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· INTIMATIONS?

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION, DA

TTIS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of £3 per Share, subject to deducton of Income Tax, has been declared for the HALF TEAR ending 30th Jane, 1923, at rate of 2x 30. per Dollar.

The Dividend will be Payable on and after TUESDAY, the

7TH AUGUST, 1943, at the Ofices of the Cursation, where Shareholders

sted to apply for Warrants. are requested to

REGISTER OF SHARES of Corpora The tion will ke CLOSED from MONDAY, the 23nl July to SATURDAY, the 4th AUGUST, 1993 (both lays inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

A G. STEPHEN.

Chief Manager.

Hongkong, 10th July, 1923.

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THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO. STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO 'SHAKEHOLDERS.

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE

DOLLAR Share Jur Six Months endiug 30th June, 1923, will b PAYABLE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtaine! on application at the Company's Office.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday, 26th July, to Wednesday. 8th August (both days in- claire), during which period o Transfer of Shares can be registered

By Order of the Board of Directors,"

JOHN ARNOLD, Secretary. Hongkety, 10th July, 1023.

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WE Are Selling & Small Steck of Below-

meationed Goods in Whole.or Half Piece Lots (50 Yards Per Piece):

Finest Quality WHITE COTTON DRILL

2719 63 cl. per Yard. COLOURED ALPACA 64" & $3.35 per Yard, PROOF UNION SILK 54" $5.00 por Yanl.. IMPORT DEPARTMENT, -

SHEWAN, TOMrs & Co.

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Dc.

De.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

The Steamship "DUCHESSA D'AOSTA” FROM TRIESTE, VENICE BRINDISI, SPALATO PORT SAID, ADEN,

· MASSADA, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform

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

be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given, before 7th finds

No claima

admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and al. Goods remaining undelivered after the 13th inst. will be subject to rent.

All Claims aga

against the Steamer must be prosented to the Undersigued on or before the 23rd inst, or they will not be recognised.

All broken, chafed; and damaged Goods are to left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th inst, at 10 am, by our

Bar Bjork,

Merera, GODDARD & Douglas, No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

BODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Agente, Hongkong, 7th July, 1923

71941.

**GLEN" LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

From UNITED KINGDOM, PORT SAID, SUE & STRAITS.

HE Motor Vessel

THE

GLENBES” Javingarrived from the a ovesorts, Consigners of car by er are hereby informed that al goods are being anal as their risk into the bazarlots and/or extra rarions Godowns of the Hengkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whe

whence, sadfor from the wharves, delivery may be obtaintd

Goods no cleared by the 16th July, 1923, at

Noot, will be subject to rent. Au brokes,

chafǝl' and damaged packages to be left in the Godawas, where they will be pramined in the presence of Consignece by Masers, Goddard & Donglas, on 11 1923, at 10 .. Claims agnin Steamer including those for cargo short delivered.... must be presented on the special and must also be submitted

fozy Pros of arrival, otherwise they will within 30 not be rnoognized.

..

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by "JARDINE," MATHESON & Co., 120, :

Agents, Hongkong, 9th July, 1923,

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THE PENISULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO AND BOMBAY.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS

AND LONDON.

THE Steamship

NAGPORE"

carrying His Majesty' Mails, will be despatched from this port at Nous on WEDNESDAY, the 18th Jezy, taking Gorgo for the above Porta, Silk and Vainable Cargo for Italy, France

will be con

and theru transhipped to the on-carrying Steamer for Marseilles and London,

and London (under arranging to Bombay.

wayed by this Stemmer

Parcels will be received at the Office until 5. the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages are required,

For further particulars, apply to— ·

MACKINSON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 10 h Jely, Un

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INTIMATION

THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 18TH, 1923

NEWS FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.

INTIMATION

During the past few years a great scarcity

of bricks has been experienced by builders

ני

in the Colony, Building work has been hampered by it, and the late Director of

END 13/- and we will mall you re TOILET SOAP BARGAINS Public Works, in a speech in the Legis-

EN

every work for 33 weeks a copy of any British Weekly Newspaper, moh as: Lloyd's People, Tit Bits, Pearson's, etc, etc., etc. Hundreds of papers on our Big List mailed free. A different paper sent weekly, or the ima publication for 52 weeks. 13/-pays for a year's subscription, including postage." Most unique and up-to-date service, greatly appreciated by members throughout the Empire.

