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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

CLEB LUSITANO

CATURDAY, 2in1 DECEMRKE, 1931, #

5FX... for Lembers, their Families and Frioada.

THE MYSTIC TWO;

Eater and EDNA

will perform, again, presenting New Novelties.

Tickets-22: Chiklren Half Price:

1979]

r. A. ROSARIO,

Hon. Secretary,

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

THE HONGKONG" DAILY FRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23ED, 1928.

INTIMATIONS-

HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

2ND TOURNAMENT OF THE Season.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 236, AT 9.15PM. at the

THEATRE ROYAL

MAIN EVENT:

1 ROUNDS CONTEST FOR TRE HeavyweigHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY AND TEK HONGKONG EXCHANGE BROKERS'

ASSOCIATION BELT: -

HMS Titania,

Pte. E. AINSWORT:U, C. P. O. CALLÅGAN,

H.M.S. Tamar,

sino Two Lightweight Contests, One Feather weight Contest," One Welterweight Content, Our Depot and Branches will be Open as One Middleweight Contest and One Bantam

weight Contest, all of Sir Rounds each.

follows:

NOTICE.

BUTCHERY DEPARTMENT..

Sundar, with, 6 ax. to 13 Noon, MONDAY, 25th, A. to 8.30 AM.

TUESDAY, 26th, 6 as, to 8.30. 1.M.

5

DAIRY DEPARTMENT.. SUNDAY, 24th, Ga., to 19 NOON, 9 1.3. to 3 r,M.

Booxins at MoUTRIES: Members-20th December. "Gener "Public-from December 21st.

USUAL PRICES.

MONDAY, 25th, 6 A., to 8.30 am., 2. to 3 PM NEXT TOVENANENT Saturday, January 7th TUESDAY, 26th, 6 AM to 8.30, P., to 3 r..

[1980

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. The Steamship WRAY CASTLE". FROM NEW YORK & BOSTON.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform

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

Option al Cargo will be forwarded anleas notice to the contrary be given before 2nd inst No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Good. remaining undelivered after the 98th inst, will

be subject to rent.

at the THEATRE ROYAL

A. Band will play between the Events.

(1915

BANK HOLIDAYS." I accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1913, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 25th and 26th instagt.

Hongkong, 20th December, 1992 (1980

G.

R.

INTIMATIONS

THEATRE

A. D. C.

ROYAL

CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION OF

SHAKESPEARE'S

"THE TEMPEST.”

TUESDAY, Dec. 26th (Boxing Day), 9.15 r.. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27th (Macines), 5,15 PM THURSDAY, Dec. goth, 8.15 r.. SATURDAY, Dec. 30th, 215 F.x. Monday, Jan. 1st. (Now Year's Day),"9.15 PM TUSIDAT, Jan. Sad, 9.15 F.M.

Booking now at MOUTRIES,

Prices as Usual,

DANCING

PALACE HOTEL,

KOWLOON...

(1833

SPECIAL - ATTRACTÍON.

Bo The pop

Ykind permission of Capt. C. S. BENNING,

popular JAZZ QUARTET of

HMS. Titania

will play at the above Hotel on SATURDAY,

23rd. Dancing 9 r.M

During the Evening Don G. MERLE the Famous Entertaining Magician, will give a Performance.

(1967

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE, Corner of BONHAM ROAD & WESTERN ST

All Claima aga

against the Steamer must be IMPORTS & EXPORTS DEPARTMENT. THE New School Year begins JANUARY presented to the Undersigned on or

before

the 8th prox.. or they will not be recognised. All broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on the 28th inat, at:10 a.m., by onr Surveyors, Menus. GODDARD

DOOGLAS

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

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agents,

1973]

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CONSIGNE

AND

(ONSIGNEES__ per Company's Steamer

"KEEMON *

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, whers it will lie at Consignas's riak and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holts Wharf. Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown.

wn on and after 22nd December. Optional will be

carga

unless notics has been given prior to 's arrival.

The

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR,

HOLIDAYS.

