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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FOR SALE.

WNER leaving the Colony. Ball Yacht PIANO. Recently entirely overhasiat Beautiful fall tone. $350. In perfect condition.

Also DULOITONE. Very little used. Great addition to an Orchestra, or Jazz Band Open to offer.

Apply Box 1000,

1909]

do Daily Pro Office "NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM HUMBURG AND ANTWERP.

THE

[THE 3.8. SIERRA MORENA"

from the shove Ports, haring arrived Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees' Fisk and. expense

Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before moon to-day,

Ali brokon, chated, and damaged goods are to be left in the godowns, where they will be examined on 15th ist, at 10 st., by Messrs. Goddard and Dongias,

All claims must be presented within 15 days of the stommer'a arrival here, after which.

be date they cannot recognized.

No claims will be admitted after the goods bavo left Godowns, and all soda remain

DE

o letivened after the Itt ist, will be

subject to rent.

Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports. Hongkeng, before Bills of Lading

can be countersigned.

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

CARL BODIKER & CO.,

Aktiebolag,

Agents. Hongkong, 11th December, 1922 [1904" STRUTHERS A BARRY.

NOTIOR TO CONSIGNEES.

From SAN FRANCISCO & LOS ANGELES via JAPAN PORTS & SHANGHAI,

THE Steamship.

TELE

"

"APUS"

having serived from above-mentioned ports Sunday, Dea, 10, 1922, Consignees are here- by noted that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the bazarians and/or extra hazardous Godewas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, Kow.

and stored at Consignees' risk. Consignas signed

must produce an it signed by the Superintendent of

ports & Exports, Hongkong, bofore Bills of Lading will be countersigned or Delivery Orders issued.

1000,

All broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godowns where it will be xamined at 9 A., Friday, Dec., 15th, 1999; Messrs. ANDERSON & Asas, Marina by Surveyors

All claims must be presented within 10 days of the steamer's arrival hero, after which they cannot be recognized. No claim will be recognised after the goods have left the

wns, and cargo undelivered after Der. 16th, 1992, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.

Consignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading in exchange for Delivery Orders immediately.

STRUTHERS & BARRY, Agents, U.S.SE Emergency Fleet Corpn. Hongkong, December 10th, 1992.

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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY TRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12,

NOTICE TE beg to anounce that we have just Small Shipment of 1 received "LOEWE" and " WEINGOTT" BRIAR PIPES which we are disposing at Very Reasonable Prices.

TABAQUERIA FILIFINA,

$8, Queen's Road Central. Phone $539.

1896]

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

E have THIS DAY moved our Offices W

to the GROUND FLOOR of 5, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL (between Mercantile Bank and Netherlands Trading Society).

THE PEOPLE'S SAVINGS CORPORATION, LTD. 7th December, 1929.

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HONGKONG HOCKEY CLUB,

GENERAL MEETING of the above 'Club will be held in the HONGKONG CazorXT CLUB PAVILION, by Kind Permission of the Hongkong Cricket Club on FRIDAY, 15th inst, at 3.30 .. All those desirous of joining the Club are invited to attend.

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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NCUAL GENERAL MEETING of will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Members of THE ROTAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., Hongkong, on MONDAY, the 18th day of DECEMBER,

1923, at 5.15 r.

F.M.

Το Receive from the Committee a Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th September 1922,

To Consider, and if thought expedient, pass Resolution continuing the additional sub- scription of 82.00 per month until the 31st December, 1924.

To Elect Officers, Members of the Committee, and an Auditor for the ensuing year.

To Decide on any Besointion which may be submitted to the Secretaries and Treasurers four days prior to the Meeting.

Any Other Business.

By Orier of the Committee,

INTIMATIONS

THEATRE

INTIMATION

ROYAL WATSON'S

A. D. C. CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARES

THE TEMPEST."

TUESDAY, Dec. 26th (Boxing Day), 9.15 7.x. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 87th (Matinee); 5.15 .. THURSDAY, Dec 99th, 9.15 r.. SATURDAY, Dec. 30th, 9.15 P MONDAY, Jan. 1st (New Year's Day), 9.15 p. TUESDAY, Jan. 2nd, 9.15 P.M.

