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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAYS.

Accordance with Ordinance No. 5., of 14 The IXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of Public Business on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, the 6th and 7th ArRIL 1924.

Hongkong, 9th March, 1992.

NOTICE..

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

LONGLY & 00.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH

COAL MERURANTS, SHIP-CHANDLERS, SHIPS'

COMPRADORES & STEVEDORES.

(725

WE

VISIT OF AH, PRINCE OF WALES

T having been decided to include an Eight-

to be held on 7th April, the Committee hope, that as many as possible, of those who receive Invitations will attend a short practise which will be held in the Pavilion on MONDAY the and Ara at 50 r., when the Pipers of the Scottish Company will attend.

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THE CHINA MINERAL CO., LTD. (In Liquidation)

NOTICE.

MEETING of the Creditors of the Com pany will be bold on the 8th day of APRIL, 1999 at the Offices of Mosta. W. R. LoxT Co., at 12 o'clock noon purezant to the pro- Visions of Section 141 of the Companies' Ordinance 1917.

At the Morting the Creditors rül be naked to determine whether an application shall be male to the Court for the appointment of any person as Liquidator in the place of, or jointly with, myself, the Liquidator appointed by the Company or for the appointinent, of a Com- mittes of Inspection.

C V HUGHES,

Liquidator. Dat the ith day of March, 1999.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCES 1911-1921

and

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHINA

LTD. CO MINERAL *****In Liquidation

GENERAL MEETING of the Jembers of the sucro Com- pany daly convened and held at the Eegistered Offices of the Company, York Building, Chater Boad, Victoris, Hongkong, on the 4th day of FABEUARY, 1829, the following Special Resola. tions were duly pasand and of a subeoquest Kxtraordinary

doneral Meeting of the Mens-

NONCE IS HEREBY given that as

EXTRA O DINARY

ders of the said Company se daly conven.d and held at the süünie place en. March 10th, 1922, the following Special Lewolutions were dely confirmed,

BP VULL-

1. That the Coupmay be woĉnd -

tarily

.

2 That George Vitr Hughes, Accountant of York Building bo and is hereby appont d Laquidator for the purponet us! auch kuling ap

Chairman.

B. O. RUSSELL, Dated the 13th day of March, 1929,

G.

'PUBLIC AUCTION.

(127

PAROLA Public Auction Sale, to be

ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

bold on

MONDAY,

THE

the 3rd day of APEL, 1999, at 3 P.M., at the Offices of the by order of His Department, by erd Pablo Worka

GOVERNOR, of one Lot LAND

at Repulse Bay, in 73 the Colony of Hongkong, for term of Tor, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be axed by the Surveyor of His MAJESTY THE Kaso, for one farther term of TS Jours

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of BAL

Building Let | Regimry člo,

Duldier fot No.165

Locality.

Boundary Messursents,

Asunal Hental.

L H

25,000 18 3,90%

food

(0°C,

fast foot.

∙About

An pas la plan

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A. G. DA ROCHA

AUCTIONEER, SURVEYOR

AND

GENERAL BROKER!

So..24, D'Aguilar Street.

E have this day removed to our business premises, to No. 15 Li Yuen Street East opposite to To-To-Sin-Koon Den-Vaux Boad Central"

Telephone No. 4134.

KWOK HIN WANG,

Manager.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

719"

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO

STEAMBOAT CO, LTD.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

WE have this day admitted Mr. CHARLES

norabip,

BEEYARD BROWN, A... into part. LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 27th March, 1999

NOTICE.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCKEN.

INTIMATION

3UTH, 1923.

Men like Li Huso Cuaso and Tyya Kwo been twice President of Chiba, possesÁBELE Fasy he says, whọ had been Viceroys and a personal wealth of not more than high officials for the greater part of $50,000; and men like Hsu CHUNG CHỈM, their lives, left fortunes which would be W TING FANG, HU HAN MING, and

have possessed any personal wealth of

BURNETT'S regarded now-a-days as insignißount. We WANG CHINO Wet were never known to

709

DRY GIN

E it known that the Consular Tariff has.

Bbc reformed from to-day's date, 42

ad valorem instead of # * %

O. D. CANSECO,

Consul General for Porn.

(708 Hongkong 27th March, 1999.

NOTICE

HAREHOLDERS in this Company ars

ON and after the lot Araiz nere Comesity raminded that the calls and promin

Office of the above-named Company will be located at No. 4A, De Tatz Roso due in respect of the new issue Shares must be CENTRAL HONGKONO, 4th Floor, (next door paid on or before, the 31st inst.

