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NEW ADVERTISEME TS-

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PEAK OLUB.

TOTICE to Members and Subscribers -- S.bcription Dunçox havo, beta arranged for SATURDAY, not the ora T. and I'UES- DAY, APRIL Í“TH

Tickets as usual.

JOHN BENTLEY,

Hon. Socretary.

672

PEAK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION.

MEETING to which all Peak Residents'

A arg invited will be held on TUESDAY,

next the 28 INSTANT in the Fenk Ulnb a

8.041 13,1

To con-ider-

A. Pro onal to form a Peak Romilonta

Association and if confirmed.

B. All matters relative thereto.

JOHN BENTLEY,

Hon. Secretary of Provisional Committre.

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671

GULA-KALUMPONG RUBBER

ESTATES, LTD.,

TICE 1S HEREBY GIVEY that the ANNUAL GENERAL EETING of

the show-Copy will be held in LONDON

DA ÁFILL STA.

The S ARE REGISTER will be CLOSEN from March 4th to April 7th, both days inclusive

Br drop.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS,

Calenta Nagister.

Hongkong, March 22nd, 1992..

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INDER are invited for the purchase Di-el agar at peant lying at the Hoogkung and Whampao Dk Company's works at Kowloon.

he gear is for male as it lies and purchasers wil be required to remove t at their ow ехредна.

hgrar will be wyd either guar anten a candia, and with a faults and.

a rars of de-criptom

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piications for. male to the un fer- gsed.

Ten er huld b dep sited at the Comms dor's Office, Navel Yard, Hongkong, a t later than Nous on FHI AY 7rn PRIL 2

Lot 1 Fail End Shafts fit ed with Gun

Mutal Sleaves, and Loup ings.

for permits to view should be

2 Bronze Prop-llers with two eddy cases. Michel Threat Blook & Trust halt. Cast Ste Stats.

2C at Iren bullers Tures, Lot Steel & crank, csak shafts and 4ngin bed, for same, cast steel and rolled teel

Lot Cast Iron Fywheels. Lot 4-Numerous wrought steel"

frames.

4

engine

Lot 5-Numerous cast iron rzhazat picons

H. LOWE,

Naval Store Oficer

884

THE LIVERPOOL & LONDON &OL BE

INSURANCE CO., LT

NOTICE.

I have this day handed over the Management

f his Company's Branches in Hong

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 23HD, 1929.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

G.

PUBLIC AUCTION, “

PARTICULARS Auction Sale, to be ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS reld, on MONDAY, the 27th day of MARCH, 1893 at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His

Lot

JROWN LAND at Mong Kok

at

EXCELIENOT TUR GOVERNOR Lan Thai, va the Jology of Hongkong, for terms of 75 years with the option of renewal at Cros Bant to. be Exed by the Surreyor of Bis. MAJESTY THE Kise, for one-further term of 75 years,

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

R-giry Hǝ

1.ccality.

No.

11405.

Loe

Kn

1407.

Inlatal Lot No. 1212,

Bandar Karenants.

about

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per la plan,

6,750,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG CLUB

NOTICE

THIRTY-SIXTE

TEARLY

TGENERAL MEETING of the Members

of the Hongkong Club will be held in the Club 118.30 r. House on MONDAY, the $7¤ Mancu, 1929,

By:Order

A. H. ABEAS,

Secretary Hongkong, 18th March, 1922,

1810

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUS THE HACE MEETING in honour of HRH. THE PRINCE OF WALES te be held on April 7th, at the Race Course, Happy Valley.

Members are hereby notified that this Meeting will rank, as a Gymkhana Meeting as far as all penalties and allowances are concerned for Races held by the Hongkong Jockey Club

H. BIRKETT," Clerk of the Courer,

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

ACE MEETING in honour of HRH.

RAGE RETIN OF ITA to be held at

the Race Course Happy Valley on APRIL 7th.

1- Baca starts at 2.30 p.m.

Admission to Jockey Club Enclosures 8.3.

or at the Gate Ladies free. Programme 81

ca h.

h.

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"CALCUTTA MARU” FROM CALCUTTA & RANGOON VIA STRAITS.

"TANGO MARU" FROM AUSTRALIA YA MANILA. BAKI MARU" Гном УОКОНАМА.

CONSIGNEES of Ugo by the are

amers

are hereby informed, that

bo

landed same has been shipped from Koho and TOD YAnd that their Good will arrived at Hongkong by sa. "AWA MARU, Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company's and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Godowan at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mark by mark and delivery soon as the Goods are can be obtained na landed.

