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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS 8

the latting by Fublic Auction Sale, to be Zald MONDAY, the 24th day of July, 192, at 3 r., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Ogler of His EXCELLENCT - THE GOVERNOR, of one Lot of OROWN LAND at Hok Un in the Colony of Hongkong, for

term of 78

years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be fed by the Surveyor of Bis MAJESTY THE KING, for one further. term, of is years.

Registry No.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

11.

Boundary sentemente,

feet. Tumi.

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Contests

Annual Kental.

L'ari Price

About

7,800-34 11:30

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AND

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OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION"

COMPANY, LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Company's Stenoier

"MENTOR"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, "Kowloon, whare it will lie at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holts Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 18th July. Optional cargo will be landed, unless coties Las been given prior to steamer's arrival.

to

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will be exstained on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am and Noon within the free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the Gooda have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 24th July, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer mass be presented to the undersigned on or before the 7th Aug., or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

[1257 Hongkong, 18th July, 1932.

HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.

MR

"R. ARTHUR WILLIAM,SMITH has.

Leer upgointed MANAGER 18 thin PURCHASING DEPARTMENT -

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTALLE EDE..

Chairman. F1247

Hongkong, 17th July 1922.

INTIMATIONS8

"NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH, 1921-

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MADAME FLINTS NEW SHOWROOM.

MADAME FLINT will shartly go to

Paris to purchase goods for the coming winter season and will be pleased tó execute any commission her clientele' may" wish to hare attended to. When she arrives in Paris it is lyr intention to form an Anglo- French Company for the purpose of poss docting her present business; to which will be added a Ilies'Hairdressing Saloon. This department will be properly up-to-date | and will supady "transformations" al imled everything that goes to make MP Lady Beautiful,

..

Meanwhile Mlle. FLINT has sent out a large assortment of Autumn goods which are due to arrive here in September. Ma- dan FUNT has just removed into the premises lately' crempied by the Bes Tos, LTD., in Quevi's Road Central The place has been refitted and renovated throngkout and a large stock of ladies" wear and hate is now on view there. As these must be sold to mike room for the new season's goods a Special Reductionin Price hasßen arrangel

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Madame Fürst takes the oppostulity of thanking her innerous customers for their patronage by the past and holds herself at their dismal in the future. She expects to be back in Hongkong about the first week in November,

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Hongkong. July 10th, 1900.

RAFFLE.

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IN AID OF ST. DUNSTAN'S HOME."

MADAME FLINT wishes to draw the

attention of the General Public that sha,is offering i Penatiful SKUNK FUR And MUFF to be RAFFLED in aid of St. Dunstan's Home for the Blind Soldiers. Tickets can be had at Madame FLINTS Shop for $1.00 each.

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HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

NOTICE.

QUARTERLY GENERAL - MEETING. NQUARTERIA GENERAL MEET- TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO, LTD. ING OF MEMBERS of the H16403 GEN.

NEW ISSUE.

HAREHOLDERS

ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that SHARE CERTIFI CATES are now ready and can de had on aplication at the Company's Offices upan greentation of Bankers Kereipt.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD..

Agents 15th July, 1909. Hongkong,

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BINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE (PLAX Branch),

THE BRIDGE TOURNAMENT in aid of above Finds will be held in the PRAX Chua, on WEDNESDAY, 19th inst., at 4.30 T. Players to being their own cards und arker. Entrance Fat of One Dollar wil be llected at the tables.

Tes--30 cents.-

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SANDAKAN LIGHT AND POWER CO. (1929), LTD.

TOTICE-IS HEREBY GIVEN -that-the STATUTORY MEETING of SHARE-

ZHAL CHAMBER OF COMMERLE will be held at the OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ROOM CITY HALL àn THURSDAY, Jezrat of P.SC.

By Order,

D. K. BLAIR.

Secretary. Hongkong, 10th July, 1992.

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THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY CO., LTD.

