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A. 6. WATSON & CO, LTD,

NOTICE.

·MONDAY, 1ST JANUARY, 1923, all Departments will be Clowed.

The Hongkong Dispensary, Dispensing Department, will be Open for dispensing prescriptions from 10 AM to 1 r., mad 6 P.M. to 7.30 .M.`

A. B. WATSON & Co., LTD. [2004 Hongkong, 29th December, 1929.

DANCE will be held at the SHARE' Institute for Officers of the MERCAN- TILE MARINE and their Friends oa 'MONDAY NEXT, JANUARY 1ST, at 8.30 va

Tickets at Doar~$1.00.

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO. (1818), LTD.

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NOTICE OF CALL

【OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that a Call of $2.50 per Share has been made upon all Members holding shares, "and that auch Call will be payable to the Bankers of the Compacy, Taa HONGLONG & SHANGHAI BANK- ING CORPORATION at Hongkong, on the 2ND DAY of JANUARY, 1923.

For THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER

CO. (1019), LTD,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Mansgore. Hongkong, 14th December 1922

TO LET..

FURNISHED HOUSE.

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Modern well situated RESIDENCE Cristing of dining rooms, drawing room, sitting room, lounge hall, four bed rooms, three bath recius, flush donets, wide verandaha, with aninterrupted view of the harbour, is To Let to European for about ten months from February Neit

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THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD. NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF

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DEBENTURES.

DEDEMPTION of 1,257 (One thousand

U two hundred and fifty seven) DEBEN TURES being the balance of an issue of 1,500

NAWA

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER SOTE, 1929.

ADVERTSEMENTS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

hare TO-DAY REMOVED my Office to

No. 1. DUDDELL STEEKË.

B. REIF

30th December, 1999.

NOTICE.

TE have authorised Mr.

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JOHN

W FLEMING, Chartered Accountant, to sign our Name as a Partner in our Firm in Hongkong a from this date.

LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS. Hongkong, 30th December, 1929.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

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IN accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1918,

IN ACCORANG WAN OF BANKS Wil

CLOSED for the transaction of PUBLIC BUBINESS MONDAY, the Jak January, 1923.

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Hongkong, 87th December, 1992.

THEATRE

A. D. C.

ROYAL

CHRISTMAS PRODUCTJON" OF SHAKESPEARE'S

"THE TEMPEST.”

SATURDAY, Lec, 30th, 9.15... MONDAY, Jan. 1st (New Year's Day), 8.15 P.M. TURDAY, Jan. 2nd, 9.15 P.M. WEDNESDAY. Jan. 3rd (Matinee), 3.15.

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Booking now at Mournies,"

Prices as Usual

DANCING.

PALACE HOTEL, KOWLOON.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

E have THIS DAY authorized Mr. T.

UDA to sign the Firm

K. KIMURA & CO. Hongkong, th December, 1999.

NOTICE.

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PRO DA From JANUARY.

ROY, DANENBERG will resume his

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

WE have THIS DAY REMOVED car

Often to ALEXANDRA BUILDING,«

2ND FLOOR

SILVANETTU & CO. Hongkong, 19th December, 1922.

NOTICE

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

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HE Registered Office of the above Company has THIS DAY been REMOVED Proza Nos. 3 and 4 Queen's Building to UNION BUILDING, PEDDER STREET, Hongkong.

C. MONTAGUE EDE

General Manager.

27th December,-1932

NOTICE

BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE CO., LTD.

kas

THE A boon REMOVED from THE Registered Office of the above Company' Nos. 3 and 4, Queen's Bailling to "UNION BUILDING," PEDDER STREET. Hongkong.

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager.

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27th December, 1922.

BY kind permission of Capt. C. S. BENNING,

R.N. D.S.0. The popular JAZZ QUARTET of

H.M.E. Zilania

(One thousand five hundred, Debentures of will play at the above Hotel on SATURDAY,

$500 (Five hundred Dollars) each carrying interest at the rate of 6% per annum issued by the abovenamed Company on the let day of January, 1569.

of the

TAKE NOTICE that the aborenamed

Any will in

power pursuance Company reserved to it by clause of the conditions endorsed on the Debentures of the above serien redoom the whole of the 1,257 (Que thousand two hundred and fifty seven) Debentures with- cut exception (such

Debentures) at the expires being Bearer

from

to the

of six months

the date of this notice that is to say on DAY OF JUNE, 1993, at which date the cipal and interest then dac will lo

or Corporations Companies Persons, rospectively, resenting and surrendering the in question with the coupons resenting interest dne to the 30th day of representing June, 1923, and subsequent interest to the Company's bankers, the HONGKONG AND BRANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION, Victoria Hongkong

Dated this 30th day of December, 1922.

