26.
NEW ADVERTSEMENTS
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. SCHOLARSHIP IN EDUCATION FOR GIRL CANDIDATES ONLY.
SOBOLARSHIP open to Girl Ca
didates only of $1,000 per annum for four years and tenable at the UNIVERSITY OF RouxONG, will be awarded on the results of the Matriculation Examination now proceeding
on the following termini-
least (a) Candidates must have spent at
three years during the last five years in
school in the Colony, (5) The successful candidate must reside in
Home Hostal
I recognized by the University. The successful candidate shall quality for graduation within four years in the Education Department of the Faculty of Arts,
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'MOTUS"
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO. CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
Fox-NEW-YORK:
CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer
“ALČINOUS.
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be charged into Hol's Wharl, Kowloon, where it will be at Consignes's risk and subject bo terms and conditions of storage, at Holt's Whart. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after
21st November, Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been
Steamer's arrival.“. given prior Att
INTIMATIONS
REMOVAL NOTICE.
Nand after TO-DAY bar PERMANENT
INTIMATION
OFFICES will be situated on 25 FLOOR New shipment
NO China Baikling).
Hongkong, 20th November, 1922,
QUEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (Bank of
SNOWMAN & CO.
THOMAS SKINNER & CO. (LONDON),
Publishers of
The Bankers Almanso & Year Book, The Stock Exchange Year Book, The Stock Exchange Gazette, The Directory of Directors, Skinner's Cotton Trade Directory.
The Canadian Gazette,
(1809)
cessful candidato shall sign an agreement to on, chafod, and "damaged goods Beg to announce that they have opened an
(d) Immediately after graduation the suc
to serve as a school-mistress in a school in the Colony to be approved by the Director of Education for a period of "two years Applications to compete for this Scholarship should be sent to me immediately and in no case inter than the end of this present week..
N. TEESDALE MACKINTOSH, M.A.,
Registrar. 1st November, 19:19.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
{1814"
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of
PART
be left in the
Office.at Godowns, where they will be examined 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 goods are left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 27th Nor, will be subject to rerit.
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presented to the undersigned on or before the All Claims against the Steamer must be
11th Dec, or they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. Hongkong, 0th November, 1922. (1810
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
The Steamship "KENDAL CASTLE"
24 NANKING Road, Shandusi, TRADE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE.
Cable Address: DESOLLAR, BHANGHAI.
*** [1803,
THE HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO, ANIMALS.
THE ANNUAL MEETING will be held on FRIDAY Next, 24th Inst., in the CHAMEER OF COMMERCE ROOM, City Hall, at 5.15 P.3.
B. L. FROST.
Hon. Secretary.
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the letting by Prible Auction Bala, to be Fro NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA. | ' MEMBERS will be held on WEDNES
the 27th day
of
held on MONDAY, Nov., 1979, at 3 P, at the Offices of the Fable Works Department, by Order of His OFFICER ADMINISTERING
one Lot
TEX
TKI
Di GOVERNMENT, UROWN LAND at Whitfield, in the Unlony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 yes, with the option of renewal at a Crown ant to be fixed by the Surveyor of His MLISTY THE Krye, for one further term of
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
Zeglitry Xa.
Ionality.'
Brandney Merriaeth,
W
Annual Rental
Opet Priss,
test, feet,
foul, fast.
Abent
**As par maže pluś,
46,430 470 22,315
P. & O. S. N. CO.
[1815
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Good are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, at Kow loon, whence and/or from the wharres delivery may be obtained.
THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
HALF YEARLY MEETING of
DAY, 19th NOVEMBEE, 1922, at 12.30 1.1., at the JocEET CLUB ROOM, HONGKONG CLUB ANNEX.
Business-Election of Stewardła.. 1780
Options! Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 21st inst No claims will be admitted after the Goods have
left the Godowns, and all Goods IN remaining undelivered after the 27th inst. will be subject to
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG.
THE GOODS of ERNEST HAMILTON SHARF, E.C., O.B.E of Viatoris, Hongkong, deconaed.-
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 7th
will not be recognised. N prox, or they
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 27th inst, at 10 am, by ear Surveyers, Mesir. GODDARD & DOUGLAS,
No Fire Insurance has been affected Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD, 1812]
Agenta.