NINTERIM DIVIDEND OF Four Dollars per share for the six months ending 30th June, 1922, will be payable ou WEDNESDAY, JULY 26th, on which date Dividend Warrants may le ob

be obtained on applica- ton at the

Company's The TRANSFER

Elt BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY the 18th. to WEDNESDAY, the 26th July (both day! inclusive), during which period an transfer es shares can be registered

.

By Onler of the Board of Directors,

- MOWBRAYS. NORTHOOTE,

Secretary.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1992.

LIMITED.

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INTIMATIONS

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. „

*

THE PENINSULAR ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.S STEAMER "SARDINIA."

ARKIVEN HONGLING on 17th Juli, 1922.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO & STRATTS.

MONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above-nemied ressol are hereby informed that their goods

INTIMATION

Despite the Largely

are being landed and placed art as in the Increasing Demand Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloot, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the contrary six hours before arrival of the Steamer.

for

including WATSON'S

date of arrival, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Inmates will be effected by us LUY CALC WALIOWA..

Damaged packages must be left in the Go- downs for examination by the Consigness, and the

Dony's Surveyors, Merxes. GODDARD İ THURAD must be presented within ten

at 10 M. on Monnats and

All

days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

No Clairas will be admitted after 'the goods have left the Godown.

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MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. SCOTCH

Hongkong, 17th July, 1922,

Agents,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. “ELLERMAN" LINE

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FROM HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM AND LONDON.

HE Steamship. THE

"CITY OF MANCHESTER*· having arrived, Consignees of Cargu are informed that all Goods are being landed at

their risk into the hazardous and or extra

whence delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods

bave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining

andelivered after 21st July, 1922, will be subject

to rent.

All Claims against the steamer must be pre-

rented to the Undersigned on. or before

28th July, 1992, or they will not be recognized. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays between the hours of 10.45 and Noor within the frea storage period of one week.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD. 12551

General Agents.

"GLEN" LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

WHISKY

We can guarantee that for a long time yet, all Customers

old and new-may rely

Government at Peking of securing peace. and financial stability are unlikely to be realised. Tesa KaNo, the Minister of Finance, has been making à bold effort to put the finances of the country in better shape. He has certainly shown himself to be the right man in the right place and it must have been with feelings akin to dismay that those who

Nine cases of plague were notthe last week and seven were fatal. There were also three fatal enses of smal! pox, osa of cerebrospinal fever and one of enteric fever. One Chinese and a Japanese dieti from influeaza. Two cases el diphtheria' were reported..

The state of affairs at Canton is indi-

have the welfare of China at heart read cated in the Following paragraph from the telegram a day or two that he had teray's Canton Times: - At present tendered his resignation following an It is reported that owing to insuffeint the Municipal Department is deserted. attack upon his person by a mob of funds, the Health Department likewise discharged employes of the Finance is compelled to close up."

Ministry. One of his first acts on taking

Of course

office was to apply the ase to the expen- | A telegram received in Shanghai last ditures of the Ministry over which he week, announced that a temperature of presides. His scheme of reorganisation, 11 degrees in the shade had been register.

ed in Tientsin. This apparently is but. notwithstanding that it included the the hottest of a series of very hot days setting up a National Finance Commis- there, as the following letter from sion. and a Finane Readjustment: Com-correspondent, dated Tuesday, July 11th, mission, reduced the expenses of the shows: Festerday was the hottest day Ministry by one hundred per cent. This for 30 years (Min. 87. Max. 110) except for July, 1902, when 113 was recorded, great saving was effected chiefly by the and June, 1893, when a temperature, of. discharge of a host of superfluous 111 was reached. To-day (Tuesday) at officials. It was a crowd of these dis-am it is 90 in the shade. charged officials who mobbed and roughly should all die, bat being drier it is bro if there were much moisture with it we handled him outside the office, of the bearabl than Shanghai at sa with m Cabinet last week. The resignation of a per cent, moisture. Still, it is hot," Minister from whom so much was hoped and expected would be a great set-back The Yurth-Chimie Billy Muril mys:--- to the new regime.. The PasstDENT has Everyone will learn with pleasure that at declined to necent the resignation of fast it has been found possible to detail a British regiment "for service, here ones either the Minister himself or the two

again. The Loyal North Lancashires, Vice-Ministers who tendered their re-who are coming from. Constantinople, are signations at the same time, but whether a regiment with an excellent record. The Trxa Kasa will be persunded to carry last time since the wary that a regiment on in face of the scurrilous and entirely troubles broke out in Egypt, and the move was under orders for North China. baseless attacks which have been taade was cancelled.

upon him durity, his short tenure of

on imbibing six months nga.

