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THE DIRECTORY

FOR

AND CHRONICLE

1923.

KOREA CHINA, JAPAN, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS BETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES

NETHERLANDS INDIA, PHILIP PINES, BORNEO, ETC.

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THE DIRECTORY covers the notable syan orts and mities of the Far East, from Nether

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LIFE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH, 1823.

AMBITIOUS CHINESE AND RUSSIAN PRINCESS. STRANGER THAN FICTION STORY

FROM HARBIN,

A

RUSSIAN BONDS AND RE-

·ORGANIZATION LOAN OF 1913.

AN EXPENSIVE VOYAGE

GRAVE SHOOK ON RECEIVING THE

BILL."

At the "raceting of the Legislative Council of the Strails Settlements last

AN AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENT. The following statement relative to the Russian Bonds of the Re-organization week Loan of 1813 has been furnished to Reuter's Agency for circulation:-

of that

The following story is related in the

The Treasurer, in moving that the Paking and Timtain Times by a "cOLTOS-

Council approves of a special vote of pondent at Harbin :---

Progress is koon sword, and with it

The Note, communicated by the Hosta 8303,630.30, being the net loss incurred shall how my way to great fame." Thus

News Agency, and appearing in the in the divergence of the steamer Mura Wu Ten-fa, son of a rich spoke

Chinaman Harbin

The father accumulated his Peking papers of Feb. 23rd and 24th as February, 1910 from New Zealand for Singapore to the United Kingdom, fortune in dealings with big Russian firms a protest of the Russian Mission against the conveyance of passengers from the Chinese action on the Re-organization observed that most of them, had heard of Wu therefore was almost in constant con

with these people of

loan bonds," has occasioned inquiry as a white race, of whom showed him marked atten to the purpose of the Chinese Government the trials and tribulations tanny

people's sisters or wives or aunts. There action regarding the Russian bonds of particular voyage from their own or other He played only with the Russian

the Re-organization Loan.

fore, he could scarcely expect the motion children, and pleaded with his father to send him to school with his

Asirable to furnish the public with some would be accepted by acclamation, by the playmates. school he wore only European clothes, information on the subject.

Council. All of them would remember where with a complexion that was almost fair, and the addition of large horn rimmed

he was glissex,

was frequently taken for a Russian

As he grew to manhood; he adopted; the name given him by his fellow pupils, Ivan. Petrovich, ideritified himself with the games,

tion.

pursuits and the ambitions of his chosen associates. He cut himself off from KS- sociation with the Chinese, fitted a foreign home for hi servants.

food was not served on of Ivan Petrovich's his table. Aptoms. WES, "tradition has bound the of China A thoroughly as customs has bound the feet of its women." So be- lieving, he determined to further renounce the ubservances of his home

land." In pursuance of that intention he sought among his friends for a wife. Dining one day at

at a Russian restaurant, be was served by a

unmistakeable with gently spoken,

y, employed Russian

with

It' DOCES

By an agreement dated April 6th, 1013 The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank: The Deutsch Asiatische Bank The Banque de l'Indo-Chine. The Russo-Asiatic Bank. The Yokohama Specie Baak. :. The Chinesa Government authorized these banks to issue, for its account, a loan of £25,000,000 under the name of Chinese Government, & per cent. Re organization Gold Loan of 1913.

Out of the total amount of £23,000,000 one fifth (1/3th), say £3,000,000 equi- valent to 250,000 bands of £20. was Assigned to the Russo-Asiatic Bank.

The Russo-Asiatic Bank has transferred parts of its right. to the other issuing banks in England," Franco and Germany

the grave difficulties encountered soon after the armistice in getting Europenit women and children home to Europe: There had been an embargo on Women and children in force for a very long period before the armistice and they all wanted to go, immediately the embargo was removed and most of them physically required to go. Accommodation offering was absolutely inadequate and was made more inadequate with the requisitioning ships by the Admiralty The Government under the circumstances telegraphed to the Secretary The of State to relieve the situation. situation was relieved by the diversion of the transport, ilfaroma to this port. The conditions of her diversion were that such expenses of the voyage as were not

of

vertain

passenger

and India to Biberia, in which, Europeans waitress who was blonde,ad to a Belgian group represented br/covered by the fares should be borno

reside.

"

Not only is the Directory a fall and complete in each case as it can be made, but each Colony Port or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP TION, carefully revised each year, most of TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with the places, their History, Topography, etc.