Send 13/-to-day to PERIODICAL POSTING, CO., PLYMOUTH, ExGuard,

NOTICE.

OBITUARY.

MRS. D. E. DONNELLY.

A wide circle of friends will deoply.

FAR EASTERN CABLE

W NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:)

CHINA,

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intive Council last autumn, when the regret to learn that a cable has been PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS IN annual budget was ander discussion, said ved from Home announcing the death the price of bricks, in consequence of the Mrs. Donnelly, wife of Mr. Dennis E. AMERICAN AND ENGLISH VIEWS demand being so much greater than the Donnelly, of Messrs Donnelly & Whyte. Yardley's Oatmeal Sonp... 50 cts, per box supply was undoubtedly a great factors. Donnelly left Hongkong for England

}

Coul, Tar Soap. 50

Carbolic

1781

Colgate's Floating Bath

Soap

20

Carbolic Soap

"50

50

per box

TAKE NOTICE that the SALE advertisx

Below, which has been frequently Postponed, Pending Negotiations between the Parties Concerned, will now, the Negotia tions having finally Broken Down, positively take place on JULY 17th, the Date advertised. Below

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PARTICULARS FALUARGE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY

Situate

No 13, WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

To be Sold by Order of the Mortgages

By

PUBLIC AUCTION. IN ONE LOT On TUESDAY, The 17th Day of July, 1993, at 3 c'clock, P.M. By Mear LAMMERT BROTHERS

Vinolia L. & L. Soap

Coal Tar Soap. 50

Medical Soap...$1.20 Terebene Soap. 1.20"

Zambük Soap....

***... 1.75

Cimolite Soap ............. 1,00!

Colgate's Sulphur Soap... 60 ets.

Zenobia Assorted Soap 5.00

Savon Pate Amandes......

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COINCIDE.

Lospos, July 11th. in the cost of building." Mr. PERKINS the autumn of last year. The three

With reference to the prospects of un at that time mentioned that "Chinese girls of the family were taken Home by Anglo-American agreement regarding the - interested in these matters had been their mother in 1920, and placed in better protection of foreigners in China, approached with view to inducing a school in Belford. Mrs. Donnelly the Daily Telegraph's diplomatic correa- them to start brickfields in British travelled "home again, with her young pondent fearns that an intimation has per Tab Territory, more particularly near the

sea in' the autuma of last year and reached London that, subject to, curkin. railway, at Lofu." But for some reason

On January rd gave birth to another reservations on points of detail and A or other those negotiations "have not yet resulted in the establishment! son in a London nursing home. Unfortu general proviso exfeguarding the prin of such works there. It is evilent,nately, her illness was of a complicated ciple of Chinese sovereignty, the views of the fact that there nature and severe malaria supervened, Ter Washington approximato very closely thre were five or six syndicates competing life for some time was in grave danger, held in London. strenuously for the site for brickfields at but she recovered sufficiently to be able ARMS TRAFFIC IN THE FAR EAST.

however, from

SENSATIONAL ARRESTS

SHANGHAI,

and ammunition to China. It is alleged

Castle Penk" which was put up to nuction to proud to Bournemouth," where her ou Tursday, that there is money to be mother is residing, and the charige ap made out of the manufactury of bricks peared for a time to be beneficiat, bat The scarcity has been such that it was there was

SHANGHAT, July 19th.. a serious relupas and she suggested in the Legislative Council that succumbed on Sunday, the 8th. inst,

The American Authorities are investiga-..

the Public Works Department should

gating startling disclosures revealing the Mr. Donnelly, who had been in a poor! manufacture what bricks it needed for state of health himself, went over to existence of a widespread traffic in arma the many public works it haw in hand. British Columbia

a few months ago, but, in spite of the fact that the Quarry expecting that his wife would be able to that Shanghai is the headquarters for the 25 cts. Tab. 2.75 per box 1 doz. worked "by the Department has bren

| join him shortly. He acquired a house trate with agencies throughout the Far operated successfully, the Director regard-| Rimmels Cologne Soap... 1.50 per boxed it as an object lesson as to the with a view to settling his wife and East, The Authorities have issued a war- difficulties to be encountered in running family there, so that he might be able to ruit for the arrest of Captain Kearney,

