he wanted to escape; but as though he and attended by her sisters-Miss Mary resented being held. We had looked upon the provision Kotwall as bridesmaid, Miss Ruby Kot- housta by the Government for its officers wall as Bower-girl. Mr. Henry S, Hall 3s alaudable decision in view of the

was the best man. A reception was held great shortage of houses in the Colony in at No. 9, Ashley Road, the residence of recent years, but we had not anticipated the bridegroom's parents, when Mr. W. that they would be placed in such a 8. Brown of the Hongkong and Kowloon position of advantage over the rest of the Wharf, proposed the toast of the bride community as they are in the matter of

and bridegroom. rentals. It is a bad principle to have the being spent at Canton.

The honeymoon is

officers..! contracted out" as it were of the difficulties of the ordinary citizen.

The city of Tokyo is to be enriched in When Government servants themselves the near future, writes & Time: corres experience the burden of heavy rentals pondent, by the erection, to the designs and taxation, there is more hope of the of Mr. Frank Brangwyn, B.A., of a DUNNETT. At 114, The Poak, on November Government doing its utmost to amelio gallery of Western art which, with one 17th, the wife of G. B. DUNNELT, Brate the difficulties and hardships of the of the best and most catholic collections

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community. When the emoluments of the in the world, is to be the gift to Japan ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

A. S. WATSON

CO. LTD.,

(Established 1841) HONGKONG DISPENSARY

PHONE NO. 16.

BIRTH.

Leading Stoker Joseph Skinner, of the H.M.S. Tamer, said that he saw defend- ant, standing by one of the pillars at the entrance of the hotel and as the lady passed by the pillar, the man put out his hand and took the watch from her pocket, taking care to hide his body behind the pillar. Prisoner then dodged round the pillar, and commenced to walk -down-the street. Witness at once pointed out the man. He saw defendant drop the watch.

similar charge in 1918 failed, owing to Inspector T. Cashman said defendant was convicted in 1915 for larceny.

miler charge in

A

twelve

months' imprisonment, with hard labour,

Prisoner was sentenced to

Mra Lar and family wish to thank Civil Service are being compared with of a single man, Mr. K. Matsukats, the twelve, strokes, and four hours in the

kind friends for Boral, tributes sent,

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Hoxerung Ozrias: 104, DES Vaux ED., C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRM, E.C.

The Dady Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMWR 18TH, 1921.

OUR CIVIL SERVICE, riska into the hazardous and/or extra hazard- || Splendid Condition, going a Beal Bar THE comments made in the Budget debate aus Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon gian. Apply Box NS, Care of Daily Pres Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, at Kowloon, Ufos

143 by the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK oa the subject whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Carge will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consigneer before

Noor Tobar requesting it to be landed Bill of Lading will be countersigued by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 23rd Inst, at Noor, will be subject to rent

landing charges.

*f

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 26th "inst., 1921, or they will not be recognized...

those outside the service the provision of celebrated shipbuilder of Kobe. Besides stocks. residences at a purely nominal rental is a some thousand paintings, etchings, and consideration not to be overlooked. As

the

sculptures from Europe and America, representing all the best artists of the last 50 years, there will be some splendid period furniture, famous tapestries, an unrivalled collection of Japanese prints, and a collection of Chinese bronzes known throughout the East as priceless and the street.

ACCIDENTS.

A "Chinese boy, aged 12 years, fall on Wednesday, from the window of the first floor of 314, Queen's Rand Central into

He was removed to the-

the Hon. Mr. Portoca pointed out, the Government this year and next will be spending at the rate of air Jakhen year on providing Government Quarters and this expenditure, according to COLONIAL SECRETARY, is not to stop until the Government has housed, the whole Service. It is a costly business on the unique Tho gallery in to be built on a Government Civil Hospital suffering from present extravagant lines. *

commanding hill looking down on the scalp wounds. Bay of Tokyo, and from another side will be visible the magnificent sight of Fuji.

The ex-Service women of Singapore. of the expensive character of the resid- dined together on Armistice night, Lady FSSONS-MAS. ECOLES, who studied ences which are being built by the Guillemard baing the guest of the

in Paris, Berlin, Milan, is prepared to gives limited number of lessons in Singing Government for occupation by officers of evening. training for opera er. concert in English, the Civil Service are generally endorsed China and Japan were amongst the French, and German. For particulars and in the Colony. These houses are the terms, etc., Apply Peak Hotel

All damaged packages will be examined by Messrs. Goddard & Donglse, on WEDNESDAY, G

23rd inst, at 10 LX.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

R. RODENFUSER,

Acting Agent

Hongkong, 17th December, 1921.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LTD.

KUSTY

CONSIGNEES per Company's Ster

-"BELEROPHON "

hureby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Hol's Wharf, Kowloon, where it

will lie at Consignor's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's wharf. The

TO LET

ODOWN at Yanzanti.

For particulars apply to- THE HONGKONA LAND

TION 00, LTD.

TO LET.