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sa
MEETING of the above Company will be held at 4A, Des Vaux Road Central, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on TUESDAY, the 5th day of DECEMREH, 1992 at NOON for the purpose of considering, ant, if thought
"T.S. S.S. “MOREA", approving the draft new Articles of the
11,000 TONS: 15,000 H. PowIE.
WILL LEAVE HONGKONG "
FOR
MARSEILLES & LONDON“
ON OF ABOUT N
7th MARCH, 1923.
A Special Train de lure will run from Marcilles in connection with this steamer for the benefit of passengers wishing to,
proceed Overland to London, a
";
For further particulars apply to
MAUKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,
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AGEXTU
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
Tax 39TH ANNUAL “AL FRESCO FETE"
will be held in the compound of the CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL-GLENEALY
SUNDAY, 10
On
DECEMBER, 1992, From 8.30-11.80 P.M.
Under the distinguished Patronage of HE.Sir REGINALD EDWARDSTUBBS, RO.M.O.
ADMISSION :-SL
In the afternoon from 2.80-0.30 pm, Several
Company which will be submitted to the Meeting
A print of such new Articles and a print. of the existing Articles of the Company may be seen at the Registered Office of the Company, 41, Des Your Rowl Central, Victoria, sfors- said and at the Office of Mesars. DEACON LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, 1. Des Voeux Road Central, Victoris, aforesaid and the portions of the proposed new Articles which the existing Articles are indicated by being underlined in red
of sach.new modification, the Articles with ot
bjoined Resolution
tion will be proposed as an Extraordinary Besolution, namely:
Should the Meetilkout
ALSO
That the new Articles already approved by this Meeting and for the purpose af identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all ԼԵՐ existing Articles thereof. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FURTHER EXTRAOR DINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be
held at the same place, on FRIDAY, the 2nd day of DECEMBER, 1999, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Proceedings at the above men tioned Meeting and of confirming if thought fit, sa Bpecial Resolution, the above mentioned Resolution.
Dated this 19th day of November, 1982. "By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Secretary.
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'PARTICULARS VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY
Estuato
No. 18, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
To be Bold by Order of the Mortgages. Br
PUBLIC AVOTION,
IN ONE LOT
Oh THURSDAY,
Balla will be opened, and Amusemeate specially The 30TH DAY of Nov., 1922, at 3 o'clock, PAL
midable for Children will be provided Tes and Refreshment will be obtainable--ADMISSION FREE.
The Grounds will be Brilliantly laminated In the Evening,
SOME FEATURES OF THE FÉTE: Café Chantant, Tea-Room, Refreshment Balls, Picture Post Carda, Doll-House, Fishing Fod, Lucky Whool, Christmas Tree, Bran-Tab American-Stall, The Candy Store, Toy Bazaar, Bhooting Gallery, etc.
BEVERAL RAFFLES WITH VALUABLE PRIZES,
DI
Including a New 5-seater "Oldsmobile" Touring Car-Tickets: $3 each,
◄NO WORK OF CHARITY IS FOREIGN
TO THE SOCIETY,"
COME & HELP HONGKONGS
POOR
Mesura. LAMMERT BROTHERS
AT THEIR OFFICE, DUDDRAL STREET,
THE
Property consists of First ALL "THAT piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 2168 together with the messuages erections or buildings thereon now known as No. 15, Wing Hing Street and Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear of the said Section A of Inland Lot No 2168 being a scavenging land. All of which prez sze யர் held for the residue of the term of 25 years from the 16th day of May, 1916, created by the Crown Lease thereof together with the valuable machinery now situate in
or upon the said premises and at No. 1 Gordon Street. Partionlars and Conditions of sale obtained from
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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has, by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance 1897 (No. 2 of 1897) made an order limiting the time for sending in claims to or against the above Faiste to the 81st Day of D
DECEMBER, 1991. Creditors and Claimants are hereby required to send their Claims to the Undersignorember. 1999.
by the above date.
