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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAY.

N accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1919, the EXCHANGE, BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIU

THE BONG KONGDAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST ^£ND, ⠀⠀ 1998.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

OFFICIAL NOTICE. PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A.

SHIPS NAME.

BUSINESS on MONDAY, beth in WE HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that in

Hongkong, 1st Aug, 1933.

OLD DENSTONIANS,

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is proposed to hold an . D. DINNER shortly. Will any Old communicate with the Undervigted P

INTIMATIONS

THE KOWLOON HOTEL, HANKOW ROAD,

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have applied to the Board of Trade Excoptghts, Fans and Bells through |

OPENING 1AT SEPTEMBER. TAIRST Class and Most Up-to-date consequence of yoiformity with the Residential and Tourist Hotel. combination of Names of the other vessals Stories of Commodious Large and Airy Rooma owned by ns under the name of CuT ON with every Modern Appliance. Elevator to STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED, of No- 203. Every Fler and to Roel Garden. Hot and Cold Wing Lot Street, Victoria, in the Colony of

Water, Electric Hongkong, have the Marchant Shipping Billiard Hous

Well Ventilated Bar and out,

Moderate tariff and most under

ion to change the use Excellent Cusine supervised by Experienced of Steain launch

Monthly sad Family Bates can be Official No. 152019, Gross Tounage 20.30, Berangel at Most Reasonable Torms. Register Tonnage 11.34 hitherto owned by

For Terms, apply to

Mrs. J. J. BLAKE, us to the name of "CHIU DX and to have her registered in the New Name at the Port

Manageress, of Hongkong as owned by us.

Act.

Lanstonians in Hongkong or Canton kisdly eva, for CHINA" A Hongkonм Chef..

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L M. WHYTE,'

c/o DONNELLY & Wurze

"GLEN LINE, LIMITED, -NOʻRICE, TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM, PORT SAID.

SUEZ AND STRAITS. ·

HE Motor Veskel

THE

GLENSANDA

baving arrived from the above purta, Consignees of cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the Hasardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloca Wharf and Godowa Company, Lamited, whence, and/or from the wharres, delivery may te obtained.

Gooda cleared by the 7th August,

not

1023, at Noon, will do zabject to reut.

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined in the presence of consignees by

Goddard and Douglas, KERSTA

6th

Angust, Claims

sims against the Steamer

on

1923, at 10 a.m. including those for exrgo short delivered mast presented on the special form provided, and must also be submitted within 30 days of serival, otherwise they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us i any case whatUTEE.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 31st July, 1923.

VEREENIGDE

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NEDERLANDSCHA

SCHEEPVAART-MAATSCHAPPIJ (UNITED NETHERLANDS NAVIGATION Co.) HOLLAND:00ST AZIE LIJN (HOLLAND-BAST ASIA LINS). NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Fox-ROTTERDAM, AMSTERDAM, . HAMBURG & BREMEN.

EE Steamship

TEKE

"SAPAHOEA (9)"

الله

having arrived from the above ports, Consignees

that of Cargo by ber are notified Goods are being landed at thear risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazurdona todowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, whenor, and/or from the wharves

arvas delivery may be obtairal.

Goods net, aloared by the 8th Aug., 1923, will be subject to rest.

All

to be

broken

abafod and damaged packages are

be left in the Godoyns, where they will be axamined on the 7th Aug., 1993, at lú M., by

ars. Goddard & Dougins.

Meirs.

Claims against the Steamer nest. be pre-

sented in

writing within 10 days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurancs will be efected by this undersigned in any case whatever.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN, General Agents

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Hongkong, 31st July, 1943.

8.8. "PAUL LEGAT." SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE. CONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL. LES, &c., in connection with above Biomer are hereby informed that their good with the exception of Opiuma, Tressore and Valuables are being landed and stored at their ruska into the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained

tely after landing.

Cargowill be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before Noon, To-day, requesting it to be landed hera.

Bille of Lading will be countersigned by cho Undersigned, Goods remaining unclaimed after the 7th instant, at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 116

11th July, 1023, or they will not be recognized

All damaged packages will be exatained on Tuesday, the 7th inst., at 10 am., by: Messrs. Goddard & Douglas"",

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

B. RODENFUSER,

Acting Agent

Hongkong, 1st August, 1973,

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P. & 0. S. N. CO.

