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BOWERN & CO., No S, MURun Road,

SHANGHAL

Members British Chamber of Cammeres (Shanghai). Mr. T. 17. BOWERN, Fellow o the Institute of Charteral Shipbrokers, Incor porated by Royal Charter, Louden.

STEAMSHIP AGENTS AND SmrUXORMES. For the Furchase, Sale and Charter of Versele af and Tonnage, Passenger and/or Cargo, New and/or Old, with delivery China at Very Low Prices.

SALVAGE OPERATORS, MARINE SURVEYORS

AUCTIONENES, COAL MERCHANTS, FERIORT BROXERS, METAL MERCHANTS. Machinery For Sale, New and Old is First- Clase Condition.

IMPORTERS AND Exporters, SUMEE-BROKERS Member Shanghai Share-Brokers' Amoca- tion).

SOLE AORNTS FOR CNA-

GAPEN'S PATENT ANCHORS,

SALULL WARREN & Ca, Lin. (*heffield). High-Class Steel Manufacturera (Tank Brand).

Catalogues and Price-Lists on application (Enquires Welcomed

CABLE ADDRESS: Bowray, Shanghai.

Conta: Bentley's, Scott's, A.B.C.

6th Flition and Improved.

S.S. ANDRE LEBON." SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE

YONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL LES te, ako cargo ex ..YALOU" from COGNAC, &c, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the

of Opiam, Treasure and exception Valuables are being landed and stored at their

hold

THE HONGKONG DAILY FEESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1983.

PUBLIO AUOTION, PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the letting by Pablo Auction Sala, to be on MONDAY, the 3rd day of April, 193, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of En EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR of one lot of the OROWN LAND at Hok Un Uelony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Ront to be fired by the Sarveyor of Hus MAJESTY TRE KING, for one further terms of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No, of als

Locality.

Bouncy Meam 12979 RAČ, K,

L

that yet, fret, i fork,

*

Jaborat

As per wale plan.

Annasi Beatak

Upset Prizm.

21,207 298 2120

PUBLIC AUCTION.

(732

foo

AHEAD OF THE MAIL

(Continued from pajje' 2.)

STRIKE ON ORIENT LINER.

LONDON, March 31st. The crow of the Orient liner Ormus went with 700 strike, Af the vessei passengers aboard was on the point of sailing from Tilbury today. The reason given, for their action was that the national agreement providing for the reduction of wages by £1 a month, beginning in April, was not submitted for their vote The meu went ashore and the officials were taken by surprise, but after negotiating for one and a half hours with the official of the men's Union, they agreed not to enforce the reduction. The liner just caught the tide, and the passengers had to put up with a makeshift lunch,

İRİSHMEN IN GLASGOW.

of the

SHANGHAI TRADE

Henry. Ilbert and Co. of Shanghai in their latest Pices Goods Market Report Buy:

A distinctly better feeling has beent evident in our market and although this has not yet been reflected by any marked advance in prices, it has served to bring. out several enquiries from the various consuming contres and clearances have shown

a general improvement. Busines in fancies is repertal for Chefoo and Haukow while the latter pr has also been in the market for 'whites; greys have changed hands in fair quantities for Tien- in and the North but apart from some purchases of yaru little activity is reported jar Srechwan.

Politically there is little change in the situation; numerous telegrams are being exchanged between the leaders of the various factions suggesting compromises and expressing their desire for national peace and unity, but merchants generally are not unnaturally regarding these avor- LONDON, March 31st. tures with much scepticism. The auctions That Irish immigrants are making Glas during the early part of the week were Bow unfit for Scotsmen to inhabit was the brisk with prices showing a strengthening tendency but the market hardly responded contention of the Rev. J. Maclagun.

Reporting to the Glasgow Presbytery to the increase in the quantities offered Church of Seperation's sniployés were of lines there was 1. reaction in Prinsch

that 40 per cent at Thursday's aurtion and in certain Irish extraction, and that many, Scottish Telegraphic advices from Manchester Trade Unions were controlled by Irish and | report a firm market. THE Undersigned have received instruction other aliens. On the other hand, Scottish youths were compelled by economic con- to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, on SATURDAY, the 25th day of APRIL, 1923, itions to emigrate at the rate of 30,000 at 11 o'clock, A.M., at their Sales Boom, yearly. VICTORIA, ICE HOUSE STREET,

asserted that Catholic frish were thiye He HONGKONG the Very Valuable Leasehold Property situate times more productive of crime than the at Victoria, aforesaid and registered in the Land remainder of Glaswegians, while per cent. Office as INLAND LOT NO, SE3, together of parochial relief went with the buildings thereon, consisting of Seven Desiralite Dwelling House now known as Now 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 83 and 55, WYNDHAM STREET, Victoria, aforesaid, in One Lot, THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF

All that Piece or Parcel of Ground situate at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, and registered in the Land Office as Inland Lot No. 96), together with the messages or tenements and

the data hereof known na Nor

the Irish.

was the duty of the Church to try to make Scotland lit for decent Scotanien to live in. The report was applauded.

REVENUE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

HOW WINDMILLS TALK. SECRET CODES IN USE FOR MANY

YEARS.

It is the easiest thing in the world, But the when ven knew how to do it. windmill talkers jealously quant their methods. There is rot to be found a kelity in Halland where there are no windmilla; and, as you pass along. it ver strikes you there is any significanco that out of a ifozen, say, two are to all LONDON, April 1st,

uppearances, standing motioning while The revenue of the United Kingdom for the sails in the others spin round in the

ted to £914,000,000 decrease of Everyday "Science.

Tot, if you inke a

H

ricks into the Godown of the Hongkong- thereon, and ater erections and baikling the year ending March 31st, 1923, amout breeze, writes Mr. N. Teurtur, in}

Kowloon Whart and Godowa Co., Ltd, at Kowloon, whoace delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Cargo will be forwarded on unless Optional intimation is received from the Consigases before. To-day, requesting it to be landed here.

Billin of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remaining unclaimed Sist instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and lending charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 25ta instant, or they will not be recognized.

after

the

All damaged packages will be examined on Saturley, the 21st inst., at 10a.m.; by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been affected."

R. RODENFUSER

Acting Agent.

41, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53 and 65, Wyndham Street, Viatoris aforesaid, held for the term of 999 years, from the 6th clay of June, 1843, created therein by a Crown Lease dated the 9th-day of September, 1922, and made betwraon His Majesty King George V. of thet

cue part, and aubject to the the owners of the other part, payment of the annual Can Rent of $122, rayable by half-yearly, payments on the 25th day of December and the 25th day of June, in each and every year, daring the said termi api to the observance and performance of the Lessee's convenants and conditions therein reserved and contained

For further particulars apply to

Mr. LEO. D'ALMAVA E CASTRO,

Solicitor for the Owners

or to Messrs. HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 16th April, 1923.

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· 7311

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AND

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CRINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION

ONSIGNELS

CO., LTD,

2013

Company & Steamer

AUTOMEDON

are heroby notified that the Carac will be discharged into Helt Wharf, Kowloon, where it wil lie at Consignes's risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Helt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown and after 18th April.

Optional cargo will bo has been given prior to Steator's arrival.

All broken, chafed, and damaged goods

are

unless notice

where they will

FAHFIQULARS

VALUABLE). LEASEHOLD. PROPERTY

Situate

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

Toj te Sald by Order

of the Mortgage",

PUBLIC AUCTION,"

IN ONE LOT

Oa MONDAY, The 14th Day of Max, 1923, at 3 o'clock P.M. Br Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS

A: TEZIR OFFICE, DODDELL STEKTI,

THE Property consists of First ALL

THAT piece or parcel of ground situate

registered in the Land Office as

year.

A

£211,000,000, as compared with the previous The principal increases were:-Motor duties £1,250,000, estates duties 5-1.500,00, stamps £2,500,000, corportions proûts tax £1,500,000, telephones £3,000,000.

The principal decreases were:-Customs $7,000,000, exeise £37,000,000, property in come tax £20,000,000, excess profits duties £29,700,000, postal services £0,000,000, Joan interest £4,000,000

licating a banget me was 88 12,600,000, in-

surplus of £101,500,000, dicating a

Customs yielded £123,000,000, excise £137,000,000, and income tax (including super-tax) £379,000,000, being £50,000.00 above the estimate. Excess profits duties only produced £2,000,000.

The total floating debt on March 31st way £800,000,000, being net decrease of 1208,000,000

AGRICULTURAL DISPUTE.

