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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

HONGKONG FOLO CLUB

TUL INTEKPORT MATUR.

HONGKONG 6. MANILA A will take place at Caushwät Bay on WEDNESDAY, 18th OCTOBER

1.30 1.3. Seating socominodation for the Public will be provided.

BY ORDER?

THE BRITISH LEGION

ARMISTICE NIGHT DANCE.

CERIT

DANCE will be held by the British Legion on NOVEMBER 1th, 199

(Armistics Night), at the CITY HALL.

سلمانان

Members and their friends can tickets (each) from the undernamed, whe have kindly consented to autist:

Mr. SENTON,

139, The Peak.

W. E. ALDERSON.

Hongkong Boud

LL.Com. W. 8. L.

GILCHRIST, R.N.

H.M.S. Tamar.

A. G. LAXTLUGO.

Queen's Building. Lieut. C. P. Moore,

Marras Barracks.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ra, 1922.

SAMUEL WARREN, LTD. Crucible Surel Maunfacturers. Speedwoll Steel Works, Sheich. England (Contractors to the British and Allied Government)

WE

(ON ADMIRALTY LIST)

appointed Sole Agents for E have plesatre in snouncing that we China for the above ärm, manufacturers of various kinds of first-class steel, whose registered Trade Mark is TANK BRAND" Catalogues and price lists, shortly due. will be issued on application, also saples of the various kinds of steel will be on view in our offees. No. 8, Masenm Road..

BOWERN & CO...

LAL

S. Musaura Road, Shanghaie Sole Agents for China. SAMUEL WARREN. LTD.,

Shefeld, England.

NOTICE

MADAME LILY is expected to, retura to the Colony from Paris on 13TH OCTOBER, by S.S." Porthos," and will bring The surplus proceeds will be handed over to with her a gendid range of Paris models in

British Legion Relief Fnul.

frocks and millinery, and large variety of HK. HOLMES.

winter goods.

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Hon. Secretary.

She will be accompanimi by a new French Cressmaker, who, MADAME LILY is sure, will

INTIMATIONS

BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, CHINKIANG.

MEDICAL OFFICER.

TIRE POST of MEDICAL OFFICER in The port of CHINKIANG, CHINA, is shortly falling vacant. Enquiries should be addressed to the Secretary, BRITISH MENICIPAL

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NOTICE.

MAKE NOTICE that on the Tri INSTANT. MR. P. M. PINGUET coved to bu Manager of Lerack Co., Ltn.

Dated this 11th Day of October, 1993.

CHEONG KIT SANG,"

For Lerack Co., LTD. P. M. PINGUET.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. The Steamship "TRIESTE."

FROM TRIESTE, VENICE BRINDISI," PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENASG ANG SINGAPORE ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform

ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godawn Co., Ltd,at Kow- loon, whence and/or from the wharven delivery may be obtained.

niens Optional Cargo will be forwarded notice to the contrary be given before 11th inst No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods be abject to rent.

an

P. & O. S. N. CO, Assist in maintaining her high reputation for remaining undelivered after the lith itat, will

STEAMERS FUR"

STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUS. TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN. PORTS

& LONDON.

Through Bill of Lading issued for Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental, America, and Bouth Arisan Ports..

P

E Steamabip "SICILIA," Captain The demain, carrying 515 Majesty's Mails will be despatched from this Port!

"axellence of work, quality and design.

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MADAME LILY, .. The Paris Shop of Hongkong.

Alexandra Building."

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NATIONAL 8% SHORT TERM BOND ISSUE OF 11TH YEAR OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC (1982): $10,000,000.

CBSCRIBERS to the above Loan ar

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Underaigned on or before the 27th inst, or they will not be recognised. All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where, they will be examined on the 17th inst, at 10am.

No Fire Insurance had been effectel Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CU., LTD.,

Agents,

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INTIMATION

WATSON'S

“E'

is a genuine Pre-war

WHISKY

at least 8 Years old.

it is rich, mellow, of

ilne flavour and aroma,

which only genuine age,

skilful blending and high

quality can ensure.