Real pre-war Whisky

-qf genuine age. For such is WATSON'S E. Whisky.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM, PORT SAID, A S. WATSON &

COLOMBO, 2 STRAITS.

THE S.B. *GLENSHANE"

THE

having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all- Erane antra kazanions Godowns of goods are being landed at their risk into the the Eongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Campany, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 24th July 1922,

will be subject to rent. it 6 p.m., will be s

ät

broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined in the presence of Consigned by Messrs, Goddard and

Douglas on 24th July, 1929, at 10 am Claims against the steamar Including those for cargo short delivered wast be presented en the special form provided, and must also be submitted within 30 days of arrival, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in

LAY CRIS whatever.

Bille of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 17th July, 1991. [1256

PREPAID "' WANTED " ADVERTISEMENTS.

Letters are lying at this Office for Boxes QV, RF, EU, RW, TH.

co.. LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

ESTABED 81 YEARS.

BIRTH.

PEARSON.-At Cheloo, on July 8th, to DOROTHY, wife of C. G. G. PEARSON, Chinese Government Salt Revenue, a

Mon

DEATH. WALLACE-At Shanghai, un July 13th, GEORGE "ANTHOxy, the beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. WALLACE, aget

9 years.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Das Vaux Ro., O. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRI, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGLONG, JULY 19TH, 1929.

N. Lance, wil The coming of the Loyal

office remains to be seen. He seems to this autumn, and it is possible that n he going through an experience very langue contest can be arranged. The last like that which LIANG Surg Yi encounter-were withdrawn during the early part of British regiments, to serve here, which

TUNG KASG was the war, were the Gloucesters and the nominated for the office by General WSWales Borderers, the latter co-operat PE Fr. The immediate future of China ing with the. Japanese in the taking of Tsingtao. All will be glad to hear the

evidently depends very largely on the strains of British regimental band in

part General Wu is prepared to play in the Victoria Park once more:

shaping its political policies. It has

been said of him that if his julgnient : equals hi valour we may hope for a speedy improvement in the great land in Which he is now the outstanding figure What is immediately obvious is that only General We P. Fr seems capable of saving the new Government at Peking from speedy collapse. If it does collapse there would seem to be nothing in sight save an Autocracy with We Pa Ft in the Presidential chair...

Dating with the recent divorce case at Tientsin, the North Chiraw Sunday"Times

9:- It revealed one important point, domicile. Without this, it appears to be namely the necessity to establish a local impossible for the Julge..as the gula- tions are at prent, to pronounce a decree absolute. In short, the Order in that carries great hardships for those who Council, like so many of our laws, is one are not to be numberdû rumongst the rich. If a defendant can successfully prove to.. the satisfaction of the Court that he oc slie has no intention of becoming pers manently domiciled in China, the Cirt's hand are tied. It seems that it is neces-- An employé of a shop at No. 17, Dessary that certain amendments be made to Veux Road Central who was given $1,440 | the Order in Council regarding the vexed. to pay an account at the Kwong Sang Hong Firm is said to have absconded.

The Trade Returns of the Colony of Imports the Straits Settlements for June show

820,044,000,

with compared 837,153,000 in May, and exports $40,392,000, agninst 244,632,000.

Telephone charges in Canton are being increased owing to the daily fluctuation in the value of the Provincial Notes." An increase of is announced "making the charge 810 monthly at the rate of

110 to the dollar,”-

!

question of domicile before the said Order can be considered satisfactory to Britons who desire to obtain divorce without tha trouble of having to go Home Let us hope therefore that the learned Judge who has just tried the case above referred to will make the necessary recommendations in the proper quarters so that poor men and women of British nationality will have the same chance as their more for- tune fellow citizens."