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bonk.)

STORAGE CO., LTD. By Order of the Board of Director

JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary. Hongkong, 29th March, 1942.

GODDARD & DOUGLAS.

(Telephone 129). MARINE STEVZIGRY, Pier's BeBEN ES,

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

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NOTICE

697

SPECIAL CONSTABULARY, AVING relinquished the appointments HAVE. F. G. JENKIn ceases to be Chief Constable and Mr. J. W. FRANKS, Deputy Cheif Constabls as from this date. ME. PERDTE Astant Superintendent of Police, take Police Headquarters, is appointed. charge of the Special Constabulary until fur

to him.

WE hereby give notice of our REMOVAL the orders. All enquiries should be addressed

to new Offices on the 3rd Floor at. No. 4. Des You's Road, UESTRAL, un the 1st proximo..

GODDARD & DOUGLAS. [90]

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB,

in honour of H.R.H.

RACE MEETING 19, to be held at the Race Course Happy Valley on APRIL 7th.ing

1st Race starts at 30 p.m.

Admission to Jockey Club Enclosures 95. Tickets are now on sale at Kelly & Walsh Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform #1 each. Programmes 81 en h. Ladies free.

will receive their badges in a Members day or two.

The proceeds will be donated to the pro posed New Nursing Home

H. BIRKETT

644]

Clerk of the Course.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE FIFTY-THIRD ORDINARY GEN-

E. D. C. WOLFE, Captain Superintendent of Police. (718 Hongkong, March 28th, 1992.

UNITED SERVICES RECREATION OLUB.

DANCE will be held at the U.S.BC. on A SATURDAY, the 1st April, 1995, start- at 9.15 p. punctually. Arrangements as heretofore,

Kowloon, 27th March, 1929.

"OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE

DINNER.

Many Members of the alive Universities Aare unable to be present on Ara 1st: it has been Decided to hold the DINNER on! MONDAY APRIL 10th,

Particulars will be set to all who have seat in Their Names and to all who do so before APRIL 8th to

J. E. WARNER

St. Stephens College.

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DECRISED.1

whereabouts of the wil of the late Jr. person having any knowledge of the SHARP, x.c., c... formerly of Hong- requested to communicato immediately

DEACON, LOOKER,

DEACON & HARSTON.

ERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD THE HON. MRE H. SHARP, × 0, 6.8.C. ERS be held at the Offices of the FRIDAY, the 31st March, undersigned on

of receiving *** 1992, at boox, for the the Report of the General Managora, together A with a statement of Accounts for the year. H.

kong la ended the 31st December. 1921,

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER with

CLO "BOOKS will be

from the 17th to inclusive. 31st March, 19$2, both

JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers, HONGKONG FIRE

INSURANCE CO. LTD.

*583

Hongkong, March 13th, 1992

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

ACTION No. 1er 18£0.

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BETWEEN LAU TSZ TSAU, LAU TANG SHI, LAU SHE SHI, LAU YIU SHI and LAU LI SHI, Plaintifs and

LAU SHIV CHUEN, Defendant.

By order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong

Bod

Under the direction of the Registrar.

Supreme Court.

LAMMERT BROTHERS,

fr

ESSRS. Mo received instructions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of April, 1922, at 3 o'clock ..

WITHOUT RESERVE All the right title and interert of the above- named defendent Lar Suit CuUEN alias LAU WAI CRUN OF (CHAN) of and in the following PROPERTIES situate in the Colony of Hong 02 & 104, Des Vienx Road West and

H No.

Vistoria

being Inland Lot No. 1743. No. 7, Bonban Strand, Victoria

1 Des Yeux Road, Ceneral

Hongkong, 27th March, 1949.

BILLIARD.

PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP:

1st. Prize...

2nd.

3rd.

Highest Break

Entrance Fee 100.

[7.0

Goki Watch. Silver Cup, Bilard Coe

Entries close on April 10th. Namica to be sent (with Entrance Fees) to J. E. OXBERRY,

Palace Hotel. 705

NOTICE.

TO OFFICERS AND ENGINEERS OF

THE BIUITISH MERCANTILE

MARINE

BURNETT'S Gin.

was a household

word in London

before most of the

men who fought in the big war were

born

AND

STILL IS!

SOLE IMPORTERS

A S. WATSON &

CO.

LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

TELEPHONE 18.

honesty.

recollect that the prevailing impression at the time of L. HUNG CHANG's death was more than $100,000." If the chargea made

against the Peking Administration are. that he was enormously wealthy, for he, at least, had no reputation for incor-s substantially true as 'the writer claims,

it is obvious that the administration is. ruptibility. But the writer wo are quot thoroughly rotten, and we shall watch ing athras that neither of the two men with deep interest the progress of the above named left, when they died, more erusade, which the Minister of Justice than a hundred thousand taels. If that has Inunched for its purification from is the case. Li Hosa Chisa myst have corruption and or the enthronement of been a much-maligned man. YeaN SHIT Kat, who was a Kung Kao in the Ching Dynasty and the first-or should it be the second-President of the Republic, is "Nothing can be gained by unjust stated to have left his sons two million tone.ssion to fear," said Mr. Lloyd George tacis. Compared with the fortunes of in a recent public speech. Has this re Peking officials of the present day, our mark any application in "Hongkong✦ Chinese authority enys, even two millions

The s. Planorbis, which have been Since the death of built to the order of the Anglo-Saxon is a trifling su YUAN SKEN Ka money-making and Petroleum Co., Ltd., is to be launched at Kowloon Deck on April 4th at 12.15 p.

A Chinese girl 13 year-old fell or jump-

squeeze' (which we take it are inter- changable terms in this connection) have Fractically become an open practice-an organised predatory policy," Someone in the Government is accused of being aed from the verandah of No. 20, Arbuth- strong advocate of foreign loans net Road on Tuesday and was seriously because of the fabulous commis-injured. The child was removed to the sions **"

"in which he and his colleagues Government Civil Hospital, are alleged to have shared. Loane

Among the departurës by the Devanha Amounting to over a billion dollars yesterday for London, were Mr. Q. H have been raised since China hecame a Wakeman Crown "Solicitor) and Mrs. republic, and the writer, we are quoting Wakeman, Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Taylor, affirms that nearly $300,000.000 have gone Enginear-Captain Ferguson, Mrs. Barlow into the pockets of officials. The famous and Miss Coppinger, Commander B.R purchase

of opium at Shanghai, & Brooke, Lieut. Cornwall, Mr. W. A. J. few years ago, is quoted as having Cooper (P.W.D.) and Mrs. Cooper. been so manipulated

The expeditionary army of which Dr.

thun

it

ench represented by

The No. 1 gardener Employed by Mr.

to result in 張 "squeeze of not less ten million dollars, of which one official Sun Yat Sen is Commander-in-Chief, got three millions, the balance being dis- consists, according to a Kweilin message, of over 36 divisions." The Kwantung tributed among many others, the lowest Army is represented by 7 divisions and allotment being between 2500,000 and two brigades. The provinces of Yuanau, 3000.000. Moreover, anys this writer, Szechuan, Hunan, Kweichow. Kwangsi, has been the practice of late. years to and Shenai are put all Government posts up to auction. several divisions.

For every position, either in or out- side Peking, there is different prics= usually the amount which equals the in-A F. B. Silva-Netto, was convicted at come of half a year of that particular the Magstracy yesterday of the theft MARRIAGE.

position. The different Government jobs of two fancy, porcelain flower pots worth BARNES STOTT-At the Cathedral of St.

or positions were at first carefully tabulat. 5, and was sentenced by Mr. Wood to Mary and St. John Manila, on March 2nd, EDWARD CHARL BARNES, Boned on this basis so that anybody willing one month's hard labour. The pots had of the lute J. P. Barnes, Ospringe to pay that amount might get the desired heen sold to a inarine hawker for $3. Parsonage Favera, and Mrs. Barnes, Ramsgate, to HELEN, daughter Isition. Later: however, the price was An Indian sergeant's suspicions led to of Mr. and Mrs. HENRY STOTT of mised: the mount to be paid being made the defendant's arrest and prosecution. Bollon.

By request we submitted to the Chair. equal to the aggregate income of i whole year of a particular position. But, this man of Tuesday's meeting of Peak resi

systems' received no warm welcome from dents the report we intended to publish job-hunters, because they often ran the

discussion on the servants' pay The risk of losing their jobs in a very much question, but in view of the extensiva shorter time than one year, when their emendations made, which make the re- patrons were out of office.

in our opinion, useless and mis- port. goes without saying that many offcials leading"we have decided not to publish squeezed shaticelessly and never missed any the debris. We make this statement be opportunity of money-making? Not long cause in yesterday's issue we promised afterwards this system again underwent publication of a fail report.