Booking now at Mournira Prices as Usual

NOTICE

B. CHRISTIANSEN, DECEASED...

NTrebate Authority: The Royal Danish OTICE issued by Order of the Danish Consul General, Shanghai..

All persons having Claims against the estate of the aboven med Deceased must file the same with the Royal Danish Consulate at Canton The Claims of all persons failing to comply with within 6 months from the date of this. Notice this Notice will not be considered.

Dated the 11th day of December, 1999.

(88.) WALLACE J. HANSEN,

Royal Danish Consul, Canton.

1BOO]

'DANCING.

.PALACE HOTEL.

KOWLOON."

SPECIAL ATTRACTION.

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, BY kind permissier of Capt. C. S. Beaning,

Secretaries & Treasurera. Hongkong, 7th December, 1999.

Nominations for Members of the General Committee should reach the Secretaries and

[1898 Treasurers not later than 5 P.M., on THURSDAY, the 14th DucExBER, 1922.

PARTICULARS

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Situate

No. 13, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

To be Sold by Order of the Mortgages

The

By

PUBLIC AUCTION, IN ONE LOT

One SATURDAY, 30 Day of Dec., 1923, at 3,0ʻCLOCK P.M

By Meer, LAMMERT BROTHERS AT THEIR OFFICE, DUDDELL STANET, THE Property consists of Fint ALL

THAT piece or parcel of ground situate at Vistoria in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office as SECTION with A of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together the messuages erections or buildings thereon No. 13. Wing Hing Street and now known Secondly ALL THAT of land at the roar

strip of the said Section A of Inland Lot No 9168

lane, All of which

prez 828 are held for the residne from the 15th day of May, 1916, created by the the Crown Losse "thereal together with vainable machinery now situate in ar upon the said premises and at No. 1 Gordon Street.

Particulars and Conditions of sale may be obtained from

THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO. being scavenge of the term of 75

(1918), LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sa EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above Compony will be held at the offices of Messrs. SHEWAN, TOMme & Co. the General Managers of the sail Company, St. George's on THURSDAY, the Victoris, Hongkong,

14th day of DECEM at 11 o'clock in the Forenoon, resolutions will proposed as

HE Subjoin

when the

-ordinary

1.

the authorised Capital of the Company (which now 81,000,000 consisting of 200,000 shares of the aine of $5 each the whole of have been issued), be increased to

4

12871

MB HASTINGS & HASTINGS, Solicitors, 8, Des Voeux Road Central

and Maasra. LAMMERT BROTHERS:

Auctioneers

FOR SALE.

AT

REPULSE BAY..

*

$3,000,000 by the creation of 200,000 TOT B/B 158 (31,200 sq. ft.), A well situated additional shares of the nominal value newly built Fully Furnished Modern

$5 each ranking (subject us hereinafter Two-storey HOUSE. Dining Room, Drawing

#5

inquod Capital.

R.N., D.S.O. The popular JAZZ QUARTET

of

H.M.S. Titania

19th, Dancing 9.PM. will play at the above Hotel on TUESDAY

An Exhibition of CLASSIC DANCING will be given by

Mr. J. THOMAS and

D....

Milo. E MAKAROWA, in the following Dances TEHA INDIAN DANCE, RUSSIAN DANCE, SPANISH DANCE AND POLIAE DAKOR...

PERFUMES.

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OH, WHAT MEMORIES.

KEMEMBER YOUR FRIENDS WITH PERFUMES.

4

JUST FROM PARIS. Something new to the Colony: Coffres des. Roses, Camin, Mary Garden. Princesa Ygor, des Actrices and others.

Ask for them at all Leading Stores, also. other Perfumes RIGAUD Brand

RIGAUD PERFUMES will please the most critical recipient.

PRICES vary according to size; QUALITY never varies.

Local Distributor,

"VICENTE ATIENZA,”

18, NATHAN ROAD.

[1895

Phone E. 165.