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most costly on the Peak. As an instance Bations represented at the conference hold of extravagance, the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK in Brussels on October 6th on the ques

tion of Russian famine relief. points out that "the original proposal

A Chinesa girl, aged 8 years, and an...... old woman, aged 80 years, wore admitted. to Kwong Wab Hospital, yesterday. The THE FIRE AT YING-TAK. girl was knocked down by motor car, No. 45. Tho driver, at once stopped his PRACTICAL SYMPATHY OF BRITISH car, and took the child to hospital. The

MERCHANTS,

old woman, a beggar, was knocked down by a truck No. 1492, in the Public Square. Her injuries are not serious.

A number of British merchants in Hongkong have shown their practical sympathy with the sufferers from, the recent disastrous fire in Yingtak by dis- patching a quantity of food-stuffs for distribution among the homeless and

BURGLARY BY ARMED MEN AT CAUSEWAY BAY.

Ho Fang, a married woman, residing

of the Government for housing Govern- An Army Order states that in future ment servants on the "Homestead" site any non-European recruit enlisted in the worked out, including architects' com- 40th Company, R.E., Hongkong, will be BEOLAMA.mission, at an average of 65,000 dollars required to pay £14, instead of £12, if

pär house or fiat, and even included the he purchase his dischargo with less than starving people. scrapping of the present Government three months' service.

Naturally, if help was to prove effective at 37, Causeway Bay (ground floor), re at least twenty Pavilions which have

it had to be given expeditiously and, parted to the police, that i a.m., on the A Chinese storekeeper on board the although probably more would have been 16th, four men broke into her house; years of useful wear in them yet." And MIODOWN Dkt Bam Shui Po near this estimate of $85,000, presumably, takes steamship Pearl Shell, from

Dutch done if time bad allowed, it is satis three of the men were armed with Cosmopolitan Dock Large open com-

Borneo, was at Gravesend or 7th inst. factory to record that a consignment revolvers and the fourth with an iron pound in front suitable for the storage of no account of the high value of the site! Metal Lumber, Ores, ota. Marine Lot; No business Firm would dream of ordered to pay £483, with the alternative woighing some four tons measurement was

bar. They stole money, clothing and approached either from land or water side.

housing its staff at such a cost. A point of six months' imprisonment, for import-dispatched by the Fatahan last night and jewellery to the value of 8234. to be noted is that when the Governmenting and concealing 300 bottles of brandy arrangements made for its reaching these builds, it costs the Colony by way of and sixteen bottles of liqueurs.

in direct need. Military Contribution an additional The Victoria "Recreation Club makes It is unfortunately true that residents twenty per cent, on the actual cost of an announcement to-day of the first in Hongkong often allow to pass un- cost a private individual $65,000, costs of intending competitors is directed. The which large communities of our neigh the Government $76,000, because on the Regatta is fixed for. December 4th. A tours in China frequently meet. This is amount of revenue it raises to defray the subscription dance is also announced for however, perhaps due to ignorance of the nctual cost of this building it has to Friday next, the 7th inst.

real facts rather than to lack of sym provide an additional twenty per cent.

to-

PEREYS & 00.

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TO LET

TYPHOON WARNING.

Cargo will be ready for delivery from GodownE OFFICE in No. 4, Queen's Rosa house. Thus, & house which would Scratch Regatta to which the attention noticed the disasters and mishaps with received by the American Consulate.

and after 17th December,

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 ramined on any Tusadays and Fridays between the hours

torage por19:45 am and Noor within the free

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

are left the steamer's Godown and all Goods

Central to be lat.

For particulars apply to

BANK OF CHINA.

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TO SZORETARIES OF CLUES AND OTHER INSTELUTIONS.

The following telegram has been

General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory

November 17th 12 noon. Typhoon in about 114 deg. Long. E. in the form of Military Contribution. The death is announced from Sydney pathy. Ying-tak is a centre of consider-16 deg. Lat N., moving W. The economic rent on size of $76,000, on October 30th of Mr. Jam Murdoch able importance. The fire which raged

remaining undelivered after the 23rd Nov., will ALL preliminary notices of forthcoming broad on a return of acven per cent, of the Chair of Oriental Studies in the fiercely for a whole night destroyed over

to rent,

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 6th Dea, or they will not be recognised mera,

meetings, lectures and entertainments, would work out at something like 8445 University of Sydney Mr. Murdoch,300 shops and a number of houses Many

The Daily Mail of October 10th stated: sent for insertion in the as columns of the month, but the Government charges its who was 65 years of age, resided in hundreds of poor people have lost their H.M.8. Benoun, painted white and look- Honglang Dally Press, aze Charged for at the rate of $1 each, announced in May and Jane officers a rental of 6 per cent on their Japan for many years, his History of all and the food provided by the quicking in the sunlight like a great silver ship is receiving-her-fnishing touches No Fire Insurance will be effected, defame wh of lust your) providing that they do not zoospy salaries, so that an officer reiving, say, Japan, of which two sections Were pub and generous impulse of few British Almost the last Biting to be placed abroad

more than four lines. In future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advarting £1,500 a year, would pay a rental of lished, making him the leading foreign merchants may, it is hoped, be the means was the old Coat of Arms which hung

above, the Prince's cabin when he visite aolumns at the pervading ratco.

about $80 a month. Moreover wo

on the subject.

India in 18757

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents,

Hongkong, November 17th 1921-

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number of lives.

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