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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

Mplated anger of the Nara &

W. A. STEPHENS has been ap

Net

INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14ra, 1923.

KOWLOON.CANTON BAILWAY, BEITIAN SECTION.

NOTICE.

THE

ANGLO-SW Condeerd Mux COMPANY'S

KowLoox at 9.55 pa bones in Shanghai and North China and wakes up his New Bration from JANUARY 1951 Tains leaving Rowicos SUN DAYS and FUBLIC HOLIDAYS are hereby Cancelle

H. P. WINSLOW,

Masegor Kowloos, 11th December, 1923. 1703

M. H. C. SHRUBSOLE seeds Mr. STEPHENS E Manager for Hongkong sad

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THE EASTERN EXTENSION, AUSTRALASIA AND CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. HONGKONG STATION.

FROM 147 DECEMBER 1923, and until further Notios, Mr. LEF. AIREY will be In Charge of the shove Company's Station at Hongkong,

B. M. MACALPINE, (Superintendent).

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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE.

ANNUAL BALL, 1974.

'EMBERS Beminded that their List of Invitations should be forward. ed to the Undersigned by the 19TH DEC EMBER, 1913

H. E HOLLANDS,

Ball Secretary.

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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GÓLF..

CLUB.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

J.

NOTICE.

F. VASUNIA, who has been carrying on business as Marchant and Commis sion Agent at Hongkong and Canton, begs to announce that he will henceforth carry on the same business ander the Style of J. P. VASUNIA & COMPANY at 88, Wyndham Street and at Shameen, Canton.

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Hongkong, 12th December, 1923.

CONIES up to $175,000, are available for Mestrum on FL Class Mortgage, Security subject to a Trustee Valuation.

Apply to Mensra, DEACON, HARSTON

SHENTON,

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1. Des Your Road Central,

NOTICE AL GENERAL MEETING of Year endedor JUNE, 1313, Holders of

MEMBERS of THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB, will be held in the Board Room of More. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co. Lib., Hongkong, on FRIDAY, THE 21ST DAY

OP

1923, at 5.13 r.M.

DECEMBER To Receive from the Commitice Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th September, 1993. To Elect Officers, Mambers of the Com- mittoe, and an Anditor for the ensuing

year.

To Decide on any Revelation which may be

submitted to the Secretaries and Tres surers Four days prior to the Meeting. Any other Business.

By Order of the Committee, PERCY SMITE, SETH & FLEMING,

Secretaries and Treasurers. Hongkong, 14th December, 1923. Nominations for Members of the General Committas shonit reach the Secretaries and Tresmrers Not Later than 5 P.M., on MON- DAY, the 172H DECEMBER, 1993.

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THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF - CLUB.

NOMPETITIONS for the XMAS HOLI- CDAYS, 1920, FANLING, kubre been

pasted in the asal Clubhouses.

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING,

Secretaries and Treasurera.

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IN THE MATTER of the COMPANIES ORDINANCES, 1911-1891 and

IN THE MATTER of the BIK HING NAVIGATION CO, LIMITED

(IN LIQUIDATION).

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN paruant to Section 188, of the Companite Ordinance, 1911, that a GENERAL MEET ING of the MEMBERS of the shove-carped Company will be held at the Offices of Mesure. PEROY SUITE, SETH & FLEMING. No. 5, Queen's Road Central, on WEDNESDAY, the 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1924, at 19 O'CLOCK Noor, for the purpose of having an Account laid before them showing the METROT

which the Winding up

been conducted and the property of the Company disposed of, and of hearing may explanations that may be given by the Inqaidator, and also of determin- ing by Extraordinary Resolution the manner in which the Books, Accounts and Documents

of the Company sad of the Liquidator thereof shall be disposed.

Dated this 11th day of December, 1927.

& HAMPDEN ROSS, Liquidator.

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DANCING.

PALACE HOTEL:

THE POPULAR JAZZ BAND

of..

AHME. DESPATCH”

Will Play at the above Hotel on SATURDAY, the 10TH DECEMBER, 1923.

DANCING—815 pm.