By Order of the Board,

WALTER J. HAWKER, Secretary.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNENS. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

AND

CONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer"

"THESEUS"

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis aharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignee's risk and subject to terma

and conditions of storage at Holt's arhart The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 99th December..

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice

has been given prior to steamer's arrival

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All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are

be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined on

ined on any Tuesday and Fridays between

the home of 15.45 a.. and Noor within the free storage period.

No Ulaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th Jan.., will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 18th Jan, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

[2006 Hongkong, 29th December, 1932..

30th, Dancing 9 P.M.

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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. NOTICE.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. OLD COURSE-FANLING. Running Boger Pool Competition for A

over the New Year Holidays, December 30th, Desember 31st, 1922, and January 1st, 1928. mod THE MAIN CLUBHOUSE AT FANLING

WILL BE OPEN TO LADIES ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, 1990] Secretaries & Treasurera.

NOTICE.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD., beg "to inform,

their Customers that Mr V LAURUM

is no longer connected with their Company, he having resigned his position as Proting Department Manager aa from 31st December, 1929.

This opportunity is taken to inform the Public that our Representative, Mr. W. J. MooKATT, will be pleased to call for Printing Orders of any description, our Printing Depart ment now being replete with Machinery and Equipment of the latest pattern.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD..

A. E. GLOYER,

• Manager.

TELEPHONES:

Central 185, Town Ofics.

1916, Printing Dept.

INTERNATIONAL MATCH. RUGBY FOOTBALL.

THE REST. ENGLAND

NEW YEAR'S DAY HAPPY VALLEY. KICK OFF

P.M.

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NOTICE:

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

THE Registered Office of the shove Company bas THIS DAY been REMOVED from Queen's Building to UNION BUILDING," PEDDER STREET, Hongkong.

C. MONTAGUE EDE.

General Manager: [1986 27th December, 1922.

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DAIRY FARM NEWS.

TUE CREAM.

WE heroby beg to remind our numerous

Customers that their Orders for ICE CREAM must be placed 24 hours before deli

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

3rd. Entrance Examination for New Boys, THE New School Year begins JANUARY TUESDAY, JANUARY 2nd, at 9.30 a.

OPPLY

INTIMATION

A.S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.

invite their patrons to inspect

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

For Prospectus, for Boarders and Day-boys, A.

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"THE WARDEN,

ST. STITUEN'S COLLEGE

PARTICULARS

of

DARLE (LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

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

To be Sold by Order of the Mortgagee

By

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PUBLIC AUCTION, IN ONE LOT. On SATURDAY, The 30 Day of JAN 1993, at 3 O'CLOCK P.X. Messro, LAMMERT BROTHERS

AT THE OFFICE, DUDDALL STREET, THE Property Fecnsists of First ALL T

THAT piece or parcel of ground situate

DU BARRY, COTY, GRENO. VILLE, HOUBIGANT, MORNY, ROGER & GALI ET, ATKINSON.

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presented in Botiles, cases and packages of the most elegant and chic desiges.

TE OLDE ENGLISH LAVEN"

" CLOCHE DER WATER and D'ARGENT" EAU DE COLOGNE.

in elegant Eilver 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.Á.) CADBURYS, &c., &c.

SPECIAL:

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BANQUE

INDUSTRIELLE RECONSTRUCTION. /

PARIS, December 28th. The Senate committee has desided by 10 votes to 5 in favour of reconstructing the Banque Industrielle de Chine,.

THE QUESTION OF FRANCE'S #

RESPONSIBILITY,

LATE

It was only Premier Poincare's insist

The Reporter, M. Jeanneney, declared

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home regarding the system has been, as FAR EASTERN CABLE the ATTORNEY-GENERAL SAYS, "' confused, ignorant and unsympathetic, but the salient feature of the system, that is is based upon sale and purchase of human hoings, suffices at once to ensure its condemnation in the eyes of all Western peoples. It is not surprising that the persistent agitation for the abolition of the system which has been vigorously carried on at home during the past few years should have perplexed the Secre tary of State for the Colonies and led him to doubt the correctness of the traditional Colonial Office view of the question. It was in February last that Mr. CxvacHitz asked for a cessation of ence on the urgency of the passage of the the bombardment of questions in the Bill, in the laterests of French prestige

in the Far East, which secured a vota" House of Commons on the subject, while he entered into correspondence with the today.. Governor," as he not entirely satisfied with the gist of the questions it to be premature to report the Bill to tho and answers in the House of Commons. Senate as the particulars available weris – –

He resigned, on" the This confession of perplexity by the still incomplete. Secretary of State for the Colonies was Committee deciding in favour of received in the House with cheers, as immediato vote. M. Reynald was thereuport Premier Poincarə appointed Reporter. |

being the first step towards conversion, emphased that the Government's Leapon... which was coin plets in the following sibility would on no account exceed the month when Mr. CHURCHILL announced portion of the Boxor Indemnity devoted · the decision to abolish the syst in to the purposes of the Bill. Hongkong, and said he expected the NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS ON GOLD

