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RECEPTION OF UR.E. THE PRINCE OF W-LES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSLAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 1991 »

INTIMATIONS

SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

the S.P.C.A. will be held an TUESDAY, THE ANNUAL MEETING of November 29th at 5.18 pm, at the HEINÄ AT INSTITUTE (By kind permission of the

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T is requested that all Members of the Community who desire to participate in the Decoration and Illumination of the Colony on the occasion of the Prince of Wales' visit-

Committee). "Communicato-without- April 6th, and 7th, will com delay with Ms. C. MONTAGUE EDE, 3 & 4, QUEIN BUILDINGS, stating the number of lanterns they wish to order for the decoration. of the business bonses or private residences.

It is wished to maintain an organised scheme

of decoration, and to stillate this, all lag. terns will be pron-able through the above mentioned address.

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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB DEEP WATER BAY LINKS HE. NEW APPROACH PATH leading THE

from the Mator stand to the Clubhouse has been completed. All cars should be driven straight into the Moter Stand and passengers should enter the Course by way of new path

The Police have motructions not to allow cars to draw upon the Main Road in front of the Curso to discharge or take up passengers Caddies should only be at the Clubhouse and a cumshows should be given on

J. B. ROSS. Hin. Secretary.

account.

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"SAM YICK" FIRE CRACKERS.

any

TIS HEREBY NOTIFIED that our well Inown band of FIRE CRACKERS -known as “NA31 YICK are erly obtainable through our Authorised Agents:

Mr. Ah Cheong of Cheong King Wo.

Raw Silk Merchant,

No. 28, Kung Yat Moon, Canton

Mr. K. Yatming, of Bing Kee Matting Manufactory, No. 3, Ngan Chow St. Honaw, Canton,

Mr. Lung Ching San,

bang Fat Company, 71, Benham

Strand West, Hongkong.

The public are hereby warned against im- itations sold by unauthorised persone.

SAM YICK FIRE CRACKERS MANU- FACTORY, TAILEONG, SHUN TACK, CANTON.

$1793

REPULSE BAY HOTEL. ST. ANDREW'S NIGHT. THE USUAL TEA AND DINNER

will DANCES

held an WEDNESDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER, 1021.

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upt

WANTED.

'bee

LOVEPNESS Required for two Girls. 11.

and. Residence in at anghai. Apply Box No. 1799

c/o Daily Press Office,

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Q,

B.

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

TENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS current in this Colcay, for telegraphic tin fer, in the Lords Commis sioners of His Majesty's Treasury. London, up to and for the sum of £10,000, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, CUMMMAND PAY OFFICE, until 11 o'clock A.M., on the 24th, Noveaker 1021

The tenders to state the total amount (in pounds sterlig. No telegraphic transfer will be made far less than £300.

The tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed Dovers, addreseed to the TREASURY CHEST -COMMAND PAY OFFICE, OFFICER, and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, etc."

The right to accept or rejook any or all of the

Senders is reserved.

Copies of Forms of Tender can be had on application,

Persons tendering for (Bills) are baroby zotified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George II, Cap. 45 and 41, George IIL, Cap. 52, the acceptance of any such Tender subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to say share or part in or to benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bills),"'-

The provisions in question do not apply to Contracte entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benet of the Company."

A. DEL COMBE, Lieut-Colonel, Treasury Chest Officer, R.A.P.3. His Majesty's Treasury Ofice.

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“PUBLIO AUCTION."

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

of

the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be hold en MONDAY, the 28th day of November, 1981, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Pallic Works Department, by Order of His EXCLLANCE THE GOYIENOL of one Lot OROWN LAND at Mount Davis in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fized by the Surveyor of His MAJENTY THE KING, for one farther term of 75 years.

Begistry No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Locallis.

Measurements.

Contents

#quare Test:

Angga! Bental

Upset Frige.

feet feet feet feet, about!

A u peć sale pia

28,212 2,160

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NOTICE.

THE Captain, Owners and Agente disclaim T. any responsicility for debts incurred by the Crew of the "us, duine now in port at Hongkong.

