NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INSURANCE OFFICES.
NOTICE. ***
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES be CLOSED for the Trans tion of FUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY, AND TUESDAY, the 25TH and 97T1 inst.
By Order,
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,
Secretarios, FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG, MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIA
TION OF HONGKONG & CANTON. Hongkong, December Gård, 1921. (1965
I
*NOTICE.
HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that I have
become the Purchaser of the entire interesta of GRAY & Co. of No. 36 Stanley Street ground: Bloor Victoria Hongkong Importers and Exporters, Shipping, and Commission Agents, Electrical and Merchanical Contractors Building Contractors and Wig Makars and that I will henneforth carry on the said business at the same place under the style of ärm name of the Gay & Co. and that the interest of Mesura, Lat Hot SHAN, LAI MÂN Wai and Au TAI CHUEN the previous owners of the said business has as from the 22nd day of Decem ber 1991 abaniately cessed and terminated.
or the end day of Decsaber, 1991
All debts due and owing from GBAY & Co... prior to the sale to me will be paid and settled by Lar Hot SAY, LAI MAN War and AU TAT OHUEN.
Dated the 24th 1968]
of December, 1991–
PUN UYING.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
17
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
NEW YEAR'S EVE, SATURDAY,
-DECEMBER 31, 1821.
HE JAZZ BAND of the "SILVER
TETA will render special Jaaz Music for the FANCY DRESS BALL on NEW TEAR'S EVE.
NEW GRILL ROOM. "
A DINNER DANSANT will be held at the HONGKONG HOTEL NEW GRILL ROOM on NEW YEAR'S EVE (Saturday 31st December, 1921.)
REPULSE BAY HOTEL."
A SPECIAL TIFFIN will be served on
NEW YEARS DAY. Sunday, 18 January, 1992. The Hotel Orchestra will be in attendance, and bookings may be made either at the REPULSE BAYHOTEL of at the HONG® KONG HOTEL MAIN OFFICE. LI969
· BEN" LINE STEAMERS LTD.
NOTICE TO "CONSIGNEES.
From ANTWERP,
MIDDLESBRO',
LONDON AND STRAITS,
The Steamship' "BENGLOE"
JONSIGNEES of Cargoarshereby informed
rlak into the hazardous and/or extra hamar- dons Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whenes and/or from the whares delivery may be obtained
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- Ing undelivered, after the 30th inst, will be
Tabject to rent.
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 6th Jan; 1922 or they will not be
Al
moon roken, chafod and damaged Goods are
to be left in the Godowns, where they will ke examined on the 30th ina., at 10 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
Agents.
· Higkong, December 23rd, 1991. ' (1960)
R
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
TENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS current in this Colony, for telegraphic transfer, on the Lords Commis sioners of His Majesty's Treasury, London, up to and for the sum of £100,000), will be received
CHEST COMMMAND PAY OFFICE, 11 o'clook A.. on the 24th, December
NR the TREASURY
1921
The tender to state the total amount (in pounds sterling). No telegraphic transfer
will be made for less than £100.
The fenders to be in duplicate, and in sled Barem, addressed to the. TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE
nil endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN The right to socept or reject any or all of the
AMENT BILLS, etc."
ders is reserved. Copios of Forms of Tender can be had on application
Persons tendering for (Bills) are hereby notified ibat,
bat, having regard to the provisions of
*
Arte 21 Cleorge Ill. Cap:15 and 41 George
III, Cap. 53, the acceptance of any such Tender
Is anbject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of CommoDE:
shall be admitted to any share or park in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract
thereby
sando for the allotment of such (Billa).”
The provisions in question do not apply to Contracta entered into by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company AATIMA DELACOMBE, Lent-Colonel,
Treasury Chet Officer, B.A.P.
His Majesty's Treasury Office.
Hangkang, December 24th, 1921.:
(1964
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1981
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
“A 8. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
«NOTIOE
N MONDAY and TUESDAY next, the 26th and 17th Instant, all Departments will be CLOSED for business, ansept as
below :-
The Hongkong Dispensary, Dispensing De partment will open for dispensing prescriptions lor 10 aas. to: 1 pm, and 6 pm to 7.30 xx.
Ön TUESDAY, the 97wm Instant, The Acrated Water Depot will be open for business from 9 AM to 19 Noox.