An

breeding. For Ivan Petrovich it was chat the Societe Generale de Belgique." of love at first sight. He resolved-to wia The residuary parts amount to £634,000 her and began by paying her those releaving to the Russian group £1,110,000

by Malaya. The fares were suggested by the Admiralty and. the Admiralty rates were accepted by the Government He was told by those who travelled home by

which will serve as acourte GUIDE FOR THspectful attentions that mark the way of Therefore the bonds of the Russian Isauc | the Marama that the fares were high int

The Information in these Descriptions, consist ing of a hundred interesting articles, packed with facts concisely set out, and containing wtatistics of the TRADE of each Country and port, would alone suffice to fil a large volume.

The Book is printed from New Type specially reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in every arrangement greatly facilitates reference,

Besides the usual Alphabetical List of Firm the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED LISTS of TRADES and PROFESSIONS at the large Commercial Centres.

Tho

ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS in

a man with a maid, especially the one he hopes to install in his home. The woman was diffident, but all of his advances were

delicacy

and restraint, so marked with

to the

extent of accepting that she thawed to gifts of flowers, books and candies.

He learned that she was a princess, one of the many refugees from the revolution, born and reared in the purple, but now like others of her class, engaged in menial occupations, This knowledge added fuel to the fame of his desire, for aside from the lovableness, he reasoned that specially fitted to walk inside bim in his, adopted surroundings, and to other the children who would carry out his design of race analgamation, with the introduction of western culture and western ideals among his tradition

circumscribe country men. Encouraged by what he believed a grow of

The WAY

in her eye, by hier approv***

The Far East contains the names of CTB) 10 tarot and moved.

20,000 FOREIGNERS,

the

his of his nature, which foxerol to its utmost in his love, he asked her to become his wife. She was genuinely surry that He had names, in strictly Aphabetical Order, so that mistaken for something deeper the friend

arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sur

any name can be found instantly.

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THE MAPS AND PLANS

of the principal ports of the Far East have been -engraved by one of the most eminent Firms yo "Great Britain and are annually corrected and brought up to date

The CHRONICLE covers the notable events Together with the Texts of all the most import on Treaties concinded with the countries of Eastern Asia, the various Customs Tariffs Trade Regulations, Chambers of Commerce Sealer of Commissions, Consular and Cour Tees, Hongkong Stamps Dation, Signal Oodce, Chinese Festivals, Tables of Money. Weights and Measures and other Com. mercial ormation.

It is published at the Office of the "Hone XONG Ding PRIA"

The Directories and Descriptions are of qua

Pakirz

Tentan

CHIKA Soochow

Peitaibo

Chink ang Nanking

Wahe

Taku

Kewkiang

Antung

Hankow

Chinwangiac

Manchurian Tochow

Trads Ctres Sbasi

Newchwang

Dairen

Port Arthur

Chefoo

Weihaiwai

Tsinanfu

Langchingchun

Ichang

Hangchow Ningpo Wenchow Bantnao

Foochow

JAYAN & FORMOBA.

Canton. Whampoa Kowloon Lappa Skaragui Колдфост Nanning Wechowfu K'Chanwas Patho

Hotbow

Lungcho Mengtse

Flokow Exemao Tengyusa Changchun Hunchun

Rectang Taibantu Takow Anping

Muiden

Shanghai Amoy

Harbin

-Swatow

Kirin Langkow

Tokyo Tokohama

Osaka

Moji

I

Nagnaski

Hakodata

Tamsui EASTER BIBIRIA.

Vladivostock

Nicolajovek

CHOSEN (Korea).

Подвал

Kobe Chimunoseki

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have been apportioned as follows:-

"England a.............. £ 17,262

France

Belgium

"

Russia ...

Germany

17,202 69,414 7,143 139,880

£250,000

view of the services rendered. Those of them who knew anything about fares knew that they would not come to any. thing like the exponses of the voyage, but he and the unofficial members of Council bad A Very grave shock when they lorned they wore short of the expenses

The loan was issued in Paris, London,by £42,00; in fact, by exactly the amount ments of Malaya were committed to bear Brussels, Berlin and Petrograd on the ut in the motion. The Gover 21st, 22nd and 3rd May, 1913, and subscribers received strom rack issuing bank provisional certificates with two coupons attached, these certificates being exchangeable only in the country in which they were issued

of the provisional The exchange certificates of the Russian Issac has been fully made as far as the residuary parts (ie, British, French, Belgian and Gerinan) are concerned.

On the contrary, "the exchange of the provisional certificates of the part issued in Russia has been only partly made

It appears indeed that the bonds of the Russian part ordered from a London ugraver were not, on account of the war, ready for delivery, before the beginning

of August 1015.

The exchange of the certificates was immediately undertaken and carried on betwcon that date and December 1917, most of the certificates of subscribers residing in Russia being delivered.

the expense and the unofficial members only wished to know whether anybody at home had on their account investigated The Government had telegraphed to the the accounts to see if they wore right Secretary of State on that point and had received in reply a telegram that the necord- Board of Trade certificate showed the accounts of the Marima wêre

ance

with departmental records. They could not go beyond that and Malays would have to be made to the Colony by would have to bear it. Reimbursements the various Governments of Malaya, but the Colony would have to pay it in the first instance.