THIS DEPARTMENT will be open

อด

for all purposes till 12 NoON MONDAY, the 25th DECEMBER, 1999, and 1st JANUARtY, 1923, and for payment of Lutor Duties only on TUESDAY, the 26th DECEMBER 1999

Licensed Warehouses

will

be entirely CLOSED of those dates,

N. L. SMITH,

Superintendent, IMPORTS AND EXPORTS." Rongkong, 20th December, 182% [1961

N

P.M.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. -

NOTICE.

BATURDAY, 23xD DECEMBER, all Departments will remain open until

On CHRISTMAS DAY; and 02 will be Closed.

All broker, chafed, and damaged goods TESDAY 6TH INSTANT, all Departments

are to be left in the1

where they will

the Godown be examined on nay 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 have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods "remaining undelivered after the 28th Dec,

will be abject to rent

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 11th Jan, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents.

Hongkong, Sind Decimoer, 1982,

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ON THIS DAYS:

3rd. Estrance Examination for New Boys, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2nd, at 9.30 4.3.

For Prospectus, for Boarders and Day-boys, apply-

THE WARDEN,"

1892]

ST. STEFRIN'S COLLEGE.

PARTICULARB

VALUABLE (LEASEHOLD PROPERTY.

Bituata

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

To bo Bold by Order of the Mortgages

By

PUBLIC AUCTION,

IN ONE LOT Од SATURDAY,

By

The 307 Day of Dec., 1999, at 3 o'CLOCK FM

Mesir. LAMMERT BROTHERS AT THE OFFICE, DUDDELL STEEFT.

THE Property consists of First ALL

at Victoria in the

THE Prop

"pisce or parool of ground situste,

theroon

"Office BECTION Department, will be Open for dispensing A of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with The Hongkong Dispensary, Dispensing registered in the Long of ongkong and prescriptions, from 10A.M. to 1 P.M., and 6 r..he essages erections or now known as No. 19, Wine to 7.50°r.M."

A. 8. WATSON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 21st December, 1922.

[1970

NOTICE

19"

#

THE Police Recreation Club: XMAS DRAW will take place. TO-DAY SarouDAY, December 23rd, at 5:30 PM..

(1957

VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE “

SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (UNITED NETHERLANDS NAVIGATION CO.)

NOTICE.

HOLLAND-OUST AZIE LIJNA CHRISTMAS TREAT will be given by

(HOLLAND-EAST Asia Lixz).

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.. Fox HAMBURG, BREMEN, AMSTERDAM BOTTERDAM, LISKON AND GENÇA.

THE Steamship

THE

"BOEPAT"

li

haring arrived from the above ports, Consignans of Cargo by her are notified that Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and or extra-hasandoan, Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godówn Oompany, lamited, whance, and/or from the wharven, delivery may be obtained.

and by the Dec. 30th, at 4 r. Goods at cleared will be subject to rent

to be

All brakan, chafed and damaged packages are be left in the Godowns, where they will be exhumed on the 29th Dec. 1992, at 10 am, by i

GOLIEN & Donging.

Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented in writing within 10 days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by the undersigned in any cam whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LÍJN,"

General Agents. Hongkong, 22nd December, 1972. [1878

THE CORONET.

THE THREE

MUSKETEERS.

KOWLOON THEATRE.

TICKETS

9 PM

DANCF.

$1.00.

Members of the CATHOLIC UNION CLUB and their Friends to the Pensioners 'under the care of the SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL on SUNDAY, 24th DECEMBER, 1923, at 3.r. Subscribers and their Friends are cordially invited to attend.

J. D. OSMUND,**

"President.

1971)

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

ICE CREAM.

WE hereby beg to remind our numerous Customers that their Orders for ICE CREAM must be placed 24 hours before deli- very is required.

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QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

R

THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR begins on

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3rd, 1923. There will be small number of seats available, and now boys applying for admission shoplà attend for examination on FRIDAY DECEMBER 29th, at 9 AM

In the case of beginners in English (who should have done 8 yean Chineso) preference will be given to the sons and relatives of Old Boys

The School Prospectus for 1923 may be obtained on application to the Clerk.

BERTRAM TANNER 1935)

Head Master.

PUBLISHED TO-DAY

HONGKONG WEELY

PRESS. CONTAINING ALL THE WEEKSI

LOCAL NEWS.

The Papre to send Boor.