E

WHISKY

Gives Perfect Satisfaction because it is

a

1

General Loonard Wood, Governor- Ope naturally hesitates to credit such a statement as this, but we see it parti. General of the Philippine Islands, has ally confirmed in a cablegram printed authorised a denial of the report that ha ina Manila paper as having bean is returning to the United States received from Tokyo by the Consul month. General Wood said he had not General of Japan, though we imagine it received any cable urging his return and must be a very free translation of the had made no plans for departure

made! communication. The paragraph in the message which we allade reads: ** There

The death took place in Shanghai last must be disillusionment for week, of Captain J. Snodgrass, of the millions when it is known that China's Secretariat staff of the Municipal Coun recovery of Kiaochau has been delayed cil, and commanding officer of the because China cantot find arms för the Machine Gun Co., S.V.C. Death was duc troops which are to replace the Japanese to proumonit following an attack of in- non-officials to administer. the returned duenza. Captain Snodgrass bad been territory. The incident of the Japanese about two years in Shanghai. transport hastening to Tsingtao with arms for rifeless Chinese policemen

During the early hours of yesterday sheds much light on the Far Eastern

more A little

light is morning a fire broke out in a "Chinesa question." thrown

situation by the wholesale medicine shop, situated on thứ on the recent kidnapping of the Tuchun's first floor of No. 92, Bonham Strand. delegate who, with the Chairman of the The fire was caused by the over heating Chamber of Commerce, was appointed to of a drying store. Damage to the extent supervise the transfer This functionary of $9,000 was done to the building and was kidnapped by bandits while he was shop's stores before, the Fire Brigade taking his supper in one of the hotels of managed to get it under control. The Tsingtao: We read that, when the news building which contained the shop is

Skilful Blend of spread, all the Chinese shops in Taingtao insured for 281,500.

the Best Highland

SCOTCH WHISKIES.

of Great Age, matured in Sherry- wood Casks.

A. IS. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants

ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS.

towa.

general closed-presumably fearing a sack of the

It is amusing to read that, as the transfer had at that not actually taken place time, the Japanese authorities, in the estimation of the Chineso public, were! held responsible for this outrage, as Tsingtao was still under the control of the Japanese Government, and Chinese residents of Tsingtao requested the Central Government to lodge a strong protest with the "Japanese Legation Whether the delegate is still in captivity or not we do not know, but in view of what has happened elsewhere in China, it is evident that the Chinese authorities

themselves &TC

unable to

suppress

brigandage or oven to rescue the unfortu. nate people who are taken into captivity by, brigands. Taken together, all these incidenta weaken public confidence in the

Bummer

&ability of the Chinese to maintain the reputation which the port of Kiacchau has gained under it's foreign administra tors, and in the interests of the Chinese nation no less than in the interests of the "foreign residents of the East who have grown accustomed to regard Kiao- chan and Weihaivet: as indispensable

We resorts, hope to hear that the Chinese authorities will be giving better evidence of their capacity to preserve the reputation which the territories they are taking BIRTH.

over have gained under their respectivo HUNT.At the French Hospital, on

December 10th, to Mr. and Mrs foreign administrations, and that the E. H. HUTTER, C., Customs, Wa world will not come to view these

[1008

a deplorable error of transfers chow, a daughter.

DEATH.

Þjudgment.

Sines this article was written a cable BARRADAS.-At Shanghai, on December

3rd, AEQUITRICLINO F. DE LAPRO has been received reporting the formal

transfer of the territory]

"BARBADAS.

Hosaxone OrrION: 104, Daa Vaux RD., C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FIZET Staxer, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMERA 1270, 1922.

THE TRANSFER OF SHANTUNG THERE are peculiar circumstances in connection with the return of Shantung

Boon

25

A Chinese earth coolie was crushed to death on Saturday at Mongkok by a light railway locomotive used on the reclama- tion work.

There will be aten-dance at the Helena May Institute on Thursday next, Decem ber 14th, at 6.30 p.m. Tickets, one dollar each, should be obtained before band from the Secretary--Apvr.

CORRESPONDENCE.

UNCONSCIOUS HUMOUR! [TO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS. **] Sia,-I beg to congratulate you on the evident sincerity with which you give prominence to Renter's telegram to the effect that "The Tiger" (M. Clemenceau) will be the chief speaker at the World Peace Conference,

. I understand that another distinguish- ed personage will also be there with a view to rebuking sin. I regrot," however, to say that I personally shall not be able to be present owing to circumstances over which I have at present no caträh--"

HORATIO Yours, etc.,

Hongkong, December 10th, 1892.