HONGKONG ART CLÜB

EXHIBITION

ON

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19TH,

FROM 10:30 AM. 20 7 PM.

"THE HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

ADMIJETON --50`seniz,

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KOWLOON DOCK AMATEUR

·DRAMATIC CLUB. Will produce the Musical Play THE RAJAH OF RAJAHPORE'

on

DECEMBER÷1£a&15m

·In aid of

THE MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

LEAGUE

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND ON SILANES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1923.

declared a FINAL THE Board

DIVIDEND

84% (Eight and - half per cent), free of Income Tax, for the Bearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from London on account of Registered Shares, will be paid their Dividends on presenting No. 23 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, Shares, to either of the following Banks at

Tientsin: Shanghai or

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

and

Dividend Warrants on Registered

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA

& CHINÁL **

THE RUBSO-ASIATIC BANK.

THE BANQUZ BELGE POUR L'ETRANGUL

The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Taels, as the Holder may wish, the buying rate of Exchange of the Day.

P. C. YOUNG,

General Manager, KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.

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PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

COUPONS..

INTIMATIONS

THE OHINA LIGHT & POWER

~Co., (1918), Lrn.

THE EIFER ORDINARY GENERAL

INTIMATION

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS To Connoisseurs be held at the Offices of the Company, ST. GEORGE'A BUILDING, Chaim any Victoria, Hongkong, on THUESDAY, the WTH DECEMBER, 1993, at 31 O'CLOCK in the FOBRNOON," for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managera for the year ended 30th September, 1928, and

electing a Consulting Committee and WATSON'S

Auditora,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Come pany will be closed from Friday, the 7th December, 1923, unt) Thursday, the 90th December, 1923, both days inclusive.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 30th November, 1923.

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NOTICE.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIVITED.

CERT

ERTIFICATE NO. A/68 for Nine Shares, 24 per share paid ap, nambered 99048/ 92951 in this Society standing in the name of KWONG SING LUNG of Yokobama has been declared LOST, and at the expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above document to not forthcoming the sail Certifi cate will be deemed cancelled and of no effect, and & NEW Certificata for the Nine Shares will be issued in its stend by the Society,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager, Hongkong. 11th December, 1923. [1696 OFFICIAL NOTICE.

PROPOSAL TO CHANGE A SHIPS NAME

THE

DOUGLAS

STEAMSHIP

G. W. BARTON. of DOUGLAS, I, LAAIX & CO., General Managers, Co., LTD. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE. that in. Conquence of Change of Ownership: have applied to the Board of Trade, under Bec tion 47 of the Merchant

Act, 1894, in respect of the Ship nago about 2,300 tona, register tonnage about 1,005,

heretofors owned by U. S. Navy for the permission to Change hor Name to "HAI VING" and to have her registered in the New Name at the Port of HONGKONG owned by THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. Any objections to the proposed Change of Name must be sent to the Registrar of Ship- ping at Hongkong within Seven Days from the appearance of this Advertisement

G. W. BARTON.

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·PUBLIC AUCTION.

„ARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of

and after 16 DECEMBER 1923, Books of Compous will not be sold on by Public Anction to the Cars but will be obtainable only at the Company's Office ALEXANDRA BUILDING, Des Vaux Road Central,

PUNCH TICKETS

be held on MONDAY, the 17th day of

December, 1923, at a pm, at the Offices of the

Public Works Departament, by Order: EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNGE, of one Lot of CROWN LAND abora Bowen Road in the Owners of Panch Tickets are Warned that Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years these will not be Valid after 15TE DEC-with the option of renewal at a Crown Bent to be EMBER, 1923, and will not be accepted on

fired by the Survorur of His MAJESTY "THE the Cars after that Date.

Kise, for one farther term of 75 years.

Punch Tickets may, however, be returned to the Company's Office when a Conpon of the same Class, or the Cash equivalent of a Coupon of the same Class, will be given in exchange for each unused Eide.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers Monday, 11th December, 1923. = (1702

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY.