Mr. E. Buyörs, who left for Hamè, reluctant to agree to the terms the Company represented at their minimum, yesterday, on retirement, was, presented ' but it is equally clear that the Government | on the eve of his departure with a cheque did reach the conclusion that there was no and a letter of appreciation from the way of escape from terms. practically season-ticket holders in the Peak Tram- identical with those which the Company ways.

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Another successful demonstration with Foamite Firefdam was given by Mr.

OBITUARY.

AIR WALTER MIDWINTER.

have been demanding. But, in order to show that the Government had not bound itself to the Company in the matter of the agreement, the COLONIAL SECRETARY J. J. Keegan ou Hongkong's "nest site" in his speech mentioned that when the yesterday morning. The demonstration was held under the auspices of the Gov- Joint Chambers of Commerce began to consider the matter, not even a draft ernment Fire Department. A quantity of

carbide of calcium sprinkled with water 4 agreement was in existence. If that is so

was set alight. A powerin jet of water the reply given in the Council to

t meet with success. Foamite. Fire question put a month earlier by the Hanas directed on to the flames but this did Mr. Lows would seem to have been a

loam"

was then tried and in-mins. little unfortunate. The COLONIAL SECUXses, the blazing carbide was smothered, TARY then said:

The Draft Agreement The contents of less than two hand ex- containing the Government's proposalstinguishers sufficed, for the purpose, has not yet been placed before the Company. There have, however,, bern informal discussions regarding it, and the Company has been permitted to advertise the rates proposed under it, oni the understanding that the rates will notf The death occurred at the Government come into force until the agreement is Civil Hospital, at a late hour on Thurs- signed. The agreement when signed willjuny night, of Mr. Walter Midwinter of be laid upon the table of this Council."the Public Works Department; from What useful purpose would have been typhoid and pneumonia. Mr. Widwinter served by Inying the agreement on the came to Hongkong about a year ago and table of the Council after it had, bren joined the staff of the Sanitary Depart signed we do not know. Mr. Patkan Nessment as an Inspector. About two months. evidently failed to achieve his purpose ago he was transferred to the Publiq through his impatience. Had be not Works Department as a second class "over- pressed for the immediate publication of eer. He was 2 years of age and daring the rates, it looks as if the general public his short stay in the Colony had made

friends and many

was very popular would have known of these rates only amongst the Building Office Staff of the after the agreement had been signed and Public Works Department. A sad feature | laid on the table of the Council. This of the death is that the deceased, was married prior to leaving England and his is precisely what has happened at widow is at present on her way out from Calcutta where the public are nor England being due to arrive in the Colony on the 4th inst. Mrs. Midwinter indignantly protesting, but seemingly in has been informed by telegraph of her vain, against the new rates. In Hong husband's death. kong, happily, the prior publication of the rates, led to an investigation by a committee. other than that, which had previously advised the Government, and

CORRESPONDENCE, the result has been the Government' } conversion,--and a very complete con-

THE BUDGET, version it is, too, for the COLONL SECRETARY proposed

the in Council

[TO THE EDITOR CF "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRISS."] resolation which definitely refuses to the Company the terms which the official

submitting

Colony's. SIE-In statement made in Council on June 8th Badges for 1923 His Excellency is repart-.. last showed that the Government, howed to have said that Public Works Extra-

H ordinary are being speeded up as much ever reluctant it may have been, was na possible," and, later on, that be prepared to concede. It was only when" could imagine no more short-sighted the Government, responding to a sugger policy than to reduce our expenditure on. tion, made by the Hon. Mr. CHOW SHOU road construction at the present time.