Street and

INTIMATION

typhoon's approach, so as to enable the The transport Dellä isäspected ba people to get out of danger. Father ALGUR] arrive at Hongkong on January 15th with. was also reported as having said that] a draft of the end. King's Liverpool "another island," which would be used in Regiment and other details, and she will

IA.S. WATSON connection with this work was the island embark details for North China.

& CO., LTD.

invite their patrons to inspect

The Choicest selection of Perfumes from the best London, Paris Lod American Houses, including the latest and exclusive productions of

A

....

DU BARRY, COTY," GRENO- VILLE, HOUBIGANT, MORNY, ROGER & GALLET, ATKINSON.

presented in Bottles, cases and packages of the most elegant and chic designs.

YE OLDE ENGLISH LAVEN. DER WATER and * CLOCHE D'ARGENT" EAU DE COLOGNE,

"-in elegant Silver Mounted Bottles,

MANICURE SETS, SILVER MOUNTED (& PLATED FANCY GOODS, PERFUME BOTTLES, SPRAYS, &c. Elegant and useful articles in great variety,

CONFECTIONERY

& CHOCOLATES.

of the finest Quality and des- cription in great variety from FULLER'S, FOSS' "(Boston, U.S.A.) CADBURYS, &c., &c.

SPECIAL:

of. Pratas, south-east of Hongkong." We

The accountant of Messrs. Ault and wonder whether Father ALGUR is correct-Wiborg has reported to the Police that ly reported, ie, we are inclined to think some person entered their godown a Yo that he said the island of Pratas should | 400, Connaught Road West, by means of be used as a reporting station. We duplicate kes and stole 13 cases of recollect that this was a recommendation | printing ink, valued at $1,700. mada by the Commission appointed by

A party of sixty students of the Hong- the Hongng Government to inquire kong University has been visiting Canton into the working of the Observatory in charge of several of the Professors, after the typhoon of 1900. That was a

They were taken over the Arsenal, the disaster which struck the Colony prac-Electric Power Station, the Mint and tically without warning: no signals were hoisted until the typhoon was upon football and basket-ball with Cantor some of the factories. They also played

tealzis.

in great force, and the experts advised that only by having a wireless station on the Pratas atoll could we absolutely Many old residents will regres to lear assure ourselves against another such of the death of Mr. Cyril Pembertoni, surprise.

At that time the dangerous who for some years was Secretary of tha Pratas island was regarded as a sort of China Fire Insurance Co. before it no-man's-land, known to mariners as absorption by the Union Insurance So. Some enterprising ciety of Canton. During the past six ou a spot to avoid. Japanese, however, had discovered that seven years Mr. Pemberton had been in valuable phosphate deposits were there charge of the Union's Bre department in and they worked them profitably for London. some few years. When the proposal was

A Japanese woman, named Mrs. Hana. made, that a typhoon signal station should be established on this lonely island, the rakwa, aged 12 years of No. 44, as to who Wellington Street, first Hoer, was found" should be required to erect and maintain doud in her bed yesterday, with hor it? The original suggestion was that the girdle tied round her neck. It is bo lieved to be a case of suicide. The Hongkong Government should do it,

doceased's husband and her eldest son but the Chinese authorities promptly have died during the past three months laid claim to the territory and took steps and this is believed to have preyed upon to oust the Japanese exploiters of her mind.

question, of course, arose.

ut

the phosphate deposits. Thereupon the

At a recent auction, of race ponies in Governor (who at that time" was Sir

tho Shanghai is, is mentioned that though FREDERICK LUGARD) acquainted

H.M.'s several were quite likely looking animale, Chinese Government, through Minister at Peking with the importance the auctioneer had practically to give.. which would attach to a typhoon signal away many of them," for there are a on the island, not merely to Hongkong tremendous number of ponies in Shang- but to the southern coasts of China, and bai just now and hordes of griffins still For the famous pony Social at the end of 1903 the British Minister unsold."

