NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY,
Bausae Baczion.
NOTION.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1923.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE.
INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG JOCKET CLUB.:
GENERAL
INTIMATION
HALF-YEARLY THE DRAW for the Carsain's CurTKERTING & MEMBERS will be held
1973 has he posted in the ursal Club Houses, for the Information of Competitors, THE Trains leaving Kowloon at 252 M-PEROT SMITH, BETH & FLEMING,
and Sum Chem at £50 P.M, on SUN-
Becretaries and Treasurers. DAYS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYB are hereby Cancelled.
on WEDNESDAY, 15% OF DECEMBER TO Connoisseurs
H. P. WINSLOW,
Kowloom, 11th December, 1992.
NOTICE.
1705
F. VASUNIA, who has been carrying J. en Vastest a Merekant and Commis-
on Agmbat Hongkong and Canton, begs to announce that he will henceforth carry en the same business under the Style of J. P. VABUNIA & COMPANY at 38, Wyndham Street and at Shamees, Canton.
Hongkong, 19th December, 1923 ₤1758
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PUBLIC AUCTION ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of PARTICULAR Public Auction to be held as MONDAY, the 17th day of Decober, 1933, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Pablie Werks Department, by Order of H EXCELLENCY TEGOTIANOR, of one Lot af CROWN LAND shove Bowen Road in the Coley of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be Azed by the Surveyor of His Majesty tes Irme, fer ons further turm of 76 years,
PARTICULARNOS "OF THE
Boundary Meltzera dať,
PUBLIO AUCTION,
LOT.
Uponḥ Price,
[1590
R
[1700
FEAK TRAMWATS CO., LTD.
NOTICB..
COUPONS.
and after 18TH DECEMBRE, 1928, Books of Coupons will not be sold on the Care bat will be obtemable only at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDING, Des Voeux Road Central,
PUNCH TICKETS.
Owners of Panch Tickets are Warned that these will not be Valid after 16TH DEC- EMBRE, 1923, and will not be sovepted on the Cars after that Date.
Punch Takste may, however, be returned to the Company's Office when a Compon of the same Cinas, or the Ozab equivalent of Coupen of the mine Chat, will be given in exchange for each unused Rice.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Haasgera.
[1703 -Monday, 11th December, 1999.
HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC
SQUIETY.
GRAND CONCERT by the
SOCIETY'S CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA.
G
THEATRE ROYAL
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1923,
at 9,16 P.M.
Booking Now Open-
ANDERSON MUSIC CO.
$3, $2, $1.
PRICES 1690]
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
HOTELS, LTD.
Re: PROPOSED ISSUs at Par of DERENTURES PAYABLE TO BEARER FOR TEX TOTAL
21
BOM OF $5,000,000.00.
1Ạt JANUARY, 1924—31st Decemuss, 1933.' No
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above named Company intends shortly sing and inning Prospectus inviting abscriptions at Far for a Debenture Tasts of
total sum of $5,000,000.00.
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of Ake Bale by Public Auction to be hald on MONDAY, the 17th day of December, 1933, at 3 P., at the Gfices of the
The Debenture in question will bear in Fable Works Department, by Order of His terest at Ezczaner 21 Geraxon, of ene Los af half see per cent per annum payable The whole of the issue will be
CROWN LAND at Mount Cameron is underwritten. the Colony of Hangkong, for term of The Debeatures are to be secured by a 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crowa specific Mortgage to Trustees of part of the Rust to be fixed by the Surveyor of Blauded properties owned by the Company in
Azam Ente, for one further term of Hongkong and Shanghai.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
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Bagitur 26.
Mount Cameron
pe
Bönudary MeasurUMENİA,
As per sale plan.
Abori
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
B
Annual Kostki,
11704
OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
“AND
aurpose of this Debenture Tarue is to
enable the
trares of the Continguish the existing
par Company to
both in respect of Moliabilities taken over by the Company ander the recest Amalgamation with THE SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED, and those in enrred by the Company itself. The financial requirements of the Company both in Shang hai and Hongkong will thus be covered by one mortgage whereby a fixed amount of interest will be payable at regular intervals instead of
1 23.