To the Government's policy in these So% konsented to an investigation of respects there will doubtless be little- the subject by the joint Chambers of opposition. There is plenty of scope for development in the Colony and some of Commerce before any agreement was

considerably overdue. HONGKONG OrrID: 10A, DES Vœux Ro., Csigned, that the statistics furnished by LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C the Company and the experts, came to be examined in their proper light, and for this the community owes great debt of gratitude to the members of that If is often said that Hongkong, having Committee and especially to the Hon. Mr. South China at its back, has an unlimited, labour market on which to draw, which AB. Low its Chairman, who brought to is very true, but unfortunately its accom HONGKONG, OCTOBER 14TH, 1921.

bear on the data furnished the analytical modation and resources are very limited

of an experienced chartered at present THE TELEPHONE. QUESTION, 'skill

The last censns shewed that the Colony The Steamship" BENARTY.""

accountant and set forth the results of was over-populated-or, rather, that its CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform Tue resolution on the Telephone question his analysis. in a manner which clearly present accommodation was over-strained Nthat all Goods are being landed at passed by the Legislative Council revealed the unreasonable, the grasp due to the enormous demand for labour CONSIL

—and this would appear to be principally their risk into the hazardous and/or extra.

HONGKONG Thursday, definitely denies to the China hazardous Godowns, "of the and BOWLOON, WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY, and Japan Telephone Co. the right to

the wharves whenté and/or from

impose on the telephone subscribers of LTD., delivery may be obtained.

We Claims will be admitted after the Goods the Colony the staggering increase in the

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP 00, LTD.

AND

on or a cont WEDNESDAY, 18TH OCTOBER,Scs actified that the Undursgard has CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION 1932, at Noox, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Purta.

Silk and Valuables and Tes for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be tran shipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer pro coeding direct to Mareilles and London.

Parcels will be received at this Office until

NooN, the day before sailing. The content

and value of all packages are required.

For further particulars apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

& 00.,

Agents.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

FOURTH GYMKHANA MEETING

Twill be held (weather permitting) at

HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14th, commencing 3.15 P.X...

The Oharge for admission will be $100 for other than Members of the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLuk.

The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.

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PARTICULARS of. VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Situate

No. 15, WING AING STREET. VICTORIA, HONG KONG,

To be Sold by Order of the Mortgage

PUBLIC AUCTION,

IN ONE LOT

Oa MONDAY,

By

Tos 23n0 DAY of Oct, 1922, at 3 D'CLOCK P.X.

Moura. LAMMERT BROTHERS

AT TUBIE OFFICE, DUUDELL STREET,

#consists of First ALL

Property THAT piece or porsel of ground situate at Victoria in the Colony of flongkong and registered in the Land Office as SECTION

A of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with,

the messages erections or

been entrusted by the Chinese Government with the Service of the Loan and that it will be conducted in all respects on the same lines at the Surrice of the 7th Year Short Term Bond Issue of 1918.

For Prospectus containing terims of issue, interest, and redemption payments, Kee, &E- Loans. Ministry of Finance.

C

CO., LTD.

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer "YANGTSZE"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis

nonnegment niade by the Bareau of National charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it A. S. WATSON

F. A. AGLEN. Inspector General of Cistoms. Inspectorate General of Eustoms.

26th September, 1924.

P

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6% FRENCH GOVERNMENT LOAN 1922.

PRICE OF ISSUE: F. 497.50,

(Payable in cash exclusively).

FREE OF TAXES.

NO PRIZES.

NOMINAL VALUE: FR 500,00

Reimbursable at holder's option, as follows:

On the 27th of September, 1921 for Frs, 500.00. On the 25th of September, 1927 for Frs. 507-50. Bubscription list wil be Closed on thej7th NOVEMBER, 1999.

Applications will be received by 1--:

THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.

Princes Building, Chater Road.

V. MAKSOT,.

Maaszer. Hongkong, 11th October, 1992. [1610.

TH

G.

Ꭱ .

FÚBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received instructions

to sell by Public Auction,

on

will lie at Consignee's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage ab Holt' wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery. from Godown on and after 11th October.

will be landed, naloss notice. Optional SATKO

arrival. steame has been given prior to

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Tridaya between the hours

ours of 10.45 1.3 and Noor within the free storage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Gooda bave left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 17th Oct, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 31st Oct, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Lasurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

A geats,

[1609 Hongkong, 11th October, 1822,

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD, "FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.

KCO. LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS.

The Daily Press.