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HONGKONG HOTEL CO, LTD.

GRILL ROOM" baill!

TOPENED for DINNER on the Night of 30th November, 1921.

Patrons are, therefore, notified that the present Grill Room will cease to exist as such Table Booked for St Andrew's Night will after Tinin on that date. be transferred to the Now Grill Room.

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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

THE COMMITTEE has decided that the following shall be the SETTLEMENT DAYS for the year 1999--

Thursday, 26th January

Monday,

27th February

Tuesday,

...28th March

Thursday,

27th April

Monday,

29th May

Tuesday,

..27th Jute

Friday,

Paysday,

Friday, Tuesday,

8th July

Mondy...28th August

Thursday,

By order of the

26th September ..27th October

28th November 1st December Comunist e

P. TESTER

Secretary, HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE, "

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THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

COMPANY, (1918); LIMITED.

THE THIRD ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Ofices of the Company, Sr GEORGE'S BULDING, Chater Road Victoria, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 10TH Decor- ber, 1921 as 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 30th September 1991, and electing a Consalting Committee and Auditors. THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Cem- pany will be closed from THURSDAY, the 1st Decoraber 1931 mati) BATURDAY, the 10TH December 931, both daya inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES ♣ CU

General Managers. Hongkong, November 19th

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HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

First TOURNAMENT of Season.."

...THEATRE ROYAL, "SATURDAY, November 26th

Bt9.15 F.M. Main Event

FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

OF THE COLONY.

INTIMATIONS

NIPPON

YUSEN KAISHA

NOTICE TO, CONSIGNEKS.

From EUROPE AND STRAITS.

THE Company's Steamship

THE

"LIMA-MABU,"

haring arrived from the above ports, Consigures of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their rink in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns i Kowloon, where act consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and

Idelivery can be obtained me soon as the Goods are landed."

Optional Goods will be carried on pulses in structions are given to the contrary, balore Noom, To-nat

Goods not cleared by 27th Nov, 1991, will be anbject to rant.

INTIMATION

'In the case of Weihaiwei, Britain, strictly speaking" has no loase. The Convention under which she entered into occupation of that port in 1898 sat forth

W. & A. GILBEY'S that in order to provide Great Britain

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowna for examination by the Consigues's and the Co's representatives at an appointed" hour on TurnAY and Fair. All claims zusust. be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which data they cannot be recognized. No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns.

NIPPON YUSEN-KAISHA-

Agents. Hongkong, 20th November, 1921.

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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. From EUROPE AND STRAITS.

THE Steamebip

"TSUYAMA MARUMA having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment wil be sorted out mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed

Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before NOON. TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 29th Nov, 1931, will be subject to rent.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed On Bour on Tuesday & Friday. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized. No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

NIPPON TUSEN KAISHA.

Agents Hongkong, November sind, 1921. -

NIPPON YUSÉN KAISHA.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNIZE,

Fox EUROPE and STRAITS. THE Company's Steamship

-"YOKOHAMA MARU,”.

PORT-INVALİD

INVALID PORT W&A GILBEY STEPPED FROM PERTUCAL

BOTTLED BY

ALF SIR CHARLIS A

1ST TESALIE PORTA WAKE •

A very flae vintage Wine,

The attention of golfers who motor out to the links at Deep Water Bay is requent- ed to the advertisement which appears in · another column.

with a suitable naval harbour in North

In connection with the forthcoming...t China, and for the better protection of visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, British commerce in the neighbouring | attention is directed to an advertisemohi seas," the Chineso Government agreed to in another column relating to the desire. lesso. Wothaiwei, în „the province of ¦ för an organised schéine of decoration. Shantung, and the adjacent waters, to