*A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Bongkang, Doommber, 23rd. 1681. 24 1963
PUBLIO AUCTION.
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
the letting by Public Aution Sala, to be held on WEDNESDAY, the 29th day of DECEMBER, 1931, að 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR of one let af CROWN LAND at Lugard Road is the Colony of Hongkong, for terms of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fixed by the Surreyor of His MAJESTY THR Kine, for one further term of 75 yeniu.
,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Boundary Kemurements.
*.
feet foot. fecht look
As per site plan
G
ו -
Abat
10,000) 48 1,3001
PUBLIC AUOTION. --
(1951
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on WEDNESDAY, the 28th day of December 1991, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLANOT TAR GOVERNOR, of one. Lot of OROWN LAND, at Coronation Road in the Celery of Hongkong, for a term of 75-year with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE Kiss, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARE OF THE LOT.
1.Begistey.mor * | No. of Balt.
North of Kowloon
Inland Lot No. 1294, Coronation
Locality.
Boundary Masurements.
act
Ás per sols plan.
aquare feet.
Artual Rental.
"Upset Prica:
feet. Läbani!
|4;185( 88 ) 6,973
PUBLIC AUCTION,
F
(1962
INTIMATIONS
BANK HOLIDAY.
sordance will Ordinance No. 5 of 1913 the EXUHANGE BANKS will be
CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY,
the 20th and 27th instant.
Hongkong, la December, 1991
(1946
A. §. WATSON & CO. LIMITED,
N SATURDAY, sign" Decioara (all Departments will be open for business until 6 P.M.
8. WATSON AND CO. LTD. Hongkong $1st December 1991 $1549
"G.
R.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR 'HOLIDAYS.
THIS Department will be entirely CLOSED BUNDAY, the 25th December, 1921, and 1st January, 1919. It will be open for all purposes til 11 room on MONDAY the 26th December, 1991, and 2nd January, 1985, and for payment of Liquor and Tobacco Duties only on Tuesday the 37th December, 1991,
Licensed Warehouse will be entirely o osed on these antes.
N. L. SMITH, Superintendent'
Imports and Exports.
Hongkong, 31st December, 1921
NOTICE.
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WUNHILL PIPES. They Are 7′′E have just received another shipment
in various shapes. Most suitable as a Xmas gift.
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA,
Queen's Road, Central;
INTIMATION
WATSON'S
You will experience difioulty in making choica suitable articles for the
CHRISTMAS. SEASON,
games, dined liberally, went to pan=" tomimes, kissed ench`ather (when not too nearly-related) under the mistletoe. and generally enjoyed themselves. Have the times changed ↑-----Not --a-little- bit. It is the man of Alty` who Obrist changed - that is all.
festivities may not seem
no
has
of
mas
The choicest selection of PERFUMES · from the best London. Farisian and American housse in alegant battles and handsome cases, WATSON'S TE OLD ENGLISH. LAVENDER WATER;
-"SILVER BELL”” BAU DE COLOGNE
in special and Silver mounted battles.
GOODS.
MANICURE SETS, GILLETTE & AUTO STROP RAZOR SETS, MIRRORS etc
stá
the same splendour
of
SCHOOL PRIZE
DISTRIBUTIONS.
ELLIS KADOQRLE SCHOOL FOR
INDIANS
Visitors to the Ellis Kadoorie School: for Indians at Sookinpoo yesterday on- the occasion of the annual prize dis "enormous importance and tribution were afforded an opportunity
to "the full grown man as
of strolling through the beautiful grounds: they do to the child. In its general and garden of the school under the gui- character the observance of Christmas dance of the acting headmaster Mr. remains unchanged, and to no customs.
AL O. Brawn. In addition to the lawn. tennis courts on the south side of the do the British people cling more ten- ciously than to the time-honoured festival. customs associated with the Christmas
-0%
school there is now an excellent recreation ground on the north side of the building. This has been only recently laid out. The the Indian assistant masters is in s garden under the supervision of one of
Hourishing state of cultivation. The.. Blower beds were in full bloom and the rows of vegetables looked healthy and were free from weed.
There were present at the proceedings. The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn and Mrs. Beyern, Sir Ellis Kadoorie, Mrs. W. Rumjaha, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. E Halpha..