Goods not cleared by the 29th MARCH, 1922, will be subject to r nt.

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed hour on TUESDAY and Famar. All claims must be presentail within ten days of the stoster's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted, after the goods have left the Gordowas.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

Древл 75

Hongkong 22nd March, 1922.

EX ROYAL MARINES,

INTIMATION

IDEAL BEVERAGES

WATSON'S DRY GINGER ALE

It dryness and aroma are features which give this drink the popularuy it deserves.

"PYERIS,"

charged with having "unlawfully, by status. By a stroke of the pen the mui fraud opticed away two little servant as status will cease to be recognised, sa girls from the custody of their mistresson that all the girls will sequire the status Mr. ALBISTER, argued that the indictment-the designation, as least hired The muitai system could not stand because the lawfulness of domestic servants

Soms

the custody was an essential ingredient will not be effectually abolished by the of the offence and it had been shown by mere issue of a proclamation. the evidence that those children had been machinery for enforcing the order will living in a state of slavery which could be nooded, and we await with interess not be recognised in a British Colony the details of the scheme which is to give affect to this decision. Meanwhile it is We discussed in a leading article at the interest to mention the recent decision time the point taken by Mr. ALABASTER of the Chinese Government in Canton to and pointed out that the precedents aba ish the system, and that a Judicial in other places under the British Commission is at present engaged in supported his contention. The Chief

drafting regulations which are to apply dustice, it may be mentioned, had beys when abolition is formally decroad. epared the necessity of giving a decision on the point raised by Mr. ALABASTER, OS the case against his client had failed on, another issue. Lieut-Co.one! JOHN WARD,

The Chinese Merchants Bank, Lih whose head office is in Alexandra Build- ings, Chater Road, opened a branch office in Shanghai yesterday,

Sparkling Mineral Table Water. M-P. the well-known Labour leader, happened to be in the Colony at the time, Healthful and refreshing.in command of a regiment of the garrison.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Ha-bocanis greatly interested in this Administration's mine, for the week end- Blends excellently with Whisky allegation of slavery under the Britishing March 11th, amounted to 83.199 topsy

Bag, and from that moment inaugurated and the sales to 68,519 tona

·WATSON'S STONE GINGER BEER

at hose au active campaign against the matus system in British terri- Lory.

It is announced that Messrs. Dodwell

There came to the Colony shortly & Co., Ltd., have been appointed agents afterwards a Naval Officer and his wife of the London Liverpool & Globe Tasur

commander and airs. Haswoor-whoance Co., Ltd., for Hongkong and Caston, also became geeply interested in the and that the presont branch offices of the queeton, Mrs. Hasatwood especially. She Company in Hongkong and Canton will porsocally investigated the system, wrote be closed from 1st April. 80vigorously on the "subject to the local

Tickets can be obtained at Kelly & Walsh Prepared by a process of partial fermentation which gives it the distinctive flavour which is pleasing to the palate,

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Teach. The proceeds will be donated to the pro- Home. posed New Nursing

H. BIRKETT,

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Merk of the Course.

"NOTICE

TO OFFICERS AND ENGINEERS OF

THE BRITISH MERCANTILE

MARINE

accordance with the expressed wish, o Iacone River of WALES to meet

all ox-service men, among whom he 'men- tioned officers of the Mercantils Marine, His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNGE most kindly of that extends to all certificated members service in ships using or passing through the Port

an, invitation to be present in the grounds of Government House at 2.3) P.. on

"FORMAZONE"-

the

Possesses

All the Catholics of Hongkong are papers, and by cable and letter brought cordially invited to attend the Mission two matter to the notice of influential which will be given by a Maryknoll persons at home. Her activities seem bo Father in the Cathedral of the Immaculate havo o exasperated the local Government Conception. The Mission will begin on that it reported to the most satceratie Monday, March 7th, and will and on

characteristic and reprehensible means of suppressing Passion Sunday: April 2nd, 1993. A.

refreshing documed to help in this direction he was ADYT.

transferred. from the station. He retired

thom. Baca: Commander HABELWOOD mon will commence each day at a

stimulating and qualities of Champagne; it has a delicious flavour.

The afternoon of APRIL 6th, when his Royal AS. WATSON

looks forward to mouting them.