LECTURE AT THE HELENA

MAY INSTITUTE.

"STAR CLUSTERS AND NEBULAE.” **

In a lecture at the Helena May In- stitute laat evening, the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, having dealt in provions: lectures in Hongkong with our solar system, dealt with the inconceivably dis tant parts of the Universe in which high power telescopes revealed clusters of stars

and nebulae.

were

Mary beautiful photographs shown of these, and Mr. Maconachio explained how the use of the spectroscope and photographic plate had enormously increased the possibility of increasing our knowledge of the Heavens, Posterity, ho said, would, no doubt, End photographs, now being taken, of enormous use to them, and it was to be regretted that the photo-" graph was not invested, as was the teles cope, 200 years ago,

In some concluding remarks, Mr.. Maconachie said that contemplation and reflection upon the vast extent of the heavens tended to make humanity seem insignificant and human forces of no value- in the scheme of the Universe. He was." sorry to convey that impression, which. he feared many modern writer scientific snbicets tended to do. He would. rather put it in the words of Sir William Hamilton, who said: "In the world there.

on

to China. In the first place the Chinese The Medical Officer of Health's return is nothing great but man. In man there

mentioned) for dividend and in all other Boom, 3 Bed, .3 Bath, Flush Closets, DryingADIES and GENTLEMEN Suffering Parliament has not yet ratified the for Saturday and Sunday, showa two cases from any kind of Disease, however respecta pari pasu with the shares Room, Garage, Tennis Court, Servants' Quarters complicated and long-standing the case may bc, are requested to write present condition of constituting the Company's present on Modern Plan House has big open Verandalis

and good surrounding grounds, Electric Light the disease. Fall, particulace of treatment, That the said 200,000 new sharea be offered throughout, Hot Water Service and Telephone. advice, etc., free under cover. "Bar" WORKS, "in the first instance (in the proportion of Private Path to Beach

one new Bla

Offers to purchase to be sent to Movers. Bendon-square (H.P.), Calgutta (India). share for every old share held them respectively) to the Members of BRUNNEL, MOND & Co. (CHINA), LIMITED, 7, who on the 14th day of Queen's Road Central on or before the 15th of

by

Doc

Share Register as the

holders

Applications to view may be had at the

of the said 200,000 old shares at par and offices of Mears. BRUNNEL, MOND & Co. so that on acceptance of the offer the (CHINA), LED., 7, Queen's Road Central

of such 200,000 amount due in

be parable int shares shall be

instalments viz-the sum of $2.50 part thereof on

atmos

the 2nd day of January, 1993, and the $2.50 the balance thereof on the let cay of March, 1923.

And further

day 18001

notice

WANTED.

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THE CORONET.

Goods Merchant that the Baid 200,000

new share BRADFORD. Piece

desires working arrangement with Tat whall vis-a-vis the said 200,000 old shares only: Class Firm. Will provide own Salesman, pay rank

dividend as from the 2nd day of wages, native Broker and all Cabling expenses. -for

Apply Box 1890, January, 1923, in respect of the amount payable theroon on that date and ae from the 1st

ole The Hongkong Daily Press. of hardli, 1929, in respect of the full nomina value thereof.

by And that such offer be made specifying the number of shares to which the "entitled and limiting & time within member is

hich the offer if not accepted by the member a behalf of himself or his cominee will be deemed to be declined and that the General Managers be at liberty to extend the time for Back acceptance to such date or dates as they think fit in the case of shareholders whose of address is in Hongkong. And hat any of the maid 200,000 new shares which shall not be taken up by the the Com pany's shareholders in manner aforesaid bo disposed of in such manner at such time or

RAROLD LLOYD

IN

X

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MAS comes but Once a Year, and

is everyone's delight. To aand a Few NICE CIGARS to Friends at Home,

Place Your Ordera with HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,

and they do the rest: ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.}"

COME EARLY.

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·

is nothing great Fut mind," to which ho would volunteer to add that in man the- greatest thing was reverence.

The locta er was thanked for his very

(the Attorney General). able lecture by the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp.