Union bidding went. as high as Tl. the Hongkong Peking informed Government that the Viceroy at Canton 6,000, but there was a reserve of The. had been instructed to at cate make the 7,500, and the pony was accordingly with necessary arrangements to provide a typhoon signalling station on the island. At that time the Chinese Naval author ities had a wireless school at Whampoo, and there appeared no reason at all why German loan of six million pounda the Chinese authorities should not be sterling of which a revised agreement was able to co-operate with the observatories signed by former Finance Minister La of Hongkong, Manila and Formosa in keeping the whole ares well informed of &nonts of typhoons. The wire

A Few very elegant gold mounted ladies' cigarette holders of ex- quisite design.

S. WATSON

-CO., LTD..

BIRTHS.

drawn.

It is stated that the new Cabinet at Peking declines to recognize legality of the extension of the defunct Austro-

Italian Bank on November · 14th" with-

Wen Kan with the agents of the Sino- ant the previous concurrence of the Parliament and the Cabinet. The new less plant was ordered and in due course agreement is declared illegal and uncon- stitutional, and the two Ministries are reached Hongkong, where it lay for many instructed to regard it as invalid and to y months in a godown! What eventually negotiate with foreign interests, concerned

became of it we do not know. No typhoon on this basis. signal station has been erected on the The latest issue of the N.-C. Daily News- Pratas atoll, and we have heard nothing to band says:

The past week has

situation of the Russian refugees at

Recondly ALL THAT strip of land at the roar BAKER.-A Shanghai, on December 17th, of the project for years. We gather 'brought no material change in the

of the said Section of Inland Lot No 2166 being a scavenging lane. All of which prec are held for the reridne of the term of 5 years

from the 15th day of May, 1916, created by the Crown Losse thereof together with the machinery now sitants in or upon the Taluable said premises and at No. 1 Gordon Street.

Particulars and Conditions of sale may be obtained from

13871

Meer.JELASTINGS & HASTINGS,

Soliciters, 8, Des Voeux Road Central]

and Mesert, LAMMERT BROTHERS;

Auctioneers,

"OLEN LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM, GENOA, PORT SAID & COLOMBO.

HE M.Y.""GLENBEG "

THE

#

having arrived from the above ports, Con-

signees of Cargo by her are hereby informed

the wife of A, E. BAKER, SÓN..

NISH.--At Nathan House, Kowloon on the end igst, to Mr. and Mrs. H NISH, a SOR,

{1976 TooD.-At Tientsin, on November 20th, to Mr. and Mr. C. C. TODD, a daughter. WYTHE.At Shanghai, on December 13th, to Mr and Mrs. DH WYTHE, &

MARRIAGES.

from, the remark of Father ALGUE we Woosung, though it is whispered that no have quoted above that there is still need a few of them, preferring to risk the n

known privations of life on shoro to the of a station on the Pratas, though we fod consolation in his assurance that the Yangtze, have managed to slip known discomforts of board-ship life in "it is not possible now for a typhoon to ashore at night time. For which no ond. strike the southern portion of Asia can blame them. To the main question, without previous warning being recorded what is to become of the refugees, there is no satisfactory: answer. The Chinese by the instruments on Santa Domingo de are understood to be ready to provide the Basco and a wireless warning could be decessary coal and supplies to enable the DAFTON-MACDONALD-At Shanghai, on

December 16th,

sent to the parts likely to be affected." ships to go somewhere else. But where EARLY DAYTON,

they are to go, nobody can say. If any Electricity Department, S.M.C., of We conclude, therefore, that so long responsible authority is negotiating with Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., to MARIOS we do not get a repetition of the 1906 the Vladivostock Government for a guar- M. MACDONALD, daughter of Ms. disaster, little will be done to get the antee of their safety if they return, we ALEX MACDONALD, Glasgow,

If it be in- have not heard of it, ... RASKIS-TOD.-At Shanghai, on Dec. Chinese authorities to fulfil their promise. possible to secure the refugees return to.

18th, WILLIAM FLASER RANKIN, of Perhaps the disaster to Swatow will Vladivostock, there appears no alterna- Fort William, Scotland, to JANET, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mre influence them--if they are not prepared tire but that Shanghai must be prepared Top, of Shanghai."

to do it themscires at least to let the to grapple with the problem. The boys. [cadets from military colleges] cannot be Hongkong Government maintain a wire left indefinitely on board these little FERGUSON-At Shanghai, on December less and observing station on the Pratas. boats; sooner or later disease will break out among them, not to mention the 12th, ALEXANDERE FERGUSON, aged 42 The first thing to be done, however, is normal discomfort of their position."" years,

DEATHS..