STEAMER FOR STRAITS COLOMBO," " AUS- TRALIA, BOMBAY," EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS

& LONDON." *

Through Bill of Lading issued for Batavia, Parian Call, Continental, American and Bouth African Porta

HE Steamship" SOUDAN, Captain TR Star Collyer, Bal., B.N.R., carrying His Majesty's Mails will be despatched from this Port on or about TUESDAY, 7TH AUG.

Any objections to the proposed Change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Ship-

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ping or Harbour Master at Hongkong within THE INDUSTRIAL AND, COMMEROU seven days from the appearance of This Advertimainent,

Dated Hongkong this 1st day of Aug., 1923.

LAU SAU TONG

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Managing

Directors.

KWOK LAI PAN

CHIB ON STAMSHIP CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

THE OSes of the "RONGKONG DAILY PRESS" have been removed to LA, CHATER ROAD (3rd tour), to which Address sil Correspondence should be directed.

Hongkong, 16th July, 1923.

G.

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PUBLIC AUCTION. DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of AND Nationals, to I be hold on TUESDAY, the 7th day of Angust, 1923, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Ha EXCELLENOT THE ĈOVERNOR Df three Lots of CROWN LAND t Ho Man Tin in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewalata Crown Kant to be Azed by the Sarveyor of B19 MAJESTY THE KING, for one further terzi of 18 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.

Registry

Locality,

Boundary warement,

$.

fent. Cet

Ãa per sale plan

Abauai Rental

1 pc Frice,

About

553100150

200 100

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THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of ONE

th

DOLLAR T Share for Six Mouths onling 30th June, 1923, will be PAYABLE WEDNESDAY, STHAUGUST, on which date Dirilend Warrants may obtained 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- clusive), during which period no Transfer of Sharee can be registered.

By Unter of the Board of Director, JOIN ABNOLD, Becretary. Hongkong, 10th July, 1923...

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NOTICES. TO PUBLIC.

"BARFEDON" & U.K. ARRIVED 8.7.23.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Original Countersigned Bill of Lading

S'COX

No. 1 No. 52 covering Shipment F 119

of

1 Case VELVET is said to have been LOST and is therefore declared wall and coil.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents, 0.5.S. Co., La., & C.M.S.N. C. Lin,

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BONGKUNG SMALL INVESTORS'. SHARE AND REAL ESTATE CO, SHARE AND LAND BROKERA

No. 8, Der Voyaż Road,

Sad Floor

Telephone No. C. 4308.

1107

1923, at Nook, taking Passengers and Cargo 5,000 ECHEL CABLE

for the above Ports,

Bilk and Vamabies and Tea for Italy, France and London (ander arrangement) will be trap- shipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer pro. direct to Earseilles and London. ceeding

Parcels will be received at this Office gatil Noor, the day before sailing. The contents and value of all packages are required. For further particularu apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

Acopia.

Hongkong, 2nd Aug, 1073..

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FOR SALE.

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Circumference.

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PERTH, SCOTLAND.

Chinose people who never" inude “any'| We have received a copy of the report combined offort to improve the welfare of Inspector Fisher, S.P.C.A., on the of the country, and also to the inspection work done in the Colony dur co: rups goingment, and officials of ing the gunth of July. The work covere the Manchu Government.” Dr. Sus cuttle, pigs, shoop and goata "imported, told us that since the establishment exported or in transit, visits to the mar of the Republic, the people had begun kets (including those of the New Terri to awake very rapidly" and many tory), birdshops, landing places, dogs schemes had been suggested to make hous, railway stations, cattle depots, pig Canton a seaport. What has become of pens, and various other places. Two them? None of thein have yet material market stall proprietors were prosecuted: ised. It will, indeed, bo time enough to during the month and fines were imposed think of these bigger dovolopments when by the magistrate Harbour improvements have been made to meet Canton's present urgent needs.

A man described as a Chinese military

By Royal Appointment The Harbour Master's report draws officer giving the name of Chan Kan

to His Majesty

The King

WHITE LABEL"

FINEST

attention to the silting up of the bar Shun, 33 years of ago, was admitted to hour at several points and to the fact the Government Civil Hospital on Tues- that the long hund and foreshore sin day suffering from a bullet wound in the the Front" reach is still in a state of back, which he is said to have received fearful congestion anil is likely to remain four lays ago during the fighting at Tam so until the Municipality can see their Shui, in Chinese Territory. The wound- way to erect properly constructed ed inan apparently made his way to wharves for the use of the numerous Hongkong either by junk or steam launches and passenger junks lying launch. between Canton and the delta

Attractive rates for all kinds of Deposit SCOTCH WHISKY Sister's report, and referring to certain

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19651

T. B. MAL

Manager.