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION
CO
LTD.
UNSIGNEES per Company's Steamer FATKOCLUB
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where
times.
1983, at 5 7, in the Board Room of Mesars, JARDINE, Matekson & Co., Imm...
1634)
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By Order
BROWN. Secretary,
"HONGE ONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTION:
NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Club will be held in
化
the Board Boom of Hears. JADING, MATRE- BON & COMPANY, LISTER, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th December, 1953, at 615 MET mediately after the HALE-YEARLY ING. for the purpose of proposing the following resolutions * Extraordinary -resolutions:—
(1) That the Rules of Racing mada by the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB ¡be amended by adding after Rule No. 11 the following Eato
Is A Chins Foxy is a horse measuring
13 hände 3 inches and under. (2) That the aid Rules of Racing
cot Rale amanded by striking out No 72 and
abatituting the following
77. The
weight for Chins Ponica, accord ing to the term "weight for inches par scale" shall be 140 pounds for
12 hands with an additional 8 pounds
for every complete inch shove that Fractions of an inch to count height
favour of the
Any Chios pony. 蕊
Pony which measures ever 13 hands 5 inches "dead" to be ineligible to compete in any race reserved for China Fonier
77s. The Stewards must refuse to enter May Poor which in their opinion is not a Chius Pony, but their decizion mnat be
be mpported by a bourd of Members any or all of whom may be Stewards. The decision of the board shall be final,
WATSON'S
FINEST
OLD BROWN
BRANDY
is Unsurpassed as a
Liqueur.
Exquisitely Meltow,
and of Fine Aroma;
Delightful to the
Palate.
Should the abors Rule No. 17 be passed, it is resolved that the same shall not apply to Ponies which have run in Officisi races in Hongkong and/or in Gymkhanas in Hongkong. up to and including the 1st of December, 1992, (3) That Bule No. 31 of the Rules and Regulations of the Hongkong Jockey Club be. (Blends Deliciously with expunged.
Watson's Dry Ginger
"That Rale No. 76 of the Rules of Racing
₤1685 made by the Hongkong Jockey Club be expurgel.
NOTICE.
UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
CO., LTD.,
per share paid up, numbered 98948 ERTIFICATE NO. A/68 for Nine Shares, AS. WATSON a8951 in this Society standing in the name of KWONG SING LUNG of Yokoham has been declared LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above. document be not forthcoming the said Certifi exte will be deemed cancelled and of no effect and NEW Certificate for the Nine Shares will be issued in its siend by the Society
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager, [1690 Hongkong, 11th December, 1928,
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIP'S NAME
hitherto at racions rates and at irregular I, PRAIE & Co, General Managers, This Notice is not to be regarded as Ta an Invitation to the Public to subscribe HEREBY GIVE
G. W. BARTON, of DOUGLAS,
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO. Lip,
I
NOTICE that in
Regulations were recently promulgated
by the Chinese Foreign Office respecting the recruiting of labour by foreigners. These lay down that it cannot be done without the permission of the local Authority.
His Majesty the King has been pleased to appoint Major General Sir John Fowler, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.D., General Officer Commanding British Forces in China, as Colonel Commandant, Royal Corps of Signals.
the had the figures analysed and
The Rev. F G. Hastings, who wis result showed that the number of persons naval chaplain in Hongkong a few years unemployed who belonged to trades ago has been placed on the retired list which Mr. BALDWIN's "restrictive tarifa at his own request. ?! were designed to help was not greater |than 140,000. According to Mr., Asquith, "the trades which are most depressed, to which the great majority of the unem ployed belong-shipbuilding," engineer ing, cotton, not to mention transporta tion and distribution are of a kind that no tariff could help. So that this new pon would under present conditious give no relief to some 90 per cent of the whole. We have seen no direct answer returned to the argument based on these figitres, but it may be found in the contention that a general tariff
The Chiness Coveraiment has decided would enable Great Britain to clear away
an aviation service between some of the barriers which handicap to start her trade in open competition in the Peking and Siakiang. No foreign loan markets-of the world. It was emphasised is to be contracted for the purpose "lest by the advocates of Protection that in foreign creditors secure the control of 1922 manufactured or mainly manafee-aviation rights in China." tured goods worth £27,000,000 imported into Great Britain, and it was argued that a considerable, increase of employment could be obtained if many of these goods were manufactured in Great Britain, and that the skill of our people and the enterprise of our manu facturers would be capable of starting. or extending existing factories to accom- plish that, task, if they had a reasonable guarantee against unfair or subsidised foreign competition and a reasonable continuity of market. But this would not benefit the shipping transportation busi ness and the industries it supports.