#

GRAND CONCERT by the

SOCIETY'S CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA,

THEATRE ROYAL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 187я, 1923,

at 9.15 r..

Booking Now Open-

ANDERSON MUSIC CO.

$3, $2, $1.

PRICES 1699]

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

HOTELS, LTD.

PARTICULARS

*

No. of Bale,

Beglary

Locality.

Bowen Kau

OF THE LOT.

Boundary KonaMT CICHES,

+

Annoul Rental.

FINEST

OLD BROWN

BRANDY

is Unsurpassed as a

Liqueur.

Exquisitely Mellow, and of Fine Aroma; Delightful to the

Palate..

(Blends Deliciously with

Watson's Dry Ginger Ale).

A S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

Wine & Spirit Merchants.

Phone 616...

DEATH.

ALIENS. At Shanghai, on December 7th,

·A.

E. Arms, Chief Officer &

they will naturally clala na compensa. The teaching staffs of the schools at tion for the loss of likin." It is on Canton have resumed duty on an assu these grounds, he said, that the China ance that "the other half of their salaries Association has urged that the Special for Septembar will be paid this week, Conference should be so enlarged as to

Yesterday, shortly after the tiffia huur, embrace a general review of the whole threa armed robbers entered No. 1, Parka fiscal situation, as offering the most hope-

Street, beld up

the inmates, and got away ful means of reconciling the differences with a quantity of jewellery and clothing.

between Faking and the provinces and

of furthering the political reunißcation A man who went on board a-steam of the country. The application of the launch at Caaton and demanded; " ten incrcasçu rovenues is attended with great money "" to the Extent of 860, saying that" difficulty,To give them to Peking he was a detective from the Police Head- would expose the Powers to the charge quarters was seized by the crew and of supporting and favouring a Govern- taken to the Police Headquarters. After' to which the provinces object, trial he was, sentenced to death and and might even lead to undesirable promptly executed. attempts to interfere with the Customs Administration.""

ment

The Finance Committee of the Legis This is precisely the argument which lative. Council yesterday approved a 10- Dr. SUN YAT SEN's Government is using commendation by H.E. the Governor for in its threat to seize and control the the payment of a gratuity of £1,000 present Maritime Customs revenues of sterling to Mr. T. L. Perkins, who retired the province of Kwangtung. The Cus. from the post of Director of Public toms surplus is going to Peking, and it Works, on pension, early in the present goes, directly or indirectly, to fannce the year. The gratuity is in recognition of war against the province. By objecting the arduous and valuable work dons by to the provincial authorities retaining Mr. Ferkins daring his "occupancy of the

post.

these revenues, the Powers are "favour- ing a Government to which the provinces Sir Huge Cunliffe Owen, Burt, Chaiz- object. That is the sum and sub-man of the British American Tobacco stance of Dr. Sex's argument. Only for Co. Ltd., and Lady Cunliffe Owen, ao- cible intervention by the Powers can companied by Mr. J. D. Gilliam and Mr. prevent the de facto Government of the K. Stanley Smith, Directors of the province exercising authority over, the British-American Tobacco Co, Ltd., who Customs. We cannot see how any claim arrived from London by the Blue Funnel to interfere on legal grounds could be steamer Patroclus, Visited-Cantor on the piaintained. If there is default in meet- 12th inst, and left yesterday by the samo ing obligations secured on the Customs, steamer for Shanghai. Mr. --- William the Powers must seek redress from Morris and the Earl of Gosford, Direc Peking, for the pledges were given by tars of the British-American Tobacco Co. the Central Governingut established (China), Ltd., who arrived last Sunday, there. But while we have provinces of also left by the same steamer. China claiming to be independent of the