HOLDERS will be held at the Office of the THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE 175 PEAK. SALE on LET-Gardens, ANXIOUS TIMES IN PEKING.son, are not so short as, byn printer's canoe which capsized. Though a good JULY. 1922. at 11 o'clock in the FoxENOON, INTERIM DIVIDEND of Four ground. Junction Motor Read and New Road: Tuese are anxious times alike for the Saturdar's issue. They are from 7.50 a..friend, Alphonso Austin Smith, who has

Chapar, ST, GEORGE'S BUILDING, CUATER Basu, Hosaxóng, où THURSDAY, the 27th

zuant to Section 66 of the Companies Drdinance 1911.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 18th July, 1892

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FOR BALEL

Lafont at walow will modera a AND, approximately 7,000 square feet on

storied brick and concrete building mifable for nice and godown Farther details apply:

485)

W, G. HUMPHREYS & Co

ПO-NIGHT

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TO

CORONET

WALLACE HEID

220

ALIAS MIKE MORAŃ

HAROLD LLOYD

14

I DO

KOWLOON THEATRE. SPECIAL DANCE.

ending 30th June, 1922, will be payabb én Dollare per share for the six months WEDNESDAY, Jezx 26th, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on applica tion at the Company's Office.

Tennis Court, 5 Rooms, Servanda Quarters, Splendid View, Approx. 15,000 feet

Telephone 2740.

drowning on the Thames of Mr. Hope Home newspapers report the death by Greig, a nephew of Mr. H. E. R. Hunter of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, The mistress of a cargo bout has report in China with the firm of Messrs. Butter

Mr. Greig had spent a considerable time ed to the Police that whilst her boat was field & Swire. He was well-known i lying at Causeway Bay two men came aboard on Monday night and stole a tin Shanghai, and in sporting circles will be box, containing jewellery and money to man. During the war he left Ching to reinembered as an enthusiastic rowing the total value of $854.

Join H.3. forces, and was subsequently, The hours for official business at Macao The account of the tragedy on the Thames connected with the Chinese Labour Corps. during the remainder of the summer seshows that he and a friend were in a error, they were represented "to be in awimmer he got into difficulties, but his [205

PRESIDENT and the Government of the 101 o'clock each day (not 10 o'clock);"

ach completely recovered from wounds. ANTED. -USED POSTAGE Repubite of Chius, and it is scarcely to

received during the war, managed to get Reuter's Peking Correspondent says it his friend across the end of the canoe, but STAMPS of all kinds, Common or be wondered at that the PRESIDENT should is reliably reported that the Government the craft again capsized. Smith, became Rare; any amount, ap to ten or a haired he talking of resigning or that there is again taking up the question of exhausted, and, after being compelled to thousand, or more. Good pricen paid. Buying Hat free. Aildress: Ume Stamp Co., Bez 723, should be expectations of an early appointing General Chen Chiung-ming a release his hold on Greig, made an effort Manila, Philippine Elands.

collapse of the Cabinet. As Mr. DAVID military title of Chingwei Chiangchun.he was gallantly rescued by Frank Buros, Civil Governor of Kwangtung with the to reach the bank. He was sinking when ANTED.Chinese, undertaking to FRAMER has recently emphasised in a W occupy house like Europeans, wishes to contribution to The Times there are three A Court Martial was held at Murray the water and with some difficulty man- an Australian boxer, who plunged into rent a European House from five rooms upwards with or withont garden in Hongkong or principal problems facing the Govern in the King's Regt., who was charged aged to get him into a boat. Greig was

Barracks yesterday on a private soldier Kowicon for 1 to 5 years. Communicate with ment finance, disbandment of unneces-with striking a superior officer and being two hours afterwards. Bor No. T.O., c/o Daily Press Office. [207,

drowned, his body being recovered about sary troops, and restoration of political absent from defaulters' parade. The ANTED. ASSISTANT, British, with unity.

knowledge of Importa and Exports Without political unity there can bo

All three are inter-related. decision of the Court will be promulgated.