THORNE inquired if the amount to

the ship. be voted included the reconditioning of It must. The COLONIAL SECRETARY: Undoubtedly it does

The TREASURER: I have the accounts bere and they will be circulated.

ship she had extended because of her

and his

She told lonesomeness

gentility him with tears in her eyes of her regret, and confided that she was alrely inarriel, that her husband had been recently

in her in released from a Bolshevik prison and would weeks. She was looking

meet and become friend of her husband's, and hoped that what had arisen would not make a change in the pleasant relations that had existed.

Το fervent,

B

vehement, idealistic

of Ivan temperament such as that

of his Petrovich, facing life with ail

suddenly destroyed

unbearable. pincas He bade good bye, but instead of going to his foreign home soil its comforts, sought out the lowest. Chinese dive be 6nd, where he began a debauch con tinued until he was a physical wreck. Coming out from the fumes of opium"one Petrograd. day Inst week he sent the woman a note,

In 1917, the Bolshevik revolution broke out and the banks being uationalized by for last year. The total quantity shipped abroad was 64,198,34 tons, com- Pared with 24,600,559 tons in 1921, and 73,400,118 tons in 1913.

WILL

asking forgiveness for any unhappiness he

a

bad caused, after which he took enough poison to kill several strong men. had tried to change the current that "East is East, and West is West,

the two shall meet and failing, chose oblivion."

never

Wu Tau Fu was buried in accordance with Chinese rites, with food; imitation money, daya" of music and every other observance prescribed for that ceremony.

SIBERIA'S GOLD AND PLATINUM FIELDS.

of

On the other hand, a large number certificates belonging to foreign subscribers, mostly French, Dutch, Belgian not presented for and Swise, were exchange on account of the war, most of the holders being in territories occupied by the Germans or unwilling to pay heavy insurances to mail their certificates to

a decree af December 27th all properties in their hands were seized, and therefore all the undelivered bonds of the Russian Issue of the Re-organization" Loan, which had been kept in the vaults of the Rate Asiatic Bank in Petrograd "for exchange against the remaining certificates, fell into the hands of the Bolshevik Government

At first it wa believed that the Moscow Government had no intention to

appropriate for its own use the bonds kept in the banks for account of private individuals and it seems that this was true until 1919, after which it appeared that Bolshevik agents were attempting to various foreign

THE PROPERTIES NOW OPEN FOR sell such bonds, on

markets. PRIVATE EXPLOITATION.

A Vladivostock message circulated by Reuter's Agency says:

to

Mr. WOLFF seconded the motion of the Treasurer.

After some discussion payment was sanctioned.

A great increase in Great Britain's ex- port trade in coal is disclosed by the

G.

ANNUAL NAVAL CONTRACTS. EALED TENDERS are invited for the Slowing Contracts, riz:-

Supply of Timber, Timber Materials and,

Spars

Upholstery Work. Dry Cleaning Work

Repairing Clocks, Watches, and Stop

Watches.

Supply and Repair of Bamboo Sunblinds, Supply of India Rubber Boots. The Contracts commence on 1st April, 1983, and expire on the 31st March, 1924.

Forms of Tender may be obtained on applica tion to the NAVAL STORE OFFICES, H.M. NAVAL YARD, by whom Tenders will be received until Noon 02 WEDNESDAY, 16th MARCH, 1923.

The right is reserved of rejecting all or say Tenders, and of accepting any portion of (496 Tender.

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BOOKING AT THE THEATRE.

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"A first-class British-made Motor at a reasonable price.

1 Cylinder to 6. Cylinders.

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Telephone C. 1080.

Machinery Dept.

CHAMBERLAIKS

COMPANIES (WINDING UP). IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

IN THE MATTER of

ORDINANCE, 1911-1921.

and

CHANCEERLANM MENCTIE CO.

DES MONER, MMA 16, 1.

COMPANIES

IN THE MATTER of the CHINA SPÈCIE

BANK, LIMITED.

TOMICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by Να

of they and that Your i

The foreign owners began to lodge protest with their respective Governments and from August 1919 these Government

an Order made by His Honour Sir viz., the Dutch. Swiss, French and

William Rees Davies, K., Chief Justice, in the The order, issued some time ago, that Belgian, requested the Chiness. Govern-

ordered that the CHINA all gold and platinum folds in the Urals, ment to take measures (1) to stop payment

above matter dated the 5th day of March, Siberia and the Far Eastern Province of the coupons of the Russian issue unless

1923, it was Court under the provisions of the Companies were national property, has now been the holders could prove their right of

SPECTE BANK, LIMITED, be Wound up by this payment of recluded and the properties are now open ownership (2) to assure

Ordinances of Hongkong, 1911-1931, and that holders of provisional fur private exploitation, with the excup interest

the Official Receiver be appointed Provisional Hongkong, afore tion of the Lena. Goldfelds and the Ural certificates.