were
Mr. Tang Chak-yiu, formerly Commis sioner of Salt Revenues of Kwangtung" and Kwaogai, is mentioned for the Governorship of Kwangtung, as Governor Lino Chung-kai has decided to resign and is taking a furlough in Shanghai.
Lady Stubbi, on her return from Home by the Blue Funnel as Patroclos yester day morning, was wet by His Excellency the Governor and Captain Neville, whilst a large number of friends assembled to greet her at Mureny Fier, where sho lauded.
Yesterday morning, the clerk at the The Free Traile advocates, however, have convincingly won the fight, and now Kowloon-Canton Railway booking office the question is: How is the problem of on the Hongkong," Star" Ferry wharf, BALDWIN discovered that the place had been unemployment, which Mr. described, as the crucial question of broken into during the night. The the day to be solved! The remedy, lurglar got away with $10 in money and
I coat Ale).suggested by Mr. Anquiry is "to restore the productive capacity of the world nad the exchange power of the world." This, too, is the solution of the Labour Partys But by no magic wand can this be done, and the defeat of the Protection issue Lafrentz. Mrs. J. A. Plummer and son, at the polla lays aside the hopes that Mrs. N. Tinson, and Mr. and Mrs. Allan were fing built on a greatly increased Stevenu
Wine & Spirit Merchants
Phone 018-
Among the passengers who arrived by the Blue Funnel liner Patrocin, besides Lady Stalls, were Lady Stuart Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smyth, Mr. Chas ̈ ̈
&trade between the Motherland and the A dinner in honour of the Chinese Dominions, save that which offers through Football team, which returned from Aus- the slow process of peupling the virgin tralia on Saturday was given at the Yee lands of the Dominions by iminigration Woo Hotel, West Point, bist night. The from Great Britain. Mr. BALDWIN's view
Hongkong Office: 1, Chater Road. London Offer: 111, Fleet Street, 1.4.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, DECEMEKE 1275, 1923,
is that it will be a long, long time dinner was largely attended by support- before the economie reconstruction of ers of the team and the occasion was one
of much jubilation. Europe is complete," but he foresees that
A report was made to the police by when Germany, for example, begins to function cronousically, she will probably | Mr. R. Hager, a passenger on the 25. have to import more food, and raw | Ferident Jackanu on Monday that his materials, because she has lost by the pocket was picked as he was walking war a considerable area of agricultural under the verandah on Queen's Rond territory, and it follows that her exports Central. He missed a gold watch and must be increased to pay for these extin foh which he valued at G$100. imports as well as reparations." If
Lieut. Col. D. C. Faichnie, R.A.O.C., there he not a sufficient expansion of who was stationed in Hongkong when world trade to absorb this surplus export the war broke out, and subsequently was quickly, these exports will come to the rewarded with the CM.G. for services detriment of every, industrial country in in the war has just retired with the rank the world. The chief industrial country of Colonel. He has been for some years is ours, the country with most open mar Chief Ordnance Officer at Devonport
on to Change bor Name to "HAI-
Engineer Commander H. B: Sears tue NING and to have her registered in the Ose of the main arguments used in the keta is ours, and we shall be the shock
ceeds Engineer-Commander J. II. Hocken New Name at the Port of HONGKONG elections at hoins against acceptance of absorbers for the whole world."