Dated this 20th day of
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
& HARSTON,“
Proctors for the Administrator,
just received
HICH CLASS AMERICAN
CHOCOLATES
CH. D. FOSS & CO.)
As you like it,"
"Tru Value"
and
Quality Folks."
In Elegant Boxes of 1 lb.
SOLE AGENTS:
1 Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong A. S. WATSON
r17BS
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
2
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
ACTION No. 3 of 1920
BETWEEN LAU THE TAU, LAUTANG SH
LAU Sun Shz,' Lav Yiu Sui and Lad LI SEI, Plaintifle
and
LAU SHIT CRUL Defendant.
By Order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong,
and
Under the direction of the Registrar,
Supreme Court.
Mesars, LAMENT BROTHERS, have received instructions to sell by Public Auction on WEDNESDAY, the 29th day of NOVEM- BER, 1995, at 3 o'clock P.M.
WITBOUT BESKEVE
All the right title and interest of the borenamed defendant LAT BHIU URVEY abas LA WAI CHUN OF (CHAN) of and in the following PROPERTY situate in the Colony of Hongkong
Nos. 402 and 404, Dra Vaux Boad West, and
397 and 9973, Queen's Road Wenty
Being IN LAND LOT No. 1743” The above property is sold subject to ell existing mortgages and charges."
Particulars and Caditions of Bale dan be obtained from
Messrs. DENNYS & BOWLEY, ONE No. Ja, Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong,
Solicitors, &.,
A
or from
Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS,
The Auctioneers. Hongkong, November, 1922. [IEOD
"MAS comes but Once; s" Year, und
is everyone's delight. To send s Few
NICE. CIGARS to Friends at Home
W
Place Your Orders with HONGKONG CIGAR STORE.
and they do the rest. ALEXANDRA BUİLDİNGS.
COME EARLY,
11458.
THE CORONET.
LAST DAY OF WAY DOWN EAST.
KOWLOON
THEATRE.
9.16 P.M. HAROLD LLOYD
CO., LTD.,
The Hongkong Dispensary.
1925
1
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Sui in is that the measures of prevent suppressing piracy on the rival, ba tion which the local ordinance calls for gunboat patrols cost something to main- fail in their object when a piratical tain, and apparently no money has enterprise is carried out by a large and been available in recent years for well-organised gang of pirates. We hope efficient maritime police work, and to learn than the Canton authorities, in the patrole consequently** practically whose jurisdiction the gang has its head- | ceased. The recrudescence of pinoy, the inevitable result. quarters, noad no prompting to make a boon every effort to
arrest all who were These pasis of the rivers and the- engaged in the piracy and to punish coast must be ruthlessly hunted down." them in a manner likely to prova a if Chind is to count among civilised. powerful deterrent to others of similar nations, and we hope to hear that the inclinations. We understand the sup- Canton authorities have taken vigorona. pression of piracy and brigandage to be measures to corral the whole gang of one of the lending objects of the new pirates who seized and looked the S Government at Canton. Their success, ind, murdered two members of the armed hunting down the pirates who looted the guard, severely wounded the Captain suď Suida and deprived some 400 or 500 overrothers on the ship. The heinous... passengers of their money and other toss of such crimes is well recognised by valuables and put them for many hours the Chinese judicial authorities, and we. in terror of their lives, will afford some can only reiterate our belief that the old indication of the manner in which the Chinese way of punishing piracy supplies. problem generally is likely to be attacked the most effective means of making the and dealt with,
crime much rarer than it, unhappily, is China has the distinction of having at the present time in the maritime, coastline infested with" pirates to a jurisdiction of the provincial authorities. degree unparalleled in any other country at Canton, Lar the wide world. Readers of the Hong- "Within the past week the Diplomatio kong papers are familiar with many Corps at Peking has addressed a very? stories of piracy in the waters adjacent vigorous protest to the Central Govern- to the Colony, for they are frequently ment regarding the lawlessness prevail- reported, but in the long record thering in China, and the further illustration" has been none-save, perhaps, the Tai On of it which, the piracy of the Sui la piracy on the West River nearly ten supplies strengthens the protest years ago, and the piracy on the China Merchant Cols steamer Awangler, a year
Owing to defects in the Eastern Co.'s ago, on the high seas while on a royage from Shanghai to Hongkong-which Hongkong-Shanghai cable, all telegrams- compares in daring and in results with for Bhanghai and beyond are subject to the piracy of the Hongkong, Canton and delay Macao Steamboat Company's steamer
The P. & O. are sending out the Aerea, Sui An reported in our columns yester days. These three occurrences have much & vessel of 11,000 tons, for the paænger She will leave season next Spring. in common... In each of them tho.,
១០. ០០ was accomplished by gangs who had Hongkong on March 7th. embarked as ordinary passengers. In the Tai On 'case, as in the case of the Sui An,ed to become a patron of the next kanual the printe gang went on board the Fête held under the auspices of the Society. Yesevi in Hongkong as passengers. In of St. Vincent de Paul...