Highness In announcements of the above already fasted, the final date of application for tickets of admission is stated to be March been realised that if estir It has, howe observed, the majority of this date is strictly officers likely to be in port on April 8th will

from attend thas

ading. Arrangemente be prefore, been

uld apply as soon as posable for cunts of ndimission to the Rev. G.-T. WALBEREAVE Seamen's Institute, Praya East (stating rank ship, name of firm, and any war-services and decorations), the final date of pacation being kept aa late as possible in order to obriate in some mensure the difficulty abov 664 stated.

YONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICH, TO SHAREHOLDERS.

kong and Caaton to MR JOHN DE B. LAS KINDLY communicate with F.O. Boz 53) THE FIFTY THIRD ORDINARY GEN.

CASTER, Local Manager.

WE HALE,

Acting Local Manager. Hongkong, 23rd March, 199

have appoin The Directors of the Company ted, Mrs. DunWELL & CLro & Agents of the Company for Hongkong & Cinton and

urine-s of the Comacy in t css ar tha wil be ler their charge as from 1st April, 19 2 Da and after the data all communica tions relating thereto shaid therefore be add eased to Meers. DODWELL & Co., LTD. BS Agents of the Company.

Mr. T. F. SHERMAN fr. has been appointed Psident, Insp ctor of the Company, and will have a neat in Mes re. ODWELL & CO., LTD Ofice and will be in charge of the Compangle

*ercats,

and Mr. TSE AN PAK W

in

continue to act a Compradors for the Com- p.n ander Me srs. DODWILL & CO. LTD

The re ent Branch fices of the Company in Hongkong and Canton will be closed as from bu same data

JOHN D2 B. LANG ASTER, Local Manager. Hongkong, 3rd March, 1924. We ha o acept d the Agency of the Liver pool & Load in & Globe Insuranc Co., Ld Hongkong & Canton and will take charge of the Company, enterests in those ar as fram 1-t pril, 1929

Por Pro ODWELL & CO., LTD. G. M. DOUWELL, Luzestár.

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HONGKONG BENEVOLENT, SOCIETY

of the Hongkong Benevolent Socisty, will THE ANNUAL GENERAL MELTING he held in the CITY HALL on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9TH At Noos

K. E. A. CAVALIER

Hon. Secretary

603 Hongkong, 18th March, 1927.

"G.

SALE BY TENDER OF H.M.S. "W1VERN" TENDERS are invited for the parchase of the above named ship ad she lies in the barbour.

7 Fall particulam of the ship, conditioun, of sale, permits tv.es sud tender forms may 3. A deposit of $100 is required before, be obtained on application to the undersigned forms of t nd-r, can be issued, this amount being returned if tender is not accepted.

The vessel wil be on view from the 12nd March to the 22nd April inclusive duri the ordinary working hours of the Dockyard. [674

RICULARS OF EL 31.8.WIVER Length betwe`n Perpendiculars....

235 ft. Breadth, extremo

Deth in bold

.00

Displacement...2000 To :s (about)

P&O. S. N. CO. Nopelling Machinery and Boilers here

STEAMERS FOR

been removed and only fow items of Work shop machinery and fittings have been left on AUS bus STRAITS, COLOMBO,

d. Tenders will be received in the Office TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, ÷

the Commodore, Hongkong, up to noon on MONDAY the 24th April 1921. MEDITERRANEAN, PORTS:

H. G. LOWE,

Naval Store Officer, & LONDON."

B.M. Dockyard,

[666 Hongkong, March 31st, 1999,

Through Bill of Lading irened or Batavia Parnan Gall, Continental American, and Bouth African Forte,

"Captain

TE

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO, LTD.

1 Steamship" SICILIA,

Jenkins, ca sying this Majesty'a Mails. will be despated from this, Port un or atent

1922,

NOTICE taking A SATURDAY lat Passengers and Cargo for the above Parts

Bill and Valuables T&for Italy, FranceTHE Fortyfourth Ordinary Annual Meeting

and

will be trac

ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD ERS will be haid at the Offices of the undersigned on FRIDAY, the dist March the

of receivinu ритроче 1992, at Now, for the Report of the General Managers, together with a statement of Accounts for the year ended the 31st December, 1921,

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOKS will be CLOSED from the 17th to 31st March, 1992, both days inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & QU., LTD, General Blavagers, HONGKONG FIRE.

INSURANCE CO, LTD,

13th, 1822 Hongkong. March

TO LET.

NEW OFFICE ROOMS is Central Local lity from 1st April. Apply SANG KEE c/o Compradore Department, Hongkong & Shai Bank,--Des Voer Road

[459, entrance.