...

that all Goods are being landed at their risk MUNOZ.-At the Government Civil How for Hongkong to "establish "contact !!}

may

be obtained.

into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, delivery

Gooda not

not cleared

by the 23rd Dec., 1992 subject to rent. Al broken, chafed and damaged packages are-to-be left in the Godowns where they will te examined the presence of Consigneen by

Mesare. Goddard & Douglas on 23rd Ded, 1993, 65.10 AM. Claims against the steamer including those for terge short delivered must be presented on the special form provided, must also be submitted within 30 days Of arrival otherwise, they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in Any case whatever,

Bill of Lading will be counterdgned by

TABDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD., Agents. Hongkang, 18th December, 1922. T

[1930

all times, but especially at

XMAS TIME

Place Your Orders with

HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Cioare, Tobacco, CIGARETES and Smok

REQUITES. The best, moderately prloud.

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Co

pital, on December 21st, ToMASIA with the new wireless station on the Munoz Macao papers please copy. island of Santa Domigo de Basco. PEMBERTON-On the 17th inst. (by telesnos seem to be nearly as complète operation between meteorological stations" gram), GEORGE WILLIAM CYRIL ΓΕΜΙΣΕ ΤΟΥ. Bilya At Shanghai, on December 17th,

Bears! ME SOPHIA CUPERTINU DA Sitva, įged: 3 years,

[1078 As It ought to be

Hoxeroza OC: 104, Da Vaux RD., C. por: 131, FLET STREET, B.0.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 21ED, 1923.

There were no cases of notifiable dis ease in the Colony reported on Thursday.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A CHRISTMAS PLAT.

[TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

SIE-It has been my privilege to witness the Dress Rehearsal of "The Tempest,"

I was of the opinion that our A.D.C. was undertaking a most ambitious and not very popular play, even though it be, as is usually agreed, Shakespeare's

Mr. W. W Pearse, wife of the Medical Officer of Health, returned to the Colony from Home on the City of greatest work.

Now York.

The appointment of Captain J, D. Meredith, M.C. (RGA) to be Adjutant vico Major G. E. Bagnall, D.8.0,, was gazetted on October 2nd.

க்

Among a number of Naval Officers who

Also, I expected it would prove duli and prosy, for I am one of those ordinary persons who like gay and amusing pro- ductions, revues and other light enter. tainmentes ad de Age

You may judge of my surprise and delight, therefore, when I found I was witnessing a really wonderful Christmas play, full of lively music and dancing mirthful buffoonery and poetry; and olle that almost makes one gasp at its 'sheer beauty ** One forgot that it was blank verse one was hearing; one forgot it was a classic The total output of the Kailan Mining and therefore dull,

S Administration's mines for the week Bir, write to you to tell you this be ending December 9th, 1922, amounted to cause I feel that there may be many 1654 tons, and the sales during the others like myself who are under a mis period to 80,087 tans,

apprehension as to what " The Tempest » is 'and who would be very sorry to misa There will be a Xmas Draw of Toys such a really, delightful, entertainment, at the New Garden City from 3 to 6 p.m. and one that cannot fail to appeal to all on: Bunday, 24th Inst. The proceeds will temperaments with its very human note. go towards the Garden City Kindergarten-I remain, air, Lours sincerelyr School Fund. All are welcome-AUT

AN ONLOOKER.”

TYPHOON WARNINGS. WE reproduced a low days ∙ago, an extract from a Singapore paper'a report of a interview with Father ALGUE, left for home yesterday by the Mentor, the famour meteorologist of Manila, on was Lieut. W. St. A. Malleson, V.C., who the subject of typhoon warnings. Among was Chairman of the Easma Club. other things Father Aiave is reported to have said that the Philippine Government had now elected on the island of Santa Domigo de Basco, in the Wellington Changel, a wireless station which would have the cfeet of preventing loss of life such as occurred in Hongkong in 1908 and as Bwitow a few months ago, by conveying subciently long warning of the