The funeral took place at Happy Valley yesterday evening and was attended by many sorrowing friends and colleagues.

it

:

the

At the same time, the economic effect of the tremendous amount of construc- tion and reclamation work which is at present being carried out should not be lost sight of.

in

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining rates of subscription which the Courpany maximum concession. That is now the Extraordinary would appear to have

the 17th, 18th and 19th October, 1999, at HM. NAVAL YARD, Hongkong

and at Kowions NAVAL DEPOT."

Commencing each day at 3.30 B

with an interval from 12 Nooz to 1.30 p.m.

now known sa No. 13, Wit is thereon! OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES, to be left in the Godowns where they will be ! between the Company and the Govern that the Company will come to the con-1

Street and

Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear

dc. &c, Žo Comprising:-Life Boats, Dingies, Whalers,

of the mid Section A of Inland Lot No 3166Cars, Cella and Electrical Fittings, Electric being scavenging laze. All of which prer. Es Cable, Cooking Stoves, Ships' Fittings, Iren Teas Beds Mattresses and Fittings, Biel Tanks, are held for the residue of the term of 73 from the 15th day of May, 1916, created by the Life Belts, Carpets, Rugs, Mata, Table Covers, Crown Lense thereof together with the Blankets, Canvas and Leather Hoses, Old valuable machinery now situate in or upon the Cordage, Canvas Bags, Old India Rabber, Ol

Leather Old Woollen Rage, Old Asbestos, Old said premises and at No. 1 Gordon Street.

Particulars and Conditions of sale may be Cork, Old Iron and Eteci, Old Brass, Copper,

Lead

and Gun Metal, Cosi Sacks, Iron, Wood obtained from

and

Gun Metal Blocks, Lamps Grages, Steel Chain, Cable, Drilling and Grinding Machines Cutter Engines, Tables, Chairs,

hairs, Stools, Bia nacles, Compasses, Clocks, Binkers, Davits, Iron Drums Wooden Cank, Cable Drums, Fold 'up Lavatories, Old Packing Cases,

doc."

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Mrs. HASTINGS & HASTINGS,

Boliritore,

8, Des Varze Road Central,

Jand

Mesars, LAMMERT BROTHERS,

Auctioneers.

andelivered after the 16th inst, will be subject

with the Government's consent, an- to rent..

All Claims against the Steamer must be nounced to its subscribers a few months presented to the Undersigned on or before the

ago. In the words of the resolution, no 23rd inst., or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are new agreement will be entered upon examined on the 16th iast, at 10 AM.

ment unless the Company is prepared to No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., accept the rates specified in the resolu.

Agente.

tion. For this result the community is Hongkong, 10th October, 1999.

indebted to the joint Cominmitee of the twa Chambers of "Commerce, and espe

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J B. LAL,

THE ABLE INDIAN PHYSICIAN

FROM SINGAPORE, ‚····

con-

ing "—character of the Company's des created by the amount of work latterly mand and convinced the Government put in hand by the Government. Certainly it is not due to any demand for labour that the schedule of rates suggested by for the ordinary trade of the Colong the Committer should constitute the The speeding up of Public Works

not the principal cause of the recent Government's 'altimatuny, to the Company been a little too much, and if this is -no new agreement unless these rales labour troubles it must have

largely cannot imagine tributed thereto, are accepted-and we

A comparatively sudden demand for laboar in a place with such limited accom clusion that their interests will be served modation in bound seriously to disturb conditions, and, as ab illustration of the comparative cost of labour in Hongkong, by rejecting them.

certain work is a present costing here 150 per cent more than it is being re- gularly carried out for in Shanghai. It difference in cont of labour generally be. tween the two places, but unquestionably in Hongkong it is at present considerably higher than it is in Shanghai, a

labour, skilled and unskilled, earung higher wages and living ander better conditions than at present, but such sudden and large increases as have taken

We understand that Mr. P. H. Holyoak

cially to the Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe who is returning to the Colony early in a not contended that this represents the

January.

Tubes, Stool Wire Bogende is now ready to receive anyone who wishes to Company's case for the terms it has at the City Hall on Armistico Night Everyone wants to see all claasea of

THE CORONET. Bel

TO-NIGHT TILL TUESDAY.