Few from April 5th

TO LET. TURNISHED FLAT-Tregunter Mansion Apply to HUKEE YB ESTATE

& JANCE CO., LTD.

OFFICE TO LET.

زمان

SIX ROOM will be cut in 18203

BUILDING, from 1st April

Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON LIMITED,

FOR BALE.

AND, approximately 7.500 square feet on storied brick and concrete building, hitable for

wabərffort at Bwajow with modern, 2

office mud godown, Further details

485

CO. LTD., AERATED. WATER MANUFACTURERS TELEPHONE 436-

BIRTH.

The proprietors of the different Canto

counced that the smal scale of passage fare of their steamers will be bereafter changed. An increase of 30 cents will ba” added to the usual rate of technom passage fare; 20 conta poronny will

Hongkong steamers have recently an

from the Service in consequence, on half pay, and has since devoted a good deal of time in assisting his wife to die sominate a know.edge of the mui-tra & ten at home. They have auccoded in stirring up a wida interest in the subject, and the Secretary of State for the made to the 2nd class and 10. getite te

The usual rates of: fzuig? Colonies during the last three or four third class. year has been bombarded with some scores will also be insreased 10 per of questions on the subject in that House Times. of Commons. At last the point was The now Governor of French Cochin reached when Mr. CHURCHILL began to Chins M. Cognacy has arrived and sa entertain doubts as to the correctness of the Colonial Office attitude towards the

"no Patch-At Shanghai, on March 18th, Mr. question;„as. ho, put it, he was

and Mrs. N. W. PEACH, & 503. entire y satisfied with the gist of the ques

MARRIAGE.

tions and answers in the House of Com DINSDALE SMITH-At the Peak Church, mons" and his closer investigation of the on Wednesday, 22nd March, 1923, system has resulted in the decision to FELIX AMYAS DINSDALE, Second son of Mrs. and the late G. K. Dinsdale, decree ite abolition: We can hardly doubt formerly of Yokohama, to DORys that the formation some months ago by MARGARET. Youngest daughter of the Chinese initiative of a Society to press late Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Smith, for the abolition of the mustai system Dudley

(Здрай Worcestershiro. papers please copy).

fe95 contributed greatly to this volle face on the part of the Colonial Office, and the DEATHS. DUNCAN. At Shanghai, on March 18th, Society, which is to hold its first annual WILLIE DUNCAN, Chinese Maritime general meeting on Sunday, will be able Customs, Nanking, aged 63 years. HYDE-At Shanghai, on March 10th. to congratulate itself on the speedy con HAN LINA, dearly beloved wife of version of the local Government and the

Colonial FRANE H. HYDz, ağed 42 yea79.

sumed duties During he first day of fos he received deputations from the chiefs of the Civil Service, the Army and Navy, the Justiciary, Provincial doe erpore, the princ pal journaliste, the Major. of Saigon and the President of The..Governor- the Colonial Council. Genera is an old Cochin-China colonist and his apponiment has caused intensc enthusiasm amongst his subjecta.

Shanghai residents, and perhaps the Shanghai police, who were startled some weeks ago by the killing of a Korean in bread day in a public thoroughfare (says the Peking correspondent of the W.-C. Daily News) may be interested to know. CHURCHILL re that the victim was not named Yang, as* Office. Mr. marked that it will take time to draw then reported, but was the more or less. LowDos Orics: 131, FLAT STENT, E.Cup the scheme. for the abolition of the notorious Kim Lip, an agent of the Irkutsk bureau for the dissemination of Communist propaganda among "Oriental peoples, who came to Peking lost, summer with Russian gold to the vale of $400,000 and resided for some time at various rand houses in the Western Hills.

¿HORÓLONG OFFIOR: 104, Das Vaʊx Rd., Q.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MARCH 23ED, 19241.