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PHONE 616.

BIRTH.

cannot be

A Chinese, alleged to be engaged in The Commissioner of Customa draws "serious attention to the Harbour Buggling jade into Japan from China, has been arrested by the Yokohama projects for réclamation and binding pelice who declared that he arrived at Mr. HARRIS says: "Both the Pearl River Yokohama on the Nippen Yusen Kaisha up to Wongsha-the terminus of the rail- str. Chikago Maru from 'a Chinese port with a trunk containing 2,500 pieces of way from Hankow-and the approach to Whampoa need deepening to admit ves jade which he attempted to smuggle into eels of some 10 to 18ft, or possibly the port. The man is alleged to have 20ft draught at all times. Whampoa or had the trunk equipped with a double. an adjacent site can never, in my bottom with the jade hidden below the opinion, become an occan steamer deep first bottom. The police are reported to water terminus; although plans to that have discovered the trick by measuring end may be projected, engineers and the outside dimensions of the trunk and contractors alone will derive profit; it compating them with the 'space at the a renumerative enterprise. bottom of the trunk and upon removing Improvement, however, with the less the false bottom discovered the jade ambitious object--is most desirable." | which is ́declared to be worth several We think

Canton authorities thousand yon. The Chinese is now being will agree that Mr. Hannry is not held in gaol pending trial:

20 hinder every move to restore Canton as a seaport," as the Hongkong authorities were unwarrantably | accused of doing in Dr. Suy's memorate dum in his project for the international development of China. Mr. Hans has studied the matter with a mind which, if biasaed at all, would be in favour of

In continuation of previous communica- Chinese aspirations, and be expressctions Sir Robert Ho Tung informs us that opinions which should not be lightly he is in receipt of a telegram in Chinese- disregarded. In any case improvement dated 28th July, 1923, from General Wu Poi Fu" In that telegram, Sir Robert on a scale less ambitious than making says, "he was kind enough we allude to

the

& Cantona "world port" are imperatively

BLUCK-At Shanghai. on July 27th, to Mr. and Mrs. T. E. BLuek, a daugh-

ter.

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, AUGUST 2ND, 1923.

THE PORT OF CANTON: Mr. A. H. HARIs, whose last appoint

CHINA'S PROPOSED

CONFERENCE. GENERAL WU PEI FU TELEGRAPHS" TO SIR ROBERT HO TUNG.

my

a

initiative for bringing about a con-

required, and seem likely to absorb all ference of Chinese leaders and others as public-spirited and patriotic movement, the money the Municipality will be able Regarding the problem of the Peaceful to raise for harbour works for "many Unification of China. I am quoting Gien- eral Wu. Pei Fu, he says:a has for- years to come. When these improve-years heen my fervent hope that it should ments have been made it will be time be solved in a conscientious and wide- enough to consider the enormously costly awake manner, and that this solution should be entrusted to the people them- cuterprise of making Cantan a world selves. port."

Sir Robert Ho Tung adds that he is intelegraphic communication with Gen eral Wu Pei Fu in reply to his telegram 29th July, and awaits ie outcome of the exchange of telegrams with much interest.

The Observatory yesterday reported the position of the typhoon as 14N. 126E, "moving W..

Two cases of small-pox were notified in the return issued by the Medical Officer of Health yesterday.

Mr. D. U. Cameron and Mr. I. C. Morten were passengers by the Presideni Taft which left yesterday.

The Seanghee which is bringing the London mail up from Singapore will be in at noon to-day, instead of to-morrow

ment in the servies of the Chinese as previously announced. Maritims Customs, was as Commissioner

at Canton, marked the close of his career

The total rainfall registered at the

unnounces

THE NICKEL COIN AT UANTON."

"ENTIRELY DISAPPEARED FROM CIRCULATION.”

The Calon Daily News says:--- On account of its depreciated value, the nickel coin has entirely disappeared from circulation, and much inconveni- ence is caused the people, who are com-

cumbersome copper cents. The scarcity of the ten-cent silver coins in the market. Pelled to carry a large number of the

is another inconvenience to the people.