» NAZIMOVA

BILLIONS.

KOWLOON THEATRE.

PAT O'MALLEY

SHERRY

Aquatity of Structural Steel Work, compri- sing Stanchions, Beams, Struts, do, and sundry other Steel Work, Rain Water Fipes, Gutters,

Lots may be

inspectod

Monday, the 16th October, 1922

SALE OF OLD AND SURPLUS VIC TUALLING STORES AT KOWLOON or FRIDAY, 20th October, comprising

ALGO

Corned Beef, Condemned Provisions for poultry or piga: food, Remnants Serge, &c. Swimming Belts and Covers, Hazors. Meas GEET," &c.

Terms of Sale --A detailed in Catalogue.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Appointment Auctioneers to the.

Admiralty. Hongkong, 30th September, 1922 (1556

!

·FOB BALI. AND, spproximately 7,000 share foot on waterfront at Swatow with modes storied brick and concrete building witable for office and godown] Farbber deals apply!

#HUMPHREYS & 01.

has devoted a great deal of time and attention to the examination of the The British Legion announce a dance been demanding from the Government. November 11th. Coll Catarrh, Headache, Hemicranis Earpain, Although the COLONIAL SECRETARY moved Gliddinas, Toothache, Running of the Nose,

an excel- the resolution and made. Neuralgia, etc, etc, and

consalt him on the following diseases, viz.,

GUARANTEES TO CURE

the above diseases in less than TWO MINUTES.

S

I can cure all Kinds of Eye diseases as well as other sicknesses and guarantee to cars radically.

$1,000 REWARD.

A Reward of $1,000 (one thousand) will be

medicine is my own preparation.

www.

At the invitation of the Chinese Public lent speech in support of it, there Dispensaries Committee, Mrs., E. B.

place in Hongkong during the past two years are more likely in the long run.

is not the least doubt in our minds, Halifax, will open the Tsan Yak Ho that until the Committee of which the pital, near the Sailors Home, Saying What most to be desired is a steady

Hon. Mr. Low was Chairman got to poon, next Tuesday afternoon. work on the case, the Government had

quite made up its mind that there was

A girl, sixteen years of age, was badly

to worsen than to better such conditions.

and prolonged period of prosperity; and the Government, if it did not assist, certainly would not hinder the attain. ment of such by refraining from putting in hand at one time more work than the accommodation, resources, and state of trade in the Colony warrant

A reduction in the pace of the develop

sources can catch up might avert serious troubles in the near future. ARAMANG

These are signs that the cost of labour in the Colony is reaching, if it has not already reached; & higher point than the general trade of the Colony can develos

no escape from the terms the Company scalded at No. 9, High Street on Thurs demanded. They had had the Company's day. The child upset a bowl of boiling

the bowl on a shelf, which was just a littlement until the accommodation and re- paid to any person who is able to cure the application under consideration for a soup over herself in endeavouring to place abore mentioned diseases within 2 minutes, very long time; a Committee appointed providing he does not make use of my by the Government had inquired into beyond her reach, modicine.

the matter; expert opinion had been

Cheng Tsun, the master of an electric obtained, and, according to statement made in the Legislative Council in the supply shop, at No. 43, Wellington Street, early part of June, the Government has reported to the police, that a man considered it was then in a position named Tong Bhing, obtained from him to come to a definite decision as to what by means of a forged chop 1,500 electric are fair terms to offer." It is clear, bulka, valued at $105. The forged chop however, from the history of the negotin purported to be that of Hou Wong, Chan- tions given by the COLONIAL SECRETARY tong, Canton,

Consulting charge *** 83.00 Visiting Fee

Consulting hours 9-12 to 12 Noor.

3 to 6 PM,

J. B. LAL, ofo KING EDWARD HOTEL,

Room No. 48-

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The man is believed to that, the Government was extremely have left the Colony with the bulba

pression is prolonged. PO BO

or even support if the prosent de- This letter is written in the hope that if the aspect on which it touches has not been fully considered it might cause thin to be done. Yours faithfully

MACAUTIOUS CLAUD.” Hongkong, 12th October, 19429