Co., LTD. Change of
the policy of Protection may be given according to Mr. BALDWIN'S own stato
ment this economic recovery is a longs first assistant to the Chief Engineer in the Hongkong. Dockyard. Since September 1021, Engineer-Commander ping at Hongkong within Seven Days from the quantities of goods were kept out of the
may be able to cherish the hope that Seare had been on the staff of Captain appearance of this Advertisanont
country by protectivo tariffs the effects
when other remedies have failed, us he'↑ (D) Sixth Destroyer Flotilla in the leader upon ship construction, doch work, trans-
is confident they will, the country will Campbell,- port, cartage, and like services would he be found more prepared to receive and solution equal to displacing two men for every accept protective tariffe "as
for Debentures and applications there. consequence of Change of Ownership, far will be received by the Company's Bankers have applied to the Board of Trade, under Sec only as and when the said Prospecina has tion 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in been duly filed with the Registrar of Companies respect of the Ship "REFOSE" gross ton- THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND and on the footing of such Prospectus and on nags, about 2,300 fans, register tonnage aboat
heretofore owned by the Form to be issued therewith
For and on behalf of
+
SHANGHAI THE HONGKONG &
HOTELS, LTD.,
WALTER J. HAWELA,
Secretary...
[1678 Hongkong, 6th December, 1923. THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER Co., (1918), LTD.
7.
HE FIFTH ORDINARY. GENERAL
it will lie at Consigners' risk and subjest to MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will terms and conditions of storage at Holt'wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from be held at the Offices of the Company,
on and after 11th December
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Chater Road, Godow
Optional Cargo will be landed, unless notice Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 90% DECEMBER, 1923, at 11
has been given
to
rior to Steamer's arrival.
All broken, chated and disgen goods are o'clock in the FORENOON, for the purpose |
be left in the Godowns, they will be xamined on any Tuesdays and Friday between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and neon
of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Geceral Managers for the year ended 30th September, 1923, and electing a Consulting Committee and Auditors.
within the free storage period after the Gooda
No claims will be admitted ave left the Steamer's Godown, and all bavo. Goods remaining
the 17th 28 undelivered December, will be suöjoca rent.
All claims against the steamer must be pre. wanted to the undersigned on or before the 31st December, or they will not be recognised
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta Hongkong, 11th December, 1923. 1697
THE EAST AFIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.
#AHE M/S
ANNAM
baving arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goode are being
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be closed from Friday" the th December, 1923, until Thursday, the 90th December, 1923, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers, Hongkong, 30th November, 1823.
[1863
THE BEN LINE OF STEAMERS, LTD. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, DONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship "BENARTY.*
that all Goods are being landed at
CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform
landed and placed at their risk into the their risk fato the bazardous and/or extra hazardous Bad/or ertrahazardons Gollowns of
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and hazardone
the
Godown
will be
wn Co., Ltd, where delivery can obtained as soon as the goods are landed,
No Claims be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 19th of December,
All broken,
to rente
1923, will be a damaged Goods are
Godown of time HONGKONG and Kewloon WHARY & GODOWN COMPANY, Len, henco, and/or from the wharvas, Jelivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods
Rave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining
far
AGAINST PROTECTION.
But
owned by Tae DOUGLAthip the words of Mr. CLYNEs, viz: If great long way off, and in, the meantime, he
Any objections to the Name must be sent to the
G. W. BARTON. Hongkong, 8th December, 1923
[1887
KOWLOON DOCK AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
Will produce the Musical Play THE RAJAH OF RAJAHPORE"
.10
DECEMBER 14TH & 15TH.
In aid of THE MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE
WANTED,
[1659
•
EQUIRED from 1st January, 1924, on Lowest Level, Hongkong, Farní shed BEDROOM with Ball Boom Board or Attendance required,
Box No. 1682, 1682)
ejo Hongkong Daily Press,
TO LET.
FFICES
ES in UNION BUILDING-Two Rooms on Fifth Floor,
Apply UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, L'TD,
TO BE LET OR SOLD.