T. Nejs Day Press Office." Reply itating age, experience, etc., to Box No.

neither 1203

dishandment

Shanghai papers record the denth in financial nor

the General Hospital, of Mr. A. G. EMBRES FRIENDS may become Department, Naral Tari-Salary, financially solvent there cannot be funds nalist,, who had spent several years in ANTED-Writer in Naval Store stability. If the Government is not Dalgety Campbell, an Australian jour Mathing Mambers at a charge of $15.00 $105, after short period on probation. Apply to secure disbandment. If the country China. He was severely wounded in the for Double Tickets and $10.00 for Single by letter only, accompanied with testimonials Tickets from July to October inclusivo, onto the undersigned. H. G. LOWE, Naval continues to be overloaded by troops, extering their names, together with the names Store Oficer. of their proposers, in the register provided for

(204 financial equilibrium is impossible that purpose at the Club House, when Bathing W ANTED.-House on Peak or Mid-levet,That puts the situation in a nutshell. Tickets will be

By Order of the General Committee,

F. G. VAUX,”

Hon. Secretary. Hongkon. 10th June, 1922.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TUESDAY, the 18th, to WEDNESDAY, the 26th July (both days inclusive), during which period no transfer of alates can be registered

By Order of the Board of Directors.

MOWBRAY B-NORTHCOTE,

Secretary to The General Managers.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1922.

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ROYAL HONGKONG YAUHT CLUB BATHING SEASON, 1922-REDUCTION OF BUBSCRIPTION,

(1174

TO LET. From 1st July, 1922 or Earlier if Required, CUITE # 5 OFFICES, 2nd FLOOR of 16, 17, 18 & 18, Connaught Rod Central Verandahs to each room FACING HARBOUR, LIFT from the Ground Floor: Apply Bux 750 c/o Paŭl Pram Office. (750

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He had never completely recovered, and war, receiving a bullet through his lungs. during the whole of his stay in China suffered from indifferent health.

POLICE INFORMER SHOT. DOUBTFUL POLICY OF ALLOWING

INFORMERS TO GIVE EVIDENCE.

Yaumati late on Monday night. - A man, There was an attempted murder in

here wit

said to have been a police informer, was shot at by a gang of men as he was pass- ing along Tung Lam Lane. One of the ballets passed through the man's back, penetrating the lung. The man was re- moved to the Kwong Wah Hospital where Until recently. it was not known gen

Furnished or Unfurnished, preferably Unfortunately it looks as if it may take one with Garden. Reasonable rental. Reply by considerable time to get even tho etter to 153 c/o this paper.

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The body of. A. E. Knight, lending semblance of unity in China. If SUN YAY stoker on H.M.S. Forglove, who fell inte the river at Hankow on July 4th, has TO BE LET-Half of Large House on as were capable of putting patriotism now been recovered. The deceased served he now lies in a critical condition. TO Peak fully furnished.

Immediate before self-interest it would doubtless be in the North Sea throughout the war, and occupation. Moderate rehtal, Heply by letter achieved quickly, but so long as the afterwards in 1920 on the Somali Coast,erally that the man was a police informer." to Peak" clo.this paper.

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First President of the Chinese Re-in H.M.S. Clio, during the operation About a week or so ago he was called to THouse Hotel do hope of the Aster public? renfains in his present wood against the Mad Mullah. He joined the give evidence in a cage at the Magistracy Floors of the Astor House Hotels Offices and pursues the same line of policy China inarried. He had completed 10 of his place. in consequence.

Navy in 1912, was 30 years of age and and the shooting is said to have taken 3rd and 4th Floors of the Astor House Hotel is Fkely to remain in a constant state 12 years engagement; had two good con Unfurnished t Ax from the 15th

A man has been arrested in connectio instant. Apply Astor House Hotel. [199 of turmoil, and the aspirations of the

duct modals and was a very fine character. I with the affair.