LONDON, April Isk The Norfolk farm strike continues. The pumisor de stillernes ens donda disex-the farmers talk of withdrawing their offer of 25. for a 2-hour week and substituting their original demand of st pence an hour up to 5 hours, making 4. d. the maximum, but this question cannot be de- eiled before the farmers' meeting on Satur day.

pair of binolars and watch the sails of the idle mills very closely, you may perhaps note that they move sightly from time to time, and then remain for a while

at a different angle, just as if sonsone was overhauling their mechanism. It is a thousand chances to one this is not the rse, but that the miller is busily holding ouersation with someone in another number of miles away-quite tas balt stands behind the horizon. Yet the goes on the intervening mills transmitting it.

milla

The codes ho uses

Mynheer Mueller needs no telephone, no telegraph, or messenger. He does what! his forefather did two bundred years ago speaks by windmill, have been handed down from goueration, and are most zentrusly kept from out. siders with all the crusted conservatism which to distinguishes the provincial Hollanders from other Europeans. Myn- heer utilises his windmill roles for busi ness and ether, urgent, affairs, and k that no tittle-tattler can pup informa- ion of his husness, for none but those who are in the freemasonry of windmill. Iaik and know his codes can understand the slow fidgeting of his sails and their different angles of adjustment to the wind.

Apart, however, from those secret codea of the millers and groups of local miller there are, throughout Hollaral na series of Sieanwhile the men are determined to

windmill signals, which every one of the raisa wages, and the Emergency Committee folk of the country districts understands, of the men's union are considering prong und cld. At times, for instanco, a may stop working, and the posals to strengthen their organisation and windmill carry cas vigorous catapaign in the villages.miller, or one of his rent, can be seen The number of farmers who are offering coming out, and, by means of a long pole with an iron hook at the end like

at Victoria in the Colony of HongION The men's leaders, however, state that

and 30s a week has increased to about a score

this

n boat-hock, reach up and drag down tho

to be left in the Tuesdays and Fridays A of INLAND LOT No. 2108 together with offer can now only be accepted if it is made descennding sail until the arms of the

be examined on any between the hours of 10.45 am, and Noon within Ebo free storage period.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Stear

amer's Golown, and all Goods remaining, andelivered after the 24th April, will be subject to rent

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 8th May, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected,

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents. Hongkong, 17th April, 1923.

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XPORT FIRM in Japan, requires Energetic AGENT to Sell on Commission -Toys. Brushes, and General Japanese Goods' 'First-class Bank and Trade References given and required. Reply in first instacce "EX- PORT," c/o FAR EASTERN ADVERTISING AGENCY, P.O. Box 108, KOBE, JAPAN,

(740

́ ́PREPAID " WANTED

ADVERTISEMENTS

"

YELL Furnished APARTMENTS, Good W

Eitustion, Overlooking Pablic Gardens. Every Convenience. Carefully supervised Good. Apply-4, THE ALBANY, Albany Road,

(69

"ANTED-MOTORSHIP-107 to 150

of

the messanges erections or buildings thereon to cover the period till the harvest, not gigantic propeller are in a certain position. All the farmers in the neighbourhood then now own as No. 13 Wing Hing Street and merely pending the settlement. Secondly ALL THAT strip of land at the rear

According to some estimates, half the total knew that the mill is waiting for grist. of the said Section A of Laland Lot No: 2166

farm workers are out

Again, another position of the arms tells being a scavenging lane. All of which pro- has been little trouble hitherto, the village or town hard by that the local mises are held for the residus of the term of and generally the strike is without bitter carpenter is needed for repairs to the 76 years from the 16th day of May, 1916, ness, each side realising the other's difficul-wooden machinery, or the smith is wanted. created by the Crown Lease thereof together ties.

or an accident has taken place, and medical with the valuable machinery now situate in All the 200 men employed by the King and is required. And so on. or upon the said premises ar1 at No. 1 at Sandringham are carrying on as usual, Gordon Street.

They declare that they have no grievance Farticulars and Conditions of sale may be and have refused point blank to bo drawn obtained from

into the dispute. They have not been asked to work lunger hours and although they are

Mr. Justice Darling scintillatos in the the standard rate of wages their conditions of service are far more provinces as vividly as in towns was ever enviable than those of the ordinary anyone quicker in sing the chance of agricultural labourers, as they live, in tinea jest, and making it? Down in Kent cottages with big plots of ground, at nominat rent and enjoy other privileges.