DEDHILL WEST, No. 1,
The Lee Furnished for Light
andelivered after the 13th inst, will be subject tonths from April 11th 1934, or To Be Sold.
against
to rent T- All Claima
the Steamer must be
To be left in the Gown, where they will be asained
by Messrs. Goddard and Dongles on presented to the Undersigned on or before the the 19th Decomber,
"All" Chainsawdd, at 10 ar
271k inst, or they will not be recognized
the resect must be All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are presented to the undersigned before the 22nd to he left in the Gedowns, where they will be December, 1923, or they will not he recognised,
Su Fire Insurance will be effected..." Bill of Lading will be countersigned by KEW JOHN MANNERS &.CO., LTD.
Agente pa Hongkong, 12th December, 1929, [1701
examined on the Lath inst. at 10.
Apply f
A L. BRIDGER, T
LANE, CRAYFORD, LTD.
1623]
Fire Insurance lieu een effected.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned bý
StarAgantm
FOR SALE, AT PEAK. ABY GRAND (CHALLEN): Part Apply E.K to Jally Pren OEce.
Hackear, 7th Decraber, 1924
[1080
1600]
one who might be found a job" Mr than the Conservative Party unexpectedly BALDWIx on the other hand proposed | found it in the recent snap election.
to protect the home market" because
he had come to the conclusion that, with-
out it there, would be grave unemploy
A notice of interest to frequent travel mont in the British Isles to the end lers on the Penk Tram appears among of time." Mr. Asquith, in one of his to-day's advertisements. first speeches in the campaign, very
pertinently asked what evidence exists. The A.D.C. give a matinee perform for the proposition that a main, if not ance of "RU.R." to-day. "The final per- the principal, cause of unemployment formance is on Saturday night. was the import into Great Britain" of overseas gooda1 He said the facts were that in 1913 unemployment had reach ed its minimum (2 per cent.). last three years it had been over
For the
The Chinese ganhunt patrol of the West River is being strengthened at points where protection is greatly needed.
even cases of enteric fever and two
15 per cent. “(her imports,”-- said deaths from the disease were notified to 3. ASQUITIL, were very substantially the Medical Officer of Health last week, greater in 1913 than they were in any of
For dredging near the "man-o'-wer:
The establishment of the ex-Emperor of China is being subjected to consider able retrenchment. His Majesty has ordered the sule by public auction of all the horses and mules in the Imperial stables with the exception of half a dozen favourite horses and a few others which he has presented to Frinces of the Im perint clan,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
SEVEN NEW BILLS.
At tomorrow's meeting of the Legis lative Council seven new Billa will be introduced by the Attorney General for. frest rending viz, amm
Bill to amend the Holidays Ordin. ance, 1012. A
A Bill to amend and consolidate the
the fast three years on the basis of pre-nachorage five, boat, people were each Law relating to Opium. war prices. This was true of our imports fined at the Marine Court yesterday.
A grnou concert by the Hongkong Philharmonic Society's Chorus and Oy
as a whole, and must strikingly of our g imports of manufactures. That is an argument which is only answered by the statement that conditions to-day are very different from what they were in 1913. So much is perfectly obvious to every
ebestra is announced for Tuesday next, December 18th.
A Bill to amend the Police Forca Ordinance, 1900.
A Bill to confer certain powers of arrest on forest afficers.
A Bill to amend the Companies Ordin l'ance, 1011, 45
A Bill to amend the Intrepretation Ordinance, '1911.
The cancellation of two Sunday and A Bill to regulate the admission of per- one but it cannot be said that it proves public holiday trains on the Kowloon.on into the Colony of Hongkong.
the necessity for making the great depar-Canton Railway is announced in to-day's tire from the Free Trade policy under advertisements.
which Great Britain has prospered over
a very long period of years, down to the war's ruination of the European markets. There are now 1,340,000 people unem
There will be a Musicale, at the. Helena My Institute, to-morrow (Thursday), December 18th, at 5.30 pm Tickets, 50
THE SMALL FOX EPIDEMIC
The number of cases of allpox neti- fed in the Colony last week was 107 and there were deaths. All the ensen were The return for Monday 10' further case
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD. B House Partiture: Plants in Pote, ote: played in Great Britain, according to the cents end, ars to be obtained from the Chinese but one, a Britishy showed
latest statistics available. Mr. Asquim, Secretary-Apvz.
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