Shantung Treaty negotiated at Washing of notifiable disease in the Colony. There ton, but the Government has nevertheless are two cases of diphtheria (Chinese) and taken action on the Treaty which has three of enteric fever (one British and resulted in the agreement recently signed two Chinesa casca), with Japan under whith the territory is

The Canton Times has a report that a to be immediately handed back to China. When we recall the outburst of popular patient in the Hospital Doumer, under indignation that occurred in China whod French management, whe found to have the rights Germany formerly enjoyed in among his belongings something like the province of Shantung were, by the fifty revolvers and other side arms Treaty of Veriailles, transferred to has been arrested for unlawfully being in Crown Land in Bridges Street at an Japan, "the absence of any noteworthy possession of these arms. signs of public jubilation over the agree

Ho

CROWN LAND" SALE.. BUILDING SITE IN BRIDGES

STREET REALISES $110,000.

Nearly $13 & square foot was paid for

auction held at the Public Works Depart ment pesterday. The site offered for sale. has an area of 8,720 square feet. It was formerly occupied by a scavenger coolies matshed, but this has been removed and there now remains on the site a small

ment for the transfer is strange, and we The B.I. steamer Japan, which is brings hardly know what significance is to being the home mail up from Singapore, has

publia Intrine, which has to be removed; attached to this apparent indifference encountered such heavy weather in the

The Bale was attended by an excep.. A little group of students has boon pro- China Sea, that she is not expected to testing to the Chinese Foreim Office each Hongkong until noon to-day. This tionally large crowd of Chiness and the bidding was brisk throughout. In lear KRYPTOK LENSES against China's signature being attached

been raised by a series of large bids to was originally expected. are conceded to be one of the very best to the Shantung agreement, and have will be about three days later than she than two minutes the upset of 943,500 hack $100,000. These bids included several been parading the streets of the

capital forms of bifocal densex. The bifocal seg

In an article in the Japan Chronicle on of $8,000, one of 80,000 and one of $7,000. From $100,000 onwards the bidding waa ment is ground and fused into the distant with banners on which their objections lens making the product practically one are inscribed, but in none of the reports the subject of "Child Labour in China," more cautious and at $106,000 it had "It is rather sting- dwindled down to increments of 8100, which were confined to two parties of piece of glass. The segments are totally we have seen is the nature of these the writer remarks:

No doubt they refering to British pride to contrast what prospective purchasers. At $100,000 the invisible and the lens has a beatiful objections stated. apprazanoe. Kryptok lenses of any pres to the fendicial compensation The America has done for the Filipino chil- bidding brightened again, two other par cription in either regular or Toria form next remarkable circumstatico to bedren and what Japan has done for her ties entering into the competition. Bids of $500 were made and at 8110,000 tho is contained in a Tokyo message are...mandackured by the Hongkong noted

own with the little that Hongkong, with site was knocked down to Messra Mas Optical Co., successors to Clark & Oo, which stated that Complying with all its wealth, bas undertaken, for the Tsui Chit No. 249, Queen's Road Central, and Yu Yat Tue, No. 62, Wing, The Transfer Bocks of the Company will be KOWLOON THEATRE. Manufacturing and Retracting Opticians, China's request, Japan is-sending arms

the most competent optical manufactur- for the Chinese guards at Tsingtao, In Chinese children there. The excuse to be Stroce. It is the intention of the cloood from Friday, the 8th day of December,

ing establishment in South China-view of the unsettled conditions, Japan is offered in that those in Hongkong are no purchasers to cract: tenement houses

Owing to the indisposition of Mr. located in 53, Queen's Road Central, also sending two destroyers and irty wore off, on the average, than the chil- the site, Fitting glasses and testing the sight is civil guards to protect the Japanese dren of China, feelf, under Chinese Parker Roos the auction was conducted

by Mr. E. B Read, Consulate and guard Japanese interests," Government, Shale-upovialty,

times

not

and upon such terins as the Company's General Managers shall in their absolute discretion Uank fit.

1912 to Thursday, the 14th day of December,

1922 both days inclusive) daring which period

wo trener of shares can be registered.

Dried the 30th day of November, 1911.-

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GRANDMA'S BOY.

PM

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Manage

SPECIAL DANCE.