Chinese Young

Great Britain for so long as Port

Supporters of the Arthur shall remain in the occupation of † Women's Christian Association. 58, Ösinė: Russia." Russia was ousted by Japan Road. were invited to ten at the Associa From the occupation of Port Arthur tion's rooms. yesterday afternoon, when nearly seventeen years ago, but Britain the guests included the Hon. Mr. Claud has remained in possession of Weihaiwei Severn and Mrs-Severn-and-the-Rev,- without, so far as the general public are H. R. Wells. Mrs. Ma Ying Chan, the aware, any alteration in the terms of the treasurer, presided and after tea there loase. At the time the Convention was

wore brief speeches by Mr. Severn, Mr. made nobody supposed that Russia Wells and Miss MacKay. the general would be austed from Port Arthur by secretary. Japan, or by any other foreign Power. Great Britain has never fortified Wej- Thaiwai bur has used the place simply as

Dr. John R. Matt. who is president of the Young Men's Christian Association in

a sanitorium for the Flect.. No protest, the United States. will come to the East we believe, has over been made against early in April, to be present at the gen her, continued occupation of the territory oral conference of the World's Students and the waters defined by the Conven-Christian Federation to be held in Peking. tion. It would be no great loss to Great Dr. Fletcher S. Blockman, associate gen Britain to give up any claim she may havs upon the territory, but we cannot conceive that Japan would for moment entertain the idea of surrender- ing to China tha territory she took over from Russia under the Treaty of Ports- mouthy whatever she may be prepared to

one

de as regards relinquishing her claim to the former German rights in Shan- tung. In that event the offer of France to cede Kwangchou-wan provided that Japan cedes Port Arthur is hardly worth consideration. for it is no more within the realm of practical politics than the festeration by France of Indo-China. Mr. BLAND'S proposals, it is to be noted sale by all compradores are confined to leased territory in China Proper, which does not embrace Man churia. We no more expect to see the British lease of the New Territory beyond Kowloon disturbed as a result of the Conference than we expect to sre a surrender of Port Arthur and Dairen.

and at

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having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godower at Kowloon, where each

CO. LTD.,

&

H.M.S. Curlew is to be replaced on the Chias Station in April next by the light

Wine and Spirit Merchants cruiser Despatch just completed at

PHONE NO. 16.

C.

Consignment, will be sorted out mark by mark HONGONG OFFICE: 104, DE VOUX RD., and delivery can be obtained as soon as the LONDON Oma: 131, FizST STRENT, E.O.

Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noor, TO-DAY.

Goods not cleared by the 27th November, 1991, will be subject to rent.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, NOVEMBER 24TH, 1991

TEDDY NELLA..

*. Leading Stoker Ba Hongkong..

HIMS. "Cairo Prices 85 ringside) 83 reserved and $1 (unreserved).

Damaged packages must be left in the by the Consignee's "Godowall for at an appointed Booking at MoUTRIKA,

and the Co.'s Member only (on production of Carrent hour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY. All claus

must Membership Cards) TUESDAY, November be presented within ten days of the steamer's

Ceboral Public WEDNESDAY, arrival bere, after which date they cannot be THE November 23rd to SATURDAY, November recognized. No claims will be admitted after

$1753 the goods have left the Godowns.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agenta. Hongkong, Nov. 20th, 1921.

22nd.

26th.

HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

N SECOND ANNUAL

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the GENERAL MEETING of the HONGKONG BOXING Asso- CIATION "Will be held at Mesira. Jardine Mathescar & Co, Ltd's Board Boom an USDAY the 29th day of November, 1992 at 5.30 p.m. for the following purposes

1. To receive the 'General Committee's Eeport and Statement of Accounts for the year ending the 30th day of Sep

Vartoar To elect

Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Official Referee, Manager, Secretary and Treasurer and the General Com- mittee for the year 1931-1929.

3. To appoiut an auditor.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HEF.&O.S. N. Co.'s Steamer

TH

"NELLORE"

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Arrivod Hongkong on Nov. 1st, 1931:

Iande

LEASED TERRITORIES

OF CHINA.

J

1)

Chatham She is expected to be ready for the pennant early in the New Year.