numbers the two gangs were about equal.
H.E. The Governor has kindly camsant-
In the Tai On case of ten years ago it A Chinese girl was drowned, in the har- seemed fairly clear that the arms--each bour on Monday. While travelling froga pirate was equipped" with three or four Yaumati to Hongkong by the ferry launch revolvers tied to his wrists were taken Ohi On Tat she toppled off her seat on on board in Hongkong, presumably into the gunwale and fall into the water, baskets carried by women, though this. The launch stopped promptly and we believe, was never definitely ascer search was made, but the body was not tained. It is impossible to be confident
recovered. that the arms were not smuggled on board the Sui du at Hongkong; but we may at least, reasonably suppose that they were nut, because a search for arms was made by the police before the departure of the ship, and none were discovered. Moreover, a shrewd pirate chief, if he CASSIDY.-At Kelvinside N., on Septem- could obtain aims at Macao, would be
BIRTHS. BAILEY-At Shanghai, on November 18th, to Mr. and Mrs. CHA. H. BAILEY, A daughter,.
ber 28th, to Mr. and Mrs. P. CASSIDY, Shanghai, a daughter. MITCHEL-At Shanghai, on November 16th, to Mr. and Mrs. FRANK MIT
CHELL, son,
MARRIAGES.
MOLYNEUS-ROWLET-A Shanghai, on
November 15th, HAREY LINDSAY MOLY NEUX, to ELEANOR CAROLINE, younger daughter of the Bev, Sir George Bowley, Bart., and Lady Rowley, of London. *
BRISE CLARK-At Shanghai, on Neven
ber 16th, RAYMOND HENRY PEEL REISS, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Beiss, of Alderley Edge, Cheshire, to ISOBEL WINIFRED, daughter of Col. WILLIAM CLARE, D.D., of Glasgow.
DEATHS.
KING-At Shanghai, on November 14th,
FRANK ROBKET EINO, aged 40 years. Laxos At Shanghai, on November 18th,
Mr. OSCAR LANDAU, of heart failure.
HorazonG QITION: 104, Das Vaux Rd., 0. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.0.
The Daily Press.
Homokosu, NoveKNER 2230, 1923.
THE "SUI AN" PIRACT,
The Amateur Dramatic Club announce the presentation. of Shakespeare's "Tempest" during the approaching. Christnias season, No indication is given as to whether it is intended to keep closely to the book or to give a series of spectacular scenes with the dialogue very
much cut..
According to the Commercial Journa? published by the 72 Guilds of Canton,
private vessels have recently been com mandeered by the military authorities for public service. These included steamers plying to Canton, Hongkong, and Wu- chow; 20 junke, 37 steam launches, and pine tow-boats.
likely to avoid running the gauntlet in Hongkong if he had planned his colp for the return trip from Macao, especially if it is a fact that the Macao aut orities de pot search the baggage of passengers leaving that Colony for Hongkong. We do not overlook the fact that detectives starched passengers in Hongkong in the days.of the Tai On piracy, but since then An attempted armed robbery took place, the searching of passengers' luggage haaat, No. 530, Reclamation Street, on Mon- become more systematic, though it is still day night when the inmates of the shop were held up by four armed men. A manifestly impossible to search every brother of the proprietor managed to piece of baggage carried on to steamers escape and making his way to the rear daily-almost hourlyleaving the Colony, of the building he attracted the attention of the neighbours by blowing a police each carrying hundreds of Chinese whistle, and this caused the busty dis Passengers. An edormous police force appearance of the robbers. would be required to do the searching thoroughly and expeditiously.