DOLLAR BONDS, change to be carried out within a year. The Bill Dow befora the Council

The Gaki Dollar. Bonds which "are to represents the fulfilment of that probe delivered to the Bank's Far Eastern. mise. No doubt Mr. CHURCHILL'S deci crediters would not bear the Coveru sion was greatly, infiuenced by, the for- ment's signature,, and France had.com. sracted no financial obligations thereon. mation of an influential Chinese Society The procedure was simply an assignment. which the French Hongkong which condemns the system of credit, under

the not guarantee Silvocates its abolition, as well as Government d bythe farther fact that the Chinese debtor's, solvency, but the Government insisted that all the Bank's shares shouli Government at Canton had come to be paid up. This was a siat qua non for - decision to abolish the system, and the Franco-Chinese Agreement. appointed a Judicial Commission to draft THE PROTECTION OF SMALL CHINESE regulations to be applied when abolition was formally decreed. Whether any- thing has been done in the matter at Canton since the Government was changed we do not know, but the for- mation of the Anti-Mui Tsai Association

The matter of the development of Franco-Chinese educational and charit. in Hongkong which quickly had membership of over a thousand, and the able institutions, to which the balance of decision of the Canton Government France's share of the Boxer Indemnity represented an expression of Chinese would be devoted, would be subject to an agreement between the two Govern opinion on the alleged "benevolence of ments France hoped that n joint con the institution which no Secretary of trol would be arranged.

CREDITORS.

In reply to questions Premier Poincare said that the protection of the interests. of small Chinese creditors of the Bank would be entrusted to French Agents and Consuls.

FOR PEKING.

F

CHINESE FIVE PER CENT, CUSTOMS DUTIES.

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EFFECTIVE ABOUT MIDDLE OF MARCH.

State responsible for, the good govern- SIR R. MACLEAY LEAVES LONDON ment of the Colony of Hongkong could ignore. It was enough to settle any

LONDON, December 28th. lingering doubts he may have had on the

Sir Ronald and Lady Macleay, accom- subject, and it should be enough to panied by Mr. Erio Alden, have left fors satisfy the local Government and the Peking. public generally that the custom is not the wholly benevolent institution it has so often been represented to be.. No one disputes the fact that in many homes those girls are treated, kindly and even with affection, Such was the case also

PEKING, December 29th. The Chiceas state officially that the with many negrces in America when. slavery was a recognised institution, and Italian Legation bas agreed that the indeed, there were many estimable gentle Austrian ships question be arbitrato I- on, under the auspices of the League of "men who defended the slavery system Nations. Approval from Rome is expect.

America in much the same way that our

This entirely separates the ed daily. On December 29th, EATRICK overthy: Attorney-General on Thursday ships tariff questions, and the Chinese dearly loved elder son of CECIL attempted a defence of the Mui Tu expect Italian approval of the latter KOBERT and Ivy McCay, aged 6

But the ATTORNEY-GENERAL within a few days, which will allow th years Funeral will pass the Mou-frankly admitted that the system does application of effective five per cent.

customs duties about the middle lend itself to abase, and grave, abuse, in January.

and unscrupulous the hands of evil persons," and the Secretary of State has seeru fit to order its abolition." When the Bill is passed into, law. it will be for all who value the British connec tion to see that the law is duly observed in the Colony,

DEATH,

ment to day, at 5 p.m.

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HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Das Vaux RD., G. LONDON OFFICE; 131, FLAT STRI, E.C.

The Daily Pres

Hoxaxaxa, DECEMBER 30TH, 1922.

at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and

THE MUI TSAI PROBLEM. registered in the Land Office a SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with the Tessusges orections or buildings theroon By setting an a defence of the Mui now known as No. 13, Secondly ALL THA Wing Hing Street and Tsai system when introducing the Bill

strip of land at the rear

of the said Section. A of Inland Lot No 9166 for is abolition in the Legislative Council being a scavenging lane. All of which prez

78 on Thursday, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL Can are held for the residue of the term of years

system.

H

The China Light and Power Co. (1918), Ltd. is making a call of $2.50 per share.

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., gives six months notice of the redemption of 1,257 debentures

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NEW CHINESE POSTAL AND POSTAL RATES.

TO BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.

PERING, December 29th. The Cabinet yesterday resolved to suspend temporarily the new telegraphy and postal rates, and instructed the Ministry of Communications accordingly, but the new rates must be applied unti the Ministry takes the necessary action.

CHINESE PREMIER ELECTED. BIG MAJORITY IN THE SENATE.