Distance from the Homeland only makes the affection for these customs the stronger. Though we have thing to remind us of the snow and ice, the bollyberries and the mistletoo which are associated with our childhood's recollections of Christmaa wa gather around our celebrations of Christmas 25 SILVER-MOUNTED AND PLATED much of the traditional decoration as cilcumstances allow. Shop windows at this time of the year läden with child-
HEADMASTER E REPORT FOR 1921. zen's toys or ** quitable gifts for Christ- as, convey to us all strong reminders
In opening the function, Mr. Brawa of time-honoured customs and duties are a cordial welcome to Mrs. Severa. which we take pleasure in observing.He regretted that owing to various rea........
sons the school had not been able to pro- CONFECTIONERY of the fent malgre the expense! Most of us in our quality, including.
exile from home certainly miss much of vide an entertainment this year. Mr the social atmosphere of the festival Brawn read the annual school report, which is essentially a home or fre-side which mentioned that the maximum én- rolment was 116 before classes 2 and 3. festival. Here, young men miss the were transferred to Queen's College; after aganal visit to their old homes, and, that it was 101. The average attendance owing to the requirements of education
waa 02, and the percentage of attendance- and possibly of health, great, oceans
was also 99. This, the Headmaster re- separate many children from parents, and
marked, seemed extraordinarily high. in some instances bushands" from wives. WINE AND SPIRIT, DEPART- But, however great the distancy which when everything is considered the cli- MENT. The finest brands of
mate and the distances the boys live from divides, all thoughts on Christmas Day
school. Boys come from Pofulum, Ken... Wines, including Champagne de focussed on the home, and the St. Marceaux Fine Old Ports the oceans, weeks in advance, serve inevitable Christmas gifts carried across
nedy Town, Quarry Bay, Shaukiwaz, Gun Club Hill, Hunghom, Yaumati and and Sherries. Very Old Liquer to link
even Shoung Shui
The near Fanling. Brandy. Liqueurs of all kinds happy spirit of the festival.
staff consists of an English headmaster, Watson's Celebrated"E" Whissy toc,
three Indian and two Chinese assistants. The Headmaster, Mr. Sutherland)-went-m etc. etc. etc.
ou leave on March 13th and returned to. the school on December 1st. Mr. Brawn was transferred from Wanchai to act a headmaster during this period.
FOSS (Bosto" USA)" CADBURY & Co's
FRY'S
(1998
NOTICE.
HAVE SOLD my DRAPERY SHOP Stock-in-trades No 13: Bas Central Macao, to Mr. J. H. BEJONJd as from lat December 1821. Batice is hereby given the all Accounts due to me must be satiled within 90 days and also any Accounts due by me must be presented also within 90 days for settlement.
E. SOOMAR.
Macao, 21st December 1921,
(1958
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE (Corner of Bonham Boud and. Western Street).
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR commencer
January 4th. Examination of new students on January
3rd at 9.30 A.M
For terms and prospectas, apply-
18371
THE WARDEN, St. Stephen's College.
NOTICE.
JUNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF
CANTON, LD.
MERTIFICATE NO 1066 for 5 Shares Nos 62091/62095 Certificate No. 1987 for 1 Shers No. 62096. Certificate No. 1098 for 2
of
Shares Nos 85605/33603 standing in the Society's Register in the zame of JULIO DINIZ OUTEIRO DA SILVA of Canton, have been LOST, and if at the expiration one month from the date hereof the above documents be not forthcoming the same will be deemed cancelled and of no effect, and NEW CERTIFICATES for the said Shares will be issued by the Society
CI MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
PREPAID
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of Hongkong, 28th November 1931.
the by Public Auction Sale, to be held on WEDNESDAY, the 28th day of DECEMBER, 1921, at 3p.m., at the Offices of the Fablic Works Department by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVEÉNos "of one Lot of CROWN LAND on new road Bowen Boad to Wanchai Gap, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 21 years.
1
PARTICULARS OF THE LUT,
No. of Hale.
Registry No.
Registry No.
Locality.
Wanchal Gay.
Boundary Membrements.
2,
feet fort. Fest fook.
do por este pinni
15,500
PUBLIC AUCTION.