Commander-in-Chief of the Chekiang :i, J. & J.'s Baby Soap

***... 1.35

concerns of that nature by direct labour visit them more frequently from Hongkong Navy" who, it is alleged, carried an a Gerard's Eucalyptus Soap

and he was not prepared to recommend" than if they were settled in England. It

ans with the Russiati large deal in" 10 ets. Tap.

tha was a great disappointment to him to brickworks undertaking," as 1.00

refugees under Admiral Stark per doz. A

difficulties would be magnified if the lenen that, the condition of his wife's

A further development took place Piver's Soap assorte....... 3.00 per box works were at a distance from head-health would not permit of her ruaking to-day, colminating in the arrest of a

quarters." The field is, therefore, left the journey before the autumn.

journalist named Mrs. Stein and a well- 1,00

entirely to private enterprise, and it is meantime, Mr. Donnelly himself had to knowa local baseballer named Maloney. very encouraging to see that there are go into hospital at Victoria, and was! groups of Chinese capitalists interested in detained there some time. He left for the industry who are so satisfied of the England about a week ago on receiving prospects of undertakings of this character news that his wife's condition was giving ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT. that they are prepared to pay almost any incerasing cause for anxiety, and he was JAPANESE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE price for suitable sites. We cannot find in due to embark at Montreal-or Quebec | the conditions of sale any undertaking on to-day.

At Taxis ()FFICE "DUDDELL STREET,

THE Property, consists of First ALL THAT piece or parcel Hongkong and situato at Victoria in the Colony of registered in the Land Office as SECTION A of INLAND LOT No. 2166 together with the messunges erections or buildings

thereon No. 13, Wing Bing Street and now known TT atsip of inad at the rear Oating Soap... Secondly ALL

of

the said Section A of Inland Lot No. 2188 being a acaverging lane. All of which pre-

mises are held for the residue of the term of

Antezema Soap

1.00

75 years from the 15th day of May, 1816, | R. & G.'s Heliotrops Soap. 5.00 created by the Crown Lease thereof together

with the valuable machinery now situate in

or upon the mid premises ar at No. 1 Gordon Street.

Farticulars and Conditions or aale may be Obtained from

Mesure. HASTINGS & HASTINGS- Belicitors,

8. Des Voeux Road Central

fand

Messrs. LAMMERT BROTHERS

(&motioneersi

PUBLIO AUCTION.

Savon Fleur

D'Amour &

Ambre Rose... 6.00

Assorted Best... 3.75

Round.. 2.25

to sell by Public Amstion, THE Undersigned have received instractions AS. WATSON

on

MONDAY, the 16th JULY, 1923, commencing at 3.00 ...

at their Sales Room, DUDBELL STREET.

ONE SET OF MINT MACHINERY. This lot comprises a complete set of Mint Machinery, capable of producing 100,000 (one hundred thousand) pieces 20-cent (twenty cent) coins or 200,000 (two hundred thousand pieces 10-cut (ten cent) coins per working day of 10 hours

(Further particular and inspection orders be obtained from Msesis, Gilman & Co. or the Undersigned.) Terma-20% of purchase money to be paid en fall of hammer. Balance to be paid within two weeks of day of inle!

DAMMERT BROTHERS,

953)

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

B.

letting Public Auction Sale, to be

CO., LTD.,

Hongkong Dispensary...

TELEPRONE CENTRAL 18

DEATH.

DONNELLY-BELLE, beloved wife of DINIS E DONNELLY, on the 8th inst., in London," (By cable.)

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Hongkong Office: 10. Des Voeux Rd., C. London Office: 13, Fleet Street, B.O.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONO, JULY 13TA, 1923.

PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS INDUSTRIAL - DEVELOPMENT. held on MONDAY, the 16th day of

In the

the part of the Government to guarantee. The deepest sympathy will be felt with the purchasers a monopoly of brickmaking Mr. Donnelly by his many friends, not

They were charged, with complicity in the

HOLD CONFERENCE.