•

HONGKONG OFF: 14, Das Vœux ED., C. LONDON UNION: 131, FLAT STE, E-C

Jaily

The Press.

HONGKONG, March 20th, 1924.

CORRUPTION IN CHINESE,

OFFICIAL CIRCLES.

. It

of

a change the job-hunters had only to pay

The strike of the Rice Shipping Associa one-tenth of the bargain only before tion, at haton, which started two they got the position, and the rest of the months ago, was settled on the evening bargain money was paid in monthly instal-of March 27th in the presence of all the mens atter they had got the job. This delegates of the rice merchants and the proved" to be a very much safer methed

Rice Shipping. Association at a meeting tur poll sus. This system ; has been held in the Association of Chambers, of practised, and is very prCommerce. After a long discussion over

This

is how officials become

WHEN men discus the question as "to" whether the change in China from a monarchical to a republien system of Government has been of advantage to the country one of the first inquiries made is: Has it made for greater purity of the anus alministration In other words: Is there valent."

the Canton Times, the merchante now less corruption in official circles than millionaires. One method which the the articles which the strikers submitted, was the case under the Monarchy] What Military officials have of making money is Anally gave in, and the victory was won is the answer to that question? The to "cal up" the soldier's pay. Naccordance with the expressed wish o IHAH. THE PRINCE OF Wstated subject has been receiving some attention example, a certain army is reported to in Peking, "recently. Grave allegations of consist of so many soldiers, while in fact all ex-service men, among whom he men- of the Mercantile Marine, His tioned officers EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNUR most kindly corruption have been made in connection the actual number of men does not even on the register. Thus extends to all certificated members of that with a recent loan which the Peking amount to one-half or 0 per cent. of the service ships using or passing through the Government proposed to faise and the munter norainn ly

in the

Loninister of Justice has announced his the General id question can keep to him-

Bays

**For by the strikers. It is

Lou Woos, Tras worthy to noto chiad

tion, did a great deal in bringing about the negotiations, and after the sattlement of the strike, Mr. Lou despatched a tele requesting them to export more rice to gram to the rice dealers in Annam, Canton without detay.

Port an invitation to be present

of Government House at 2.30.P.3. on Nos. 397A & 397, Queen's Road West, afternoon of APRIL 8th. when his Royal intention to take measures for cleansing self the amount of pay for half or 10

the Highness looks forward to

to meeting them. In announcements

already

WAKEMANG the Augena stable, But, says a Northern per cent of the soldiers who do not RETIREMENT OF M

The Government knows this but final date. of application for contemporary, however, eager Mr. Tuxo exist, tickets of admission 25th. It has, however, been realised.

of the above

being Sub-acction 2 of Section B of Marine issued, tion is stated to be March KANG himself may be to bring to justicôwinks at it, and, when it can find sul

Tel. No. 2922. Faroured with instructions from the Con-Lot No. 4. opred, will sell by Puble Auction

jest to all existing mortgaged and charges.

Du

THURSDAY."

302 MARCU, 1922, at 2.15. x.., at his Sales Room.

1 BILLIARD TABLE, by Burroughs and

Walte, Ltd, London.

1 BILLIARD TABLE by Fairon and

Smith, Sydney

9 Electric Ceiling Fans.

2 American Counter (drilling) Machines

(new).

400 Tin Water Paint

The above first named property is cold

sab-

G. H.

Particulars and conditions of sale can be officers like from attending. Arrangements are made, he is almost certain to find feyen raising a question, as to the accuracy for Home, is retiring after twenty-two

obtained from

Mary. DENNYS & BOWLEY,

No. 6, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong,

or from Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS,

The Auctioneers. Hongkong, 28th March, 1922.

15-hp Archimedor Portable Motor for T

use in any ordinary boat).

1 "Tale" Combination Safe.

Billiard 6-light chandelier.

30 dos. Feeding Bottles.

1 Blackwood Settee

I Piano...

TER-CASH ON DELIVERY.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTI ́UTIONE.

the

LL "preliminary notions of forthcoming tion ut fos news colomon of the wat for Hongkong Daily From, are charged for at rass p/ $1 cach, (as antennead in May and Jane flach year) providing that they do not occupy more than four nos,In faters if this epson i connded they will be placed in the advertised molumen må the overalliny ražos.