NEART SETE, of Platina, which remain State property,

After prolonged effort to find a way

said, Incurporated Accountsat, be continued as of the difficulty, the Chinees An order has been issued permitting the out

the advertisement

Special Manager of the Company until the issued Mokpo Seoul

further order of the Court subject to the Chinaampo import of all mining machinery free of Government

the Receiver. Chemulpo Basan

Sungchis

"PNOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that Pingyang

duty, provided that it is imported by the referred to in the Note of the Soviet Kantan

mining condern itself and not by middle

f the Company It will be seen from the foregoing

the Furst Meeting of Creditors men or local retailers. All Customs explanation that the measures undertaken

will be held at the Official Receiver's Office at HONGLUNG`AND ITA DEFENDINGS, MADAG

duties paid on such machinery since 1981 by the Chinese Government were directed

the Courts of Justice, Victoris, aforesaid, on the will be refunded by the Government...

to the protection of foreign certificates

of Oarge from MAR-23rd day of MARCU, 1923, at 11 am, and the The reconstruction of the large railway holders who are considered by their bridge over the Amur River near Governments as the rightful owners of NEIGNER COMMIS- First Meeting of Contributorics will be held at

Dated this th day of March, 1928. Habarovsk will commence. in the spring. the undelivered bonds seized by the SAIRE PIERRE LECOCQ from COGNAC, the same place on the same day ut 11.30 .M.

Transbipment at SAIGON,

GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO. - It is reported that the Japanese firm of Soviets and partly sold by them on with

in connection with, above Steamer

Solicitors for the Official Receiver. PHILIPPINES.

(600 Mitsubishi has proposed to the Russian foreign markets.

The owners of bonds already delivered hereby informed that their Goode, with the and Vainables, exception of Opium, Zamboanga Government, through the authorities at Geba

Vladivostock, the formation of a large kept, in safe custody in various banks in company for the exploitation of coal in Russia, have, when aware of the number are being landed and stored at their risks of their bonds, given the usual notice to into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Russian Saghalien.

The Russian authorities anncunce that the foreign banks in order to stop Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon,

FECH IO-CHINA.

Handi

Haiphong

Tonkia

Qutalion Annam Hae

Tearine *Saigon

Cambodge

Provinces

Boilo -

BORNEO. Brunei

Manila

Sarawak British North Borneo

Labuay

Mission.

*PORTHOS.** SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGEBIES MARITIMER.

NOTICE.

Trosaure

eם.

of

they are prepared to lease the Russian negotiation of such bonds or coupons hapo delivery may be obtained immediat WONG SIU WOON

codfish grounds, which extend from Peter

the Great Gulf to Kamtchatka and cover

BAXGIGE

MALAT STATES.

Selanger Perak Negri Sembilan Johore Kelantan Trenggann

Strata SezzzLEMENTÍ

Pahang Kedah Perlin

an area of 7,000 square miles.

TRADING WITH THE BUBBIAN FAR EAST.

pertaining to them.

The Russian Government has not been a party to the Ro-organization Loan

which concerns only Agreement Chinese Government which has car-marked

the

atter landing

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Condigneos before Nous, To Day, requesting it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Underigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 9th inst, at Nook, will be subject to rent

In order to facilitate trading between the Customs and Salt Revanes Soviet Russia and the Russian Far East, guarantee and the Chinese Government Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Prov. Wellesley now has been promulgated concern is along responsible to the bondholders and landing charges.

--

NETHERLANDS INDIA.

Samarang

Buitenzorg Bourabaya

Padang

Fast Coast of Sumatra. WICK AND AMexican SquadroEN, IN

CHINA AND "Taran.

Orszczki or COAST & RITZE STRAMEN

ing the transfer of money from the Rus sian Far East to Soviet Russia. If the transfer. is

.ía

made on the gold be remembered that Soviet currency ronible basis, the receiver will be paid in not in circulation in the Russian Far Soviet roubles at the commercial rate of East where, all monetary transactions are the day, and not at the Government rate carried out in foreign currency (usually as hitherto. In this connection it must Japanese) at the equivalent rate of ex.

(Continued at foot of neat column.) · change for a gold Russian rouble.

All claims must be sent in to me

or belove

the 18th it, or they will tot ha moognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on BOOTS, SHOES & SLIPPERS- Friday, the 9th inst., at 10 ax. by Moses, Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effected R. RODENFUSEL Hongkong, 3rd March, 1823-

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