Sarani, July 19th,

A conference of the Japanese Chambers

in the New Territorice, and we presume only in Hongkong but in Shanghai, where of Commerce in Chind, on the question the Government would not be likely tooth Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly were well of the conditions resulting from the anti- put obstacles in the way of the disappoint know The late Mrs. Donnelly was a Japanese boyentt, at which representatives" ed bidders if they asked for other sites

of the Chambers of Commerce in Japan.

BUREAU FOR RESTORATION OF

WEIHAIWEI."

to be put up to auction, for the Govern Shanghai girl, being the daughter of Capt will attend, opens today. The first das's ment's constant interest is, of course, to R. Johns, who in the latter part of his proccodings will be the hearing of reports. promote industrial development in the career was agent for Messrs. Jardine, from the various districts, Colony, and we have no doubt that the Matheson & Co. at Wuhu. Her mother lesson of this remarkable auction will not and one married sister ars at present in be overlooked. It is evidence of a desire England, Mrs. Donnelly was about 37 among Chinese capitalists to invest in years of age. productive enterprise in the Colony when it. is an opportunity affords, and inclination which the Government may be expected to encourage to the full extent. of its powers.

Silk forward from here by Enures of Russia on June 14th, arrived in New York on July 8th having been 24 days in transit,

CORRESPONDENCE.

BENEFIT PERFORMANCES

(TO THE EDITOR CF “ THE HONGKONG DAILY PUESS."}

DIRECTOR'S RESIGNATION " NOT ACCEPTED.

PEKING, July 11th. Liang Yu Hao has resigned the directur ship of the Bureau for the restoration of Weihaiwei, on account of his indisposi Lion.

A mandate issued last night ordered him to remain till the negotiations have been completed.

Sin. The Jatest contributor to this dis- cussion, Mr. L. J. Morley, claims to have GENERALS COMBINE TO ATTACK

YANG SEN. A Canton harbour notification has been read my letters. That being so, I think. issued to the effect that ea and after July those who have followed the correspond.

PAKING, July 11th ith a system will be introduced therence will agree that he has been guilty. It is reported from Yunnan that as the which will indiente, by night, by means of of a number of terminological inexacti- outcome of an understanding "betwe coloured lights, the direction of a pale tudes. Whether these are the result of Heiung Koh Wu and Isih Ching Yanz- General Tang Ohi Yao and Generals expected in Hongkong. The siguals deliberate intent, or of a too-hasty perusal Yunnan troops at present stationed in appear to be similar to the used in t

of the lectere, I am not in a position to Kweichow, will be ordered to Chungking say, though they certainly savour of to attack General Yang Sen. partisanship. The epithets which he applies to me may be allowed to pass-for what they are worth,

Hongkong

TRAGEDY.

ORE BODIES RECOVERED.

AN ALLEGED SPY'S PAY. July, 1923, at 3 r., at the Offices of the The sale of twenty three acres of Crown Pasize Works Department, by Order of His land in the neighbourhood of Castle THE CHEUNG CHAU LAUNCH EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR of one Lot of Peak, as a site for brickworks, reported

ECHO OF THE PORT ARTHUR AFFAIR, CROWN LAND at Tai Kok Tsui in the

of 75 in yesterday's Daily Press, throws a term

• Colony of Hongkong, for

Mr. Marley says that I undoubtedly

LONDON, July 11 *TTAPE, with the option of renewal at m. Crown

have an axe to grind either against the Bernes Tilinsky, whose acooubt f Rest to be fixed by the Surveyor of His light on the possibilities of industrial MAJESTY THE KING, for ons further, term of development in the New Territories. We

Five more bodies were picked up on London Hospital or against the Coronet alleged payments of bonds by

Japanese Government for services which understand that there were five or six Wednesday by the Water Police from the Theatre Why My letter was not he alleged led to the fall of Port Arthur, syndicates competing for this land, and Harhour, hat they are unable to state published till after that particular perfor-attracted attention some months ago, has

definitely whether all of these or any of francs had been held. Government was prepared to sell for £970. them were passengers' the ill-inted Ferry

011

75 years.

tobs i

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.“

Boundary repeats.

Locality.

TENDERS WANTED.

Upset Frier.