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LIFE

THE Motor-ship

MUNSTERLAND

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Having arrival, consigness of cargo by her ars hereby notified that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous gedowns of the Hongkong & Kow-

G. H. Wakeman, the Crown this date is strictly observed, the majority of those against whom these grare allegations ficient funds, pays the Generals without felicitor, who left the Colony yesterday

to be in port on April 6th will

years' of service under the Hongkong. be, prevented from bove the

therefore, boen

bon made that officers himself, ere many days have passed, con of their report or bill. But the Central Government in various posta.

Mr. Wakeman care to the Colony in 1900, as Assistant Land Officer. In 1905.. should apply as soon as possible for cards of fronted with obstacles which he will find Government has been in great financial admission to the Rov W Benton's Institute, Praya East ALDELAVE, it quite impossible to surmount. The dificulties land often the pay of the be was apaointed Land Officer and Off-

rank,

Then the cial Receiver in Bankruptcy. The duties. ship, name of firms, and any war-services and whole body of Peking officialdom will be armies been arrears. decorations), the final date of application

stated.

854

NOTICE

VISIT OF H.K.E. THE PRINCE' OF → WALES-ILLUMINATIONS .

"LANTERNS & CANDLES.

and ex-officiale who have been office in Peking daring the past ten years who would not, sooner or later, become in volved. Moreover, proceedings could not

Chambers of Commerce to raise funds for their armies. That is the way the militarists get fat and rich th

He

the

was appointed Crown Solicitor in being kept as late as possible in order to ranged against him, for and corruption Generals take, matters into their own of the latter post he relinquished in 1812. obate in some measure the dificulty above in Government circles in investigated, there hands. They, seize the railways, the 1016. Is the course of his service the

of Secretary

Squatter's Board would be no, knowing where inquiry, customs and saiz funda, impose new and bad filled such position no would end. There can be but few officials harsh duties at will, and force the Registrar of Trade Marks and Letters Patent, Registrar of the Supreme Court tion Board under the Order-in-Council In Prize, and Member of the Compensa

of 18th October, 1896.

During the war, Mr. Wakeman wad the Defence the Officer Commanding Corps Reserves and was specially men tioned in a War Office Notice for the ser- viles he had rendered. by Mr. C. MONTAGUE EDE hare of the most powerful of China's mili

sented with a

rose bowl, suitably ths Godowns, and all Goods remain. LTD, have kindly undertaken to arrange for who could hops to arraign them for their

for the officials of the Southern Govern- inscribed and bearing the names about will for the distribution of same. The premises April, 1928

recently occupied by Messre. WILLIAM misdeeda?" be subject to rent.

had subscribed to this little parting gift A Chinese writer has been telling, on the ment-justly, as we hope, are excluded twenty of his professional friends whơ POWELL. LTD. in WIBCMAN'S BUILDING

from these sweeping condemnations.

of tokea

regard. A very com will be used as the depot for chairs who have authority of some "influential person in

Purchasers Candles.

"One is justified," says the writer, ia plimentary speech was delivered by Sir William Beess Davies, in which he wished already placed

loon Wharf & & Godown Co., Lid, whence and THE LANTERNS and CANDLES ordered be carried very far without involging some

or from the barres delivery can be obtained

We do not know to what extent this indictment can be regarded as 'Don partisan. It is based upon inside know. ledge," but there is a tag to it which may

#!

Оп

No Gims will be admitted after the Goods arrived and Mozara.. LANE, CRAWFORD, | tarists, and who is there in China, to-day suggest that it is not entirely uabiassed. Tuesday. Mr. Wakeman was pre

o left ed attu

авте

ing

after the 3rd

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowne, where they will be 20 pm on FRIDAY 3 et March, 1922.

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their

lectures and entertainment | sarvojai by M÷eart. Godard & Douglas at Lanterne aardes are requested to send to Peking oficial circles," how officials

All Claims must reach as before the 10th this depot for their supplies. Farther order speedily become millionaires. Ho boxing forming the opinion that the Southern Mr. Wakeman a happy retirement.o

A large group of legal and personal RD, LTD. The depot will be opened on by suggesting a comparison between the Government is better than the Northern behalf of all present.

Government regards the men in friends assembled on Blake Pier yester wealth of sivil and military officiala

good-bye. to-day with those of the Quand dragety, politica, for Dr. SUN YAT Bas, who has day to wish Mr. and Mr. Wakeman,

April, 1992 or they will not be recognized. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by ARNHOLD BROTHERS & CO, LTD.,

Agents Hongkong, 17th March, 1922, [714

le sent direct to Melars. LANE, CRAW March 28th and remain open until Aprú sth. Hours 9.30 to 12.30 and 2 tɔ 5.

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