We understand that Lord Northcliffe, who is travelling on the P. & Q. Nyanza, which is expected to arrive about 2 p.m. to-day has been contemplating a visit to | Macao during the Nyanzu's stay in port.

eral secretary of the international com- mittee of the Y.M.C. A., who has recently" arrived in Japan. states that representa tives of 40 different nations are expected to attend the, meeting,

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE CASSEL AGREEMENT. (TO THE EDITOR OF TUR HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

SIR,We are loath to pursue further the subject of the Cassel Contract" but consider a final werd necessary in view. of your persistence, in stating what is so absolutely at variance with the facts of the case. In the leading article in your issue of November 17th, in your con troversy with the China Mail, you status

There is no doubt that the British Government would honour. a contract issued by any de facto local govern ment in Ireland if that contract lind beep previously endorsed by the National Government, as was the case with the Gussel Contract made with the Krangtung authorities” (Under- line ours).

Again in your leading article in your issue of November 21st, continuing your controversy with your contemporary, you Baby

it ignores completely the mportant fact that this contract was ho purely focul arrangement, but one which had the "full" approval und sunction of the National Government, of China as being essential to its validity (Underline ours),

As a matter of fact, the Peking Govern- ment which you referred to as the national Baron Ungern of Urgu fame is reported government of China has never sanctioned to have stated at his trial that his object the Cassel Contract, though approached had been the formation of "a central to do so by the Anglo-Chinese Syndicate. monarchy in Asia" and that he was work-This fact, apart from its legal aspect,. ing in co-operation with Marshal Chang forms a very strong argument against the Tso-lin in this matter

contract, for even the Peking Government, ..... calloys as it is in the matter of giving. away our national rights, bas found it. unpleasant and unwise to give it the

As regards the plodge Prosidint Sun's to the Powers to Government offered "scrupulously respect the legitimate rights of the Foreign Powers, and their nationals, duly acquired by treaty, cou-

A gold earring, "studded with diamonds and looped with a string of pearls, was We learn from a Washington telegram anatched from the ear of a Chinese woman sought-for sanction and approval.

chair up that in the November issue of the who was being carried in a Atlantic Monthly Mr. J. O. P. BLAND Wellington Street. The single carring The thief was not practicable means "be was valued at 8300. suggests followed by the Conference in settling caught. Eastern questions, and as practicable'

that

means be suggests: (1) Reasonable recog- The stopping of the Peak tram service tract, or established usage," we insist nition of Japan's established position in after nine o'clock last night, owing to that it has been and will be "faithfully . · Manchuria and Mongolia; (2) simultane- the need of repairs to the engines, led to kept by our Government, and, incident ous restoration to China by all the the canoellation of many little dinner, we beg of you to note the little word Powers of leased territory in China parties and to the practise dance for St. Proper and the abandonment of all

duly" in the passage. Yours, etc.,

CANTON INFORMATION BUREAU. Canton, November 22nd, 1921.

On Tuesday night a Chinese was found foregoing

FROM ANTWEER LONDON, PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS. Consignees of Cargo by the sbove-named remed are hereby informed that their goods are claims to spheres of influence; (3) the Adarew's Bali which was to have taken AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN being landed and placed AT THEIR RISK in the withdrawal of all foreign garrisons and place at the Peak Club, that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown MEETING of the Association will be held at Company Godos st Kowloon, where each post offces from the eighteen provinces; the same placa immediately on the termination/ Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark | (4) cóncerted action of the Powers to help outside No. 110, Nathan Road with a faccept the assurance that the Peking. of the Annual General Meeting for the pur and delivery can be obtained as the Grools are China to a restoration of her economic pose of considering and if thought fit peaking the following resolution as an Extraordinary Resolation, that in to

Any: That the Articics of Association be al terrd as fol

By the substitution of the word June' for the word 'September in the

the 12th line of Artízlé 12. By the substitution of the .word Article 13 word 'on' in line 1 of (c) ...By the substitution of the word

"(a)

(6)

13,

"July' for the word 'October in line and of the words 30th September for the words 31st

December in line 4 of Article 17. (d) By the substitution of the word y' for the word 'October' in ime & of Article not