VICTORY OF THE ANTI- MUL-TBAI AGITATION,

The net profits of the Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co. last year were $4,041,778.88, of

system, but the Secretary of State expecta the change to be carried out within a year. According to the cable the scheme is to be drawn up by the Government "in consultation with the Society, for the protection and abolition of multaa" Societies we suppose, is the right word, for two have been formed in the Colony within the past year-one for the

The two Groporation, & per cent, namely $206,088.94; It has been at last decided to abolish the tection" of mini-sas; the other for the which, according to the articles of incor

abolition of the system. mui t'ai system in Hongkong. We have never doubted that this would be the antagonistic, but whether both societies must be placed to the reserve fund. The This equals capital is 8 per cent. for the abolition now that the Govern$1,200,000. In addition to this reservo outcome of the agitation maintained in will co-operate, in drawng up the scheme fixed rate of intereat on the shareholders' growingetrength against it during the past- five years. Mr. CHURCHILL B Becretary ment has decided on abolition is a que fund sad interest 30 per cent. will be of Slats for the Colonies, has made thion, which to believe is not yet doterlaced to the special reservo fund, ie

","

mined.

pro

+791,606.97: The directors have decided to announcement in the House of Commons,

According to the Census there are 6,653 allow on each share a dividend of eight and the cable tells us it was received with "cheers." These cheers testify to the of these muistiot in the Colony. The per cqnt, the total buing $1,200,000: This, general interest which has been aroused effect of the Secretary of State's decision together with the interest referred to stem which, violates the British is not goocccarily to cost all these girls above gives the shareholders 19 per cont. law against slavery, and has been from their present homes, but simply to on their money.

The Hop Mr. Lau Cha Pak, the, seator described as a blot on our national release them from conditions of service

Chineso member of the Legislative Coun- homour.

Kat it has been allowed which one within the meaning of the to endure in the Colony from the begin tom slavery. The great majority of themell, has intimated to H.E. The Governoz wings of its history and the local Govern-will doubtless remain as hired servants his wish to resign his sent. The Hon. Mr. post he repeatedly defended-the-system For those who are not so retained some Lan Chu Fak has had a scat on the Coun HUMPHREYS & Coas a benevolent institution. The voice of temporary provision will, we supposoil for the past eight years. He tools

protest against the s

10.system has been raised be made by the Government or charitable that ho has reached a time of life, when KULANGSU, MUNICIPAL COUNCILocally from time to time, and the notable organisations It may be recalled that requires more leisaro. For the past of the protest of Bir JOS SALE, the Census Officer in his Report on the thirty years he has devoted a good deal instance when he was Chief Justice hero, some Contus taken last April remarked that of his time and energy to public stairs thing like fifty years ago, was mentioned the returns showed that very fow youngHe is at the present time Chairman of and of the Chinese Committee by Mr. CHURCHILL when mplying to a girls are employed in the Colony as hired the Chinese General Chamber of Com in connection with the impending the Prince of Wales He The Kalaagra Municipal Council invite

tang these portions make muficient tenders for the laying of 6,000, square a question in Parliament on the subject a domestic servants The Chu Lin (Vin)

persistent agitation been maintained at been suggested as a substitute for the demand on his time and has consequently home on the subject such as we have mantsai, does not appear, he said, to be asked to be relieved from further Service popular, but there are on the other hand on the Legislative Council. If the resigna tion takes effect the Chinese community As many of our readers will recollect large number of boys between the ages will certainly 1069 a representative bad in the last five years, the starting point of the effort which has of 12 and 14 employed in domestic work has watched their interests with ev

Chinese

General Chamber of Commerce is HG. REED,

culminated so successfully, was a case in in Chinese households, and there were care and attention on the Council. The Tak Mui, a trying to induce Mr. Lake Clas Fair to Secretary:

the Supreme Court in 1917, when Mr. 129 young girls described as Kalangan Municipal Coungil

· 667) 67. C.-G. ALABASTER was defending a prisoner torm which in most care denotes são camel recone-der-hás tecution

AMOY.

ROAD CONSTRUCTION

and Lond uni+r

+r arrangemen

i toh Mail Steamer pro- will be held at the Offices of the Generalized on the rewis in the Peak, district, Hong

of the Bhareholder of the above En road priecig of a simkar composition to the month or two ago; but never before has Azi, or girl hired by the year, who has

shipped at Boa bayi eved ng direct to Marselies and London.

Agents, Fodder Street, on WEDNESDAY the Long Parcels will be received at this flice until goth March at 11. a. for the purpose of 87.M., the day before sailing. The contenta Bari, value of all packages are required.

For further particulars apply fo MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

& CO March 21ad, 1482

Agents

-2014-

Should the experiment be found to be succe

Sortiment in this mazzer. receiving the Report & Statement of Accounts the Council istead to afface all roads it the for year ending 31st December, 1921.

The Transfer Borks of the Company will be Fuller particulars can be obtained on appl closed from the 16th to 29th March, both days cation to the undersloed.

Inclusive.

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD General Agents.

[576 Hongkong, 10th March, 1922.