8,800

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RELIABLE CONTRACTORS are invited

the result was that a site which the!

fetched at auction no less than $63,300, The purchasers are bound by the couuugh, Fee Din Yet, which turned arte tions not to use the land for any purpose Sunday with a large number of not directly connected with the operation bingers on board. of a brickworks, and to spend within twoj!" years from the date of purchase a sum of not less than $300,000 in the construction of a brickworks capable of turning out not less than 50,000 bricks per diem. Yet, there was such competition for the land that it fetched sixty-four times the upset price. This is all the more surprising because the Ecocomió Resource: Com-

mice, when they reported in 1920,

U to Tender for the following Works: although they mentioned brick-making as Over 30,000.cub, feet Cat-moulded and Fine

Punched Granite

Over 26,000-emb, fect Brickwork. For Particulars, apply to the

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HONGKONG REALTY & TRUST CO. LTH,

ALCHITECTS,

Powell's Building

HONGKONG SMALL INVESTORS' BHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO., SHARE AND LAND BROYTESİ.

No. 8. Ces Yes Bond., d Floor

Telephone No. C. 4808,

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among the principal industries of the New Territory, made no suggestion that it was one that could he profitably developed.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The telegrain quoted below was received from the Manila Observatory at 12 nood, yesterday:-

1.-Cyclone or typhoon E. of the North ern Visayas or South-Eastern Luzon direction unknown.

appeared before a local tribunal on charges of fraud in Berne and Zurich, Mr. Marky's next two inexactituck involving 200,000 francs,

Tiinaky, in his defence, refers to the may be taken together. Ho mys that I infer certain things, and that, my remarks Port Arthur affair, and he maintains that he has a claim for 130 million yen against were directed against individuals and not the Japanese Government on secount of against institutions. This in spite of the bonds given in payment for services. accusation that I have an axe to rendered by furnishing plans of the mine.

fields of the defending fortress....... grind

against the Loncion Hos

were plain IMPROVEMENT OF LABOUR CON, pital. Now, Sir, my remarks

DITIONS IN CHINA. statements of fact, which, up to the present, have not been, refuted, and, further, not a single individual was men- tioned. 4

LONDON,

DON, July 11th.. Commenting on the recent steps to improve Labour conditions in China. the organ of the International Labour Office

Cyclnur or typhoon North of Yar. Out of all this chaff we may be ahle baile them as 100ving N.E.

MOTOR CAR ACCIDENTS.

to eventually sift a little wheat, but the efforts of the International labour organi-

sation to

to promote universal standards of only outstanding fact we have so far conditions for labour. It dtes in article in China by adduced is from Mr. Ray's contribution, on

Professor

T

abour and invior of Peking

He informs us that advertised benefit per- University, and Miss W Zung,

ernment supervision be introduced.

hternational Labour Review, showing how tions is, represented by these reforms, substantial an advance on existing condi

REDUCED FARES TO FAR EAST.

LONDON, July 11th.

A hoy ageil 14 years of No. 88, Battery formances receive less support that the published in the July faste of the So far us they were able to get answers Street, Yaamuti, was knocked down by ordinary ones. For that reason I again to their questionnaire regarding the motor bus No. 922 on the Lai Chi Kok annual production of the industries of Road on Wednesday. He was injured respectfully submit that it would be hotter about the face and, the driver of the bus were they either not announced as boneft the Colony they were able to show a took him to the Kwong Wah Hospital for performances or that some form of go- production of only 370,000 bricks a year, treatment. of a total value of $3,180, and their Report did not suggest that this was one the Repulse Bay Hotel on Wednesday when A motorcar accident took place near

In conclusion, Sir, I desire to say, that, has reduced its saloon fures as follows:—— of the industries capable of large develop a coolie woman was knocked down by until something of a more edifying nature From Trieste or Venice to Penang and ment Perhaps the need and the possi motor-car No. 777 near the hotel garage than mere abuse is introduced into the Singapore £8; to Hongkong or Manila, 272 to Shanghai, £78, to Yokohama or bilities of the industry were not so The woman, who was later sent to the argument I must withdraw. Yours, etc., 29. From Spalato Dr. Brindisi 15.

Government Civil Hospital, was injured clearly recognised then as they are to-day about the head and loft leg.

PRO BONO PUBLICO. is six pour icmin Dach case

The Lloyd Triestino Far East servion.