July

(e) By inserting immediately after Article 25 the following new. Article:-

"25 Where it is proposed to pass a

Special Resolation, the two meet:

instructions have been given to the contrary Optional Goods will be landed here unle 6 hours before arrival of the Steamer,

Goods det pleared within 8 days, including date of arrival, will be subject to rent

No Fire Insuranes will be effected by In esso whatever,

any

THURSDATE

Damaged packages must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Consignses, and the Company's Burreyors, Mestre GovDaan & Doualan, at 10 am on MORDA and All Claims must be presented within ten days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

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

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agenta, Hongkong, November 21st, 1921. [1789

and political stability.

The second item in this "little pro gramma has a very direct interest for Hongkong, for the restoration to China by all the Powers of leased territory in China Proper would include the territory

grievous knife wound in his stomach He was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital but died soon afterwards, before he could give any account of how he met with his injuries. The man lived in Yaumati..

We are not in a position to dispute the statement, and, therefore, Government has never sanctioned "the Cassel-Agreement, As we stated, all the information we had on the subject was accept ng as true a report that the Agree derived from newspaper reports, and in ment had received the approval of the Peking Government we regarded it as con hrmou by the fact, which will not, we think, be disputed, that sum of $100,000 was deposited with the Canton Treasury. behind the Kowloon Peninsula which in when descending from a tramcar outside by the byndicate. The condition on which that deposit was to be made is set forth. 1898 was leased to Great Britain for the Naval Yard on Tuesday. He lost in clause 11, of the published text of the We have had it in a good deal of blood and was taken in Agreement as follows: "The Kwang- ninety-nine years. the cables that France would be willing an ambulance to the Government: Civiltung Government shall cause this Agree

There it was found that the to code Kwang-chou-wan if Britain cedes 'Hospital. Weihaiwei, and if Japan, is willing to cede skull had not suffered; the injuries were both Ehsatung and Port Arthur. It has only superficial. beer hinted also that Japan makes her

A. P W. D. coolie fell on his head

withdrawal from Kisochon conditional "An American failed to appear at the on Britain's relinquishment of Weihaiwei, Magistracy, yesterday, to

answer

ings may be convened by ons SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE but the cables, have so far Contained no charge of assaulting an Indian constable.

#1, PRAYA EAST, HONGKONG.

and the same notice, and it is' to be no objection to such notice that it on y convenes the second mention content on the re-OB the use of all Men of the Mercarile

contingently

--- Marine and: H.M÷Navy. Reading and Writing Booms, Billard Room, Officers Room CPO.'s Room Restaurant Concert Hall, Church,

Private Cabins and beds be Dormitones Motor Launch “Dayspring

ing

quisite majority at the first meet- By-Order of the feneral Committee

GEORGE G. N. TINSON,

Hoa. Secretary and Treasurer. -Hongkong, 21st November, 1981---[1779----]

ent to be provisionally signed and chop ped, whereupon the Syndicate shall take necessary to all such steps as may be dbtain the cficial sanction and approval thereto of the Central Government at Peking, and upon such sanction and approval being obtained the Kwangtung Government shall ratify this agreement and immediately thereupon the Syndicate thall deposit with the Kwangtung Govern dollars Hongkong currency." It has reference to any idea on the part of any He was asked for 825 bail at the charge inout tas sum of one hundred thousand Power that Great Britain should be room over-night and deposited 25 Ameri-b.ea authoritatively stated that this pay- naked to agree to the cancellation of the can dollars which was the only currency ease of the New Territories Kowloon he had. The Magistrato (Mr. Lindsell) stands on a different footing." It was endorsed the bail book, $25 gold assigned at first to Great Britain on a estreated," so the absent defendant has perpetual lease "but was subsequently no change due to him on the difference defigitaly coded to the British crown: of exchange,

men was made, and it was only reason-

the express condition of the Agreement. able to assume that it had been paid on. With regard to the last paragraph in the dent will also oblige us with precito in- foregoing letter perhaps our correspon formation regarding the Canton Tramway, contract.-E.) (

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