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Mesum HASTINGS & HASTINGS ` Belicitore, 8 Des Voeur Road Central

Jand ¡Mesars, LAMMERT BROTHERS

Auctioneers

TO LET.

FROM One Small BOOM. Moderate ROM about APRILst, Two OFFICES

Rental

Apply Box No 811, 607]

ejo Daily Press Office.

TOILET.

FFICES in UNION BUILDING-Feur

Rooms on Fifth Floor, Apply

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY: -

OF DANTON, LID,

TO LET

(169

NE EUROPEAN FLAT in LEE BUILD ONG" Wanchai Gap Road. Apply to No 31, Kennedy Road

[669-

TO LET.

HOUSE

ABERDEEN FISHERMEN'S STRIKE.

LONDON, April 2nd. Fishermen of Aberdeen, who have been: ani strike for the past five weeks as protest against German trawlers landing fish from Iceland, are now resorting to violenco. Three thousand strikers. this morning invaded the fish market and pelted the crews of three German vesels with lumpe of loo and fish- They dumped the fish from a German vessel in the harbour and set four German trawlors sirift, three of which were subsequently | berthed in a remote point of the harbour. The other vessol steamed off to Germany, Police reinforcements rushed

up quelled the disturbance.

E JUSTICE DARLING'S LATEST.

recently, a witness before him remarked that he went to the "Elephant" Tan to telephone. "A trunk call, I suppose? came the Judge's instantaneous suggestion.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

APRIL 19th, 1923. Hongkong and Shanghai-

Barika

$1,132.

Union Insurances... Douglas Steamships Steamboats

and

"Star" Ferries...

China' Sugars

WTous Deadweight Fall Farticulars EVEN-ROOMED DETACHED HOW British steamer direntsia, bound for

to Box No. X.C., elo Daily Press Office.

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WANTED-One Large ROOM or Two Emall, preferably on Ground or First Floor, in Centre of City, required an Offices about Juno-Write "Z" Daily Press.

HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WERKH

LOCAL NEWS.

The Paper, to End Home.

Carz

Apply to... PERCY SMITH, BETH & FLEMING.

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TO LET

FIRE ON BRITISH STEAMER.

LONDON, April 3rdz A Fort Said Colegram says that the

Liverpool from Bombay, has arrived at Bucz with her cargo on fira in the forehold, No. 1 bold is being discharged in order to reach the fire. The carro, consists of The oilcake seeds and general goods. Circania is one of the Anchor Lino Fleet (Messrs. Henders ́on) Broa), and registers

TWO OFFICE BOOMS, Top Floor, 68,732 tons.

Queen's Road Central,

Apply GANDE, PRICE & CO, LTD

2007

TO LET

Novel proposals are made for a settle. ment of the Irish problem by Mr. P. J. Love, secretary of the American Associa tion called the Friends of the Irish Free

UNFURNISHED, No. 14am Song State. This is to be tions by developing

Langkats (Combined)

255 + of b

43 ta.

. 51 b...

251 0. ..TIL 311 b.

Kowloon Wharves... 178 ss.

Whampon Docks

Shanghai Docks ...................... New Engineerings Hongkong Landя.. Humphreys Estates Ewo Cotton Mills..... Shanghai Cottons Cements......... Hongkong Ropes... China Providents Dairy Farms. Waterbosta Watsons Jo Hongkong Electrica

170.83.

Tis. 110

91 b.

.$. 427 b

201 b. ..Tls. 16.10 b.

105 b

.::30 b.

45 b.

25.

211 sa

104 b.

18 b..

3 b.

13.75

Hongkong Trams "Shell" Transports ....

b-buyers; ~sellers;

231

near the Barker Road Tram Station-industry and commerce between the two Chins Lights,..**-

Rooms for 8 Months, #150 Per Month

For particulars apply to

DENISON RAM & GIBBS.

9th February, 1923

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countries. He represents many American syadicates who are prepared to "aboo, feed, and smoke" the people of the Trish From Blato,

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JUMPERS

DESIGNS TO SUIT ALL TASTES.

PRICES FROM $12.50 to $21.00 Eac

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From $2.00 to $3.25 F Pair)

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P. O. Box 445.

Telephone No. 2880.

AILSA CRAIG

MARINE MOTORS

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

1 Cylinder to 6 Cylinders. 4 B.H.P.

to 50. B.EP

Prices and particulars from

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