Upest Price
1952
WANTED "
ADVERTISEMENTS
Le ters are lying at this Office for
Bozм.CE, XX, LM, LN, LB LT,LU, LW, MA, MK, MZ, NB, NP, A
TO LET-From January 1st in good locality on Peak, Two Farnished ROOMS with board, Married Couple preferred. Apply to Box OG, c/o Daily Press office [178
FOR
TOR SALE—" OLDSMOBILE" CAR- 8 cylinder 7 scator. First class condi- tion. Apply to Box No. OH, c/o Day Press Office.
[179
FO
CHOCOLATES
in fancy artistin bores &c. &c.
Special cases put up to order,
A
S. WATSON CO. LTD., Alexandra Buildings.
11
BIRTHS.
one with another in the Here, children look forward to the nocturnal visit of SASTA CLAUS on Christmas Eve na cagerly da do children
to
at home, and they are not disappointed. A spirit of goodwill and generosity per & vades the community
1. degree greater than at any other season of the year. As for the Christmas dinner, with turkey and phim pudding, it is an “institution-which will never be allowed
to die!
BE-At Inverness, Scotland, on Novem- ber 30th, to the wife of PETER BELL (of Shanghai), a daughter,
to Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Scorr, & daughter.
TALATI.-At Shanghai, on December 10th, to Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. TALATI, a son.
..." DEATH. A ADAMS.At General Hospital, Shanghai, December 18th, HENDY RICHARD COMLEY AJAMS, Assistant Olerk, H.B.M: Supreme Court.
The Hon. Mr. SEVERN said that it gave Mrs. Severn great pleasure to distribute the prizes to this school. Prior to enter- ing the building he had, along with others, the pleasure of looking over the garden. It was a most beautiful place, What is missing perhaps in Hongkong and he hoped the cultivation of plants. at Christmas time is that larger and flowers would continue. He had. aspect of the season of goodwill noticed in an Education Board report SCOTT-At Shanghai, on December 17th, which finds expression in the many that when the sub-committee inspected the appeals that mark the season at School in April last they reported that home for funds to provide "Christmas the garden which used to be a feature of dinners" for the poor and destitute. the school was now being neglected. We do not hear of such appeals here That could not now be said of the gar because, happily, there is little need den. Continuing, Mr. Severn said that of them. There is no unemployment the school was making satisfactory pre- problem here among men of the white gress in every way. He was delighted to race, and we trust there are none who
see the fine recreation ground which had go without the traditional dinner on
been larelled out on the north end of the: Christmas Day. Philanthropic societies
building. When he last saw the ground exist which see to that, and, if necessary he thought it was impossible to do any for such a purpose, a special appeal we
thing with it until the next season's wet weather Mr. Severn expressed a hope are sure, would not be made in vain, that many of the boys would proceed to Among the people of English race there the secondary schools and that some of is certainly no indifference to the
thein would go the University. The gen- delightful traditions of Christmas. May erous benefactors the boys had made this boys themselves as to whether or not not imposible. It all depended on the they could rise to the high standard of Education required of them,
on
HONGKONG Orning 108, Des Vœux Ro., O. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FL Stars, E.0.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 2478, 1991.
CHRISTMAS.
On a day when the thoughts of most of our readers are dwelling upon the Christ mas season a few observations on the subject in this column will have at least the virtue of being topical even" if there. ia little new to be said on a festival which comus round every year with unerring regularity. Some few years before the war we remember encounter ing in one of the Reviews an article
45
which asserted that Christmaa as
MOR SALE,~One 7. passenger Chandler
MOTOR CAR, perfect condition popular festival was becoming increna Owner laft Colony. For particulara,
Applyingly unpopular and that the family Bar No OF, 4/0 Daily Press Office.
Christmas we read about in the literature of half a century ago was fast dia appearing. The writer did not disclose
the time never come when it will cease
to be the custom for friends and acquaintances to wish each other. "A Merry Christmas"- wish we extend, once again, to all our readers.
Lane, Crawford & Co. will be open on Tuesday, 7th instant, from 0-12 a.. ADYT
The total output of the Kailin Mining Administration's mines for the week end-
ing. 10th December, 1921, amounted to 89,941-tons, and the sales to 77,480 tons.