PEXING, December 20th. Copies of the artistic programme issued from the 16th day of I May, 1916, created by the hardly be said to have shown that, full

Wang Feng Chu presided at a meeting Crown Losse thereof, together with sympathy with the object of the Bill with by the A.D.C. in connection with its proof the Senate this afternoon at which valuable machinery now sitante in or upon the which some of our contemporaries, with duction of "The Tempest may be one hundred and pinety members were

id premises and at No. 1 Gordon Street. Particulars and Conditions of sale may be an alacrity surprising in obtained from

MorHASTINGS & HASTINGS,

START HE

"NEW YEAR

Solicitors,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES." AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE. From NEW YORK,

WELL!

Join the ranks of Hongkong's Discriminating Smokers, by securing your Supplies at the

18873

8, Dee Viaux Road Centrall

and Meeurs LAMMERT BROTHERS

Auctionsors,

THE Steamship

ALEXANDRANWUILDINGS./

Everything for the moker.

"COPENHAGEN " Sailed 30TH OCTORZE, 1931,

having arrived, Consignees of Oazgo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed their risk into the inzarious and/or catze-hazardons Godowns of Hongkong & Kowloon

bo

the

:

houdred and seventy-there in favour o Chang Shou Teong's Premiership and fourteen against. Three votes were fr

view of obtained at Muutri's price 50 cents present. The voting resulted in ong their, past apathy, attributed to the ADVT. Government" upon the publication of the

Mr. John Fleming has been authorised Bill which has been drafted on instruc tions from the Secretary of State" The to sign the name of Messrs. "Lowe, Bing- attitude of the local Government towards ham & Matthews, se aparther in the firm the public agitation for the abolition of in Hongkong,

the mui taxi system in this Colony is perfectly well-known to have been hostile

Yesterday's Command Orders contain,

ZHONGKONG, LIGAR STORE THE CORONET. Dora HENNESSEY, forty, nouncing that Major T. O Lawes, E.G.A.,

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HOUSE FOR SALE AT PEAK.

Wharf & Godown Coy Lined. whence delivery may Kowloon,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bare left the Godowną, all Goods remaining

after 8th January, 1913, will be FOR BALE, either together (mitable for Mess), or separately, with early STEWART TELLOR, bjcott

to

possession, Nos. 2 and Claims against this steamer must be PEAK.. presented to the Unicreigned on or before. 18th January, 1923, or they will not be recognized.

rent

All broken, shafed and damaged Goods are to

be left in the Godowns, where they will be kamined on the 8th January, 1993, at 9.80

Bo Fire Insurance has been effected.

Apply to H. E. POLLOCK,

Prince's Building,"

1950.

TO LET.

12012-

NE Large OFFICE ROOM in P OWELL

BUILDING

Apply LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

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Bale of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD.; General Agenta. Hongkong, 29th December, 2822.

2.89, 5. P.M. 7 & 0.15 P.M.

LITTLE LORD

FAUNTLEROY.

regular.

President Li Yuan Hang's Secretary, Jao Han Hsiang, recounted Chang Shou- Taeng's record which was loudly applaud.

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WESTERN WORKS OF ART PURCHASED BY JAPANESE AHIPBUILDER.

Carriere, and sculptures by Rodia, for the gallery of modern Western art he bas established dear Tokyo.

to the proposal all along. Not since the extracts from the London Gazette an- years ago has any Governor that we retired on half-pay from October 22nd

PARIS, December 28th, know of boldly declared to the Home and Lieut-Col, and Staff Paymaster A

The well-known Japanese shipbuilder, Government that a system which involve Delacombe, D.3.0., having attained the M. Kojiro Matsukats, has purchased traffic in human beings should be supage fixed for compulsory retirement, was many valuable works of art, including pressed by law. They have invariably placed on retired pay from November paintings by Mandt, Claude Monte and represented it a wholly benevolent 19th institution: British law, they said, does

To raise funds for the provincial high. not and never has recognised slavery, neyor has in any way recognised this way, the Government at Canton will most

ME 8 E Green, of No. 1 Orient control of the employers, but the Census likely ordor a surtax on salt, in spite of KOWLOON THEATRE shows that there are over 3,000 miti taas dienpproval of the salt ommisioner. To Buildings, Kowloon, has reported to the on the morning of the 28th, his room, wis in the Colony, and we rippose it is safe expedite the construction of the highway, Police that between ong and six o'clock to say that practically every one of these every district magistrate will be instruct entered by a burglar, who gained an THY SOUL

girls has been sold into bondage. It is ed to see that at least sixty li of roads entrance by climbing up the water spout verandah door. Jewellery to the value of SHALL BEAR futile to talk of the law not sanctioning is built in the larger and thirty li in the on to the verandah and then opening the slavery when it so widely gravalla. It smaller districts every year.-Canton $330 and a felt hat valued at $35 were

stolas WITNESS.

may be that much of the critician at Timer.