...
PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY
It was after the Tai On piracy that
REVIVED. the somewhat elaborate precautionary
PRACTICE TO START AT ONCES measures against piracy on the river steamers were introduced-the carrying
As the outcome of the decision to revive of armed guards and the provision of the Philharmonic Society, a meeting was iron grills by which the bridge is pro held at the Cathedral. Hall last evening, tected from intrusion, and passengers are Mr. C. E. H. Beavis presiding confined to the part of the ship in which they have taken passage, Presumably, the intention was thint these grills should be kept securely locked when the vessel is
THE first words in any comment on the moving. No doubt there will be an his great interest in music. Former Vice-
Menhers of the Committee suggested were. Mr. Temple Bevan (who would act.
as conductor), Mr. Eric Rice (who would act as pianist), Mr. Fieldgate, Mr. Beattie (hon treasurer), and Mr. J. A..E.. Bullock (hon, secretary)
"The CHAIRMAN announced that, at a preliminary meeting, it, bad been decided to ask H.E. the Governor to become Fatron of the Society and the Hon. Mr. Claud Severn President, having regard to
Presidents would be asked to set again; official inquiry the ter whether all audacious piracy on the British steamer
namely, Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Mrs. the regulations
the prevention of Perking, Mr. N. L. Smith Mr. E. J.. Sui An must lay stress upon the duty
observed on the Sui An Chapman, Mr. E. Balphs and himself: of all authorities concerned to leave no piracy were duly
The Chief Justice and the Commodore' stone unturned to procure the arrest and In any case, the story of what occurred were also being specially asked to become adequate punishment of the entire gang shows that the grilla prove very useful Vice Presidents, that planned and carried out this daring to the pirates in a well-planned oper- arterprise. There should be no difficulty ation, and of little use for securing the on the
part of the Canton authorities in safety of the ship and passagers unless getting speedily on the track of these the armed guard is of adequate dimen desperadoes. Their base is known, and sons to cope with gangs of sixty or
There being no other nominations, the Committee was appainted accordingly, on the loot taken from the steamer is not seventy armed pirates.
We may recall that at the time of the the proposition of the CHAIRMAN, second likely to be so completely hidden as to
Tai On piracy the Chamber of Commercned by Mr. C. Edgoumba, mun leave no clie to the gang's whereabouts,
made vigorous representations not only Mr. Tambia BayAn outlined & suggested Exemplary punishment of such desper-
and programme for the first concert and said ados forms, in our opinion, the most with a view to securing greater vigilance that Monday night, at 5.15 o'clock, prere effective messarg for the prevention of over passengers embarking on the river the only nights available for practices,
which he suggested should start in Janu-, piracy. It is, perhape, very difficult to esti, steamers at Hongkong, but also to secure guards and the iron grilla "with which, by British gunboats at the expense of the for omrly ten years now, erory river Chinese Government Among other results steamer running out of Hongkong has these representations led to the prompt had to be provided, but the obrious Con- institution of a Chinese gunboat patrol clusion from what has happened on the which, while it lasted, proved clicctive in at the nominal one of $1,
between now and Chrisiznas,
Messrs. HASTINIAN T be AN EASTERN WESTERNER | mate what has been the value of the armed the patrol of the river and Canton Delta ry as there were so many social functions
& HARTIN 05,
Solicitors, for what
§, Dor Voour Bond Central, 72 MATEMtg and
More KAMMENT BROTHERS!
-Auctioneers.
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
5,45 PM
TARZAN EPS. 5 10 8.
The meeting, however, was in favour of an earlier start and Mr. Temple. Boran willingly ementing it was decided to call the first practice for December 4th
The subscription for members as and
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