With

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view to resturing the value" of

the much-depreciated nickel coins, the Government has issued an order to the lecting oflives of the Government will effect that, commencing to-day, all col accept the nickel coins at face value in payment of taxes and revenue. The Department of Public Utilities will se cept nickel cains in payment of ricksha

in the gervien by a Report on the Foreign Botanic Gardens during July was 20.43 Trade of Canton which contains features inches. The heaviest fall was on July of extraordinary interest. Two of these 27th when 576in., were recorded.

columns to-day. we reproduce in our One relates to the way in which the rail. ways are sullering by reason of the continual political disturbances in the province, which are so fatal to reinuaera tivo trade and commerce; the other night, with an augmented Jazz Orelves- cept nickel coins, at face value in pay-

relates to the aboding of the harbour and the need of serious attention to the

Both the subjects should be • DỄ peculiar interest to Dr. SUN YAT SEX wha

The Hongkong Hotel special dinner dansant in the grill rooms on Bank Holiday (Monday next). The dancing will be from a p.m. to 12 mid-

tra.

::

During the absence on leave of "the problem of harbour conservancy which Rev. J. Kirk Maçonachie, the duties of is urged alike in the interests of the Officiating Presbyterian Chaplain to the trading requirements of this great port Forces are to be undertaken by the Rev. and of the foreign and Chinese property. T. Lindsay, B.D., B.Sc., whose ad involved.".

dress is The Manse, Kennedy Rond.

Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, of Hong- are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon," whare it is programme for the international kong, have published Home Leave

to Europe, Amerien and Australia, will lie at Consignes's risk and subject to development of China" caphasised the amphict, which gives routes and fares

and conditions of storago at Holt's Wharf. The Cangs will be ready for delivers dezirability, as the necessity of making cluding side trips in Java, India, Egypt, Canton & first-class waport. In an Palestine and Europe. Those who are from Godown on and after 31st July.

Optional cargo will bo landed, unless notice introductory paragrapli to the exposition going on leave at any time should find All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are of his scheme, he wrote "Canton's this Title book very useful when plan to be left in the Godowns, where they will be position as a seaport has been taken awaying their holiday, examined on any Tanadays and Fridays between the hours

prior to steamer's arrival,

rent.

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ours of 10.45 AM. and Noom within the free by Hongkong since its cession to England Apply to

after the Opium War. But as a comAccording to the Shanghai Fournet of, TMAMWAYS. CO., LTD.torego period.

No Claims will be admitted

after Alexandra Buildings.

the Goods mercial centre of South China, Canton Gummere the bandite under the command have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods

its own, despite the of Sun Mei Yao, of Linchicag fame, who i Buldis advantages which Hongkong has of were recently enrolled in the regular deep-water harbour, artificial in army, are continuing their old trade in provements of the port, and the Shantung Yihsien luas been taken by political draninance of England. The loss them. The Military Governor, Gen, Tien of Canton's position as a seaport is Chung Yu, in anid to have refused to take entirely due to the ignorance of the action in the matter.

V

TO LET. FFICES in UNION BUILDING--Four On Fifth Floor, Apply UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD,

be sabjeof to sami od after the 6th Aug, will All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 2011 Aug, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents, Hongkong, 31st July, 1823,

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licence fees, and the ricksha coolics have been instructed to accept these coins from their customers at face value.

Hereafter, the likin atation will also ac

ment of 20 per cent. of likin charges.

The renson given for the depreciation the nickel coin is the excessive umount of the coin in circulation. By stoppiug the further issue of these, coins, and, by accepting them at face value in payment of taxes and likia charges, it is hoped that the value of the coin will soon return to normal.

TWO MILLION POUND DEAL Mesers, John Dewar & Sons, Ltd., with Mesara, Buchtan and Joho Walker. &.

have just completed A Two Million So, hel by purchasing the entire business of James Watson, of Dunder, including whisky stocks of five and a halt million gallons and the following important distilleries;Parkmore, Duff- town, Ord, Glenoran and Pultenaywick, besides several other distilleries Meers. John Dewar & Sons, Ltd., have also famous Royal cutly secured the Lochnagar Distillery at Balmoral, which is situated on the estate of IL.M. Thu King.

Meesra. Jaha Dewar & Sons, Ltd.; have thereby ensured ample future bupplies Whisky, enabling them to maintain their of the very finest quality of Scotch high standard of quality for at laust the next quarter of a century.