A Chinese merchant D'Aguilar Street, is looking for a partner. who went out with 8470 to pay an account
and has not yet returned. letting by Public to be
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS
FOR SALE or TO LET -The residence Kenlis Mount Kellet The Peak held on WEDNESDAY, the 28th day of a 1966, el. ft. Possession any DECKMAN, 1921, at 8 r., at the Office of the 1923. Apply Box OD, c/o Daily Press Office. Puble Works Department, by order of En Excxilarer THE GOVERNOR, Gf one Lat OF OROWN LAND at Junction of Par Hoi
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
173
trading in
Dealing with recreation, the Hon. Mr. Sovern said the boys had admirable op portunities and he would not be sur prised if they excelled in games. The school had heaten a University XI. at cricket. This was not a third XI that the boys had played, bat a mixed team made the victory all the more creditable of the second aid third eleven, which to the boys of the school. He hoped the boys would play games in the best spirit. Mra. CLAUDE SEVERN then presented the prizes
PRIZE LIST:
The scholarships were won by the fol lowing boys:-
Class 4 Government Scholarship at Queen's College, Moosa Hassan; Sir Ellis Kadoorie Scholarship at Queen's Dawood Mohamed.
his place of abode, but in his narrow The news we published about a fort circle, he became impressed with the night ago that the proposed amalgaman ment Scholarships at E.K.1.8., Surian
Class & Colleg
waning enjoyment of "the children and tion of the Hongkong Dairy Farm Ice Singh. Class. Government Scholar- the growing boredom of the grown-up & Cold Storage Co, Ltd., with the Hong-ship, O. Hassan. Olass Government
Scholarship, Harbans Singh Class SA
Scholarship, Gurbachan Street and Canton Road in the Colony of TROR SALE Two Circular Steel Table people who affected to join in. their kong Hotel Co., Ltd., had fallen through Government Hongkong, option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be whampo Dock Company. Capacity Five of Bfty who looked back to
for a term of 70 years, with the built in 1919, by the Hongkong and amusements. He declared that a mais now officially confirmed. The scheme Singh.
the is definitely abandoned."
After presenting the prizes Mr. SEVERN fixed by the Surveyor of H MATTY THE Ton, Length 10 feet Diameter 6 feet's inches, days of his childhood and recalled the
said: We are very pleased to sou M Kure, for one further term of 75 years.
From Command Orders issued yesterday Ellis Kadoerie with us to-day. He never* Apply to DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP · Co.,. LTD, 20 Des Voeux Road Central, ". 178 enormous importance and splendour of regarding embarkation and disembarka fails to show his interest in the estab the Christmas festivities and gifts not tion from the transport Himalaya we learn lishments which under his generosity that in view of the early arrival of the have flourished and his presence here only in the halls of the then prosperous 2nd Br King's Liverpool Regt, the 2nd to day shows his continued interest in country squires, but in the middle-class Bn. Wilts Regt, (less women and children) their welfare.
strength 20 officers 719 other ranks, will Three cheers for the Hon. Mr. Claud families in towns, recognised that the be placed under a canvas on Murray Bevern and Mrs Bevern, Bir Ellia Christmas festival was in a state of Parade Ground Marray Barracks Offi- Kadourie, and the visitors brought the decay Christmas used to be regarded, eers Mens Premises, Sergeants Mess, Cafi- proceeding to a close.
teen, and Cook Houses will be shared by ho wrote, as the season when all members the 2nd Bn. Wilts Regiment and the 2nd LOORS in the New Bank Building, of the family within available distances Bn. King's Liverpool Regiment under arrangements to be made between the gathered together, attended the Church two battalions The 2nd Bo King's Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND
which they had previously helped to Liverpool Regiment has a strength of
865 other ranice. This includes Com INVESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LTD, decorate, gave each other presenta, pang (estimated at 186) that will form
(1800 | lighted up the Chri mas-trio, played the Legation Guard at Peking,
Regladay Ep.
Locally!
Boundtry MenurÈN
X,
+
..
#
8,300 86 21,000
195
WANTED.Position by Britaker with years' basiness experience, in any rapacity. No objection to Outparts Apply Box. Ok, ajo Daily Preis Office.
[175
TO LET.
Des Voeur Road Central
The death occurred at Kyoto, recently, of Miss A E. Sowter, who with her sister had resided in Japan about twenty- five years. In Kobe the conducted school for foreign children, and later removed to Kyoto,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.