The Government has granted the use Government in Peking, they recognise that they form part of the state of China, of the Central British School at Kow- and therefore, some forcible appeal must loon, to Union Church to carry on the he made to the moral sense of respon work of the Church in Kowloon until the sibility of these provincial governments projected Church is built, Services are ta to dissuade them from taking nster be held in the school from the beginning which will further discredit the already of the year. The Rev. G. R. Lindsay. blemished name of China in the fan- Vicar of St. Andrew's Church, who is at cial markets of the world, to which present indisposed, wrote regretting his all recognise "she must eventually look for substantial help if reorganisation, re-construction, progress, and develop ment are to be the watchwords of the future. If Dr. Sus carries out his an- nounced intention to control the Customs revenues of his province he will strike

monthly water return gives the a blow at China's financial credit in the storage in the reservoirs supplying the world which will leave its mark on the City as 5,028 million gallons on the lat country for a generation or more. It is December compared with 1,250 million therefore to be sincerely hoped that the gallons on the same date last year. The imminence of this action will persuade consumption was 247 million gallons the political leaders of the country to come

at once to:

inability to attend a social gathering held at the school on Wednesday evening in connection with the extension of tho activities of Union Church in Kowloon, but giving a warm welcome to Union Church in Kowloon.

some arrangement Against 182 million during November last whereby such a calamity may be averted, year, being intermittent last year and

·Fushun (C.M.S.N.. Co.), aged 51 and to act promptly on the suggestion constant for three weeks out of the four

years.

Hongkong Office 14, Chater Road ***Londos "Offes: 181, Fleet Street, EC.

tret. Yeet.

细腻

About

da per chƐe plan. 2,400

3,50

PUBLIC AUCTION,

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The Daily Press.

HORGING, Decemæta 14′′x, 1993. .....

THE MEANS OF SALVATION IN CHINA

this year.

At Kowloon the storage is that the China Association has been arging for the enlargement of the Special88 million gallons against 334 million last Conference on the Customs surtax ques- year, and the month's consumption, on full supply both years, was C6 million

tion so as to embrace a general review

of the whole fiscal situation. This is gallons this year against 53 million. manifestly what Sir" JOHN JORDAN de-gallons in November, 1912. scribed it to be the most hopeful means of reunification and of reconciling the differences of Peking' and the provinces.

U.S. DESTROYERS IN HONGKONG.

"U.S. MARINES BROUGHT TO

Six American destroyers arrived" in

HONGKONG port yesterday from Manila. DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the course of the very outspoken

Yesterday morning six American, de- the Sale by Public Auction to bo

The annual meeting of the Royal Hong-stroyers entered Hongkong harbour and held on MONDAY, the 17th day of review of the situation in China which December, 1923, at 3 z., at the Officer of the he made at the annual dinner of the Kong Golf Club is advertised to be held at present they are moored in the Naval Public Works Department, by Order of China Association in London last month on Friday next

Anchorage. These vessels are The Pensy EXCELLENT THE GOVERNOR, of one Lot CROWN LAND at Mount Cameron in Sir Jons JORDAN, for many years H.M.'s Nineteen cases of small-poxall of The Polk, The Pillsbury, The Preative, the Colony Hongkong,

teru Minister at Peking, let fall some observe them Chinese were notified in the Colony The Sicard, and the Yen. The destroyerg 75 youth ·with the option of renewal a

1 at a Crown

have been rushed to Hongkong under Bent to be fixed by the Surveyor of Htions on the subject of the proposed during the 24 hours ended Wednesday.

special instructions, probably in connec-

for

Re: PROPOSED ISSUE AT PAR OF DEBIXTURES-MAFRETT VON Kʊxa, for one further term of Customa surtax which are of special The route to America rid the Commer- tion with the present trouble regarding

PATABLE TO BEARER FOR THE TOTAL Box of $5,000,000.00.

1st JANUARY, 1921—318 DECEMBER, 1933.

N

NOTICE 13 HEREBY GIVEN that the abore named Company intends shortly iling and isning & Prospectne inviting Subscriptions at Par for a Debenture Tara of a total sum of $5,000,000.00.

The Debentures in question will boars in- tereat at Seven per cent per annum payable half yearbye

The whole of the issue wil be underwrikanu,

The Debentures are to be secured by. pocille Mortgage to Trustees of part of the Landed properties owned by the Company in Hongkong and Shanghai.

The

of this Debenture Issus is to perpose enable the Company to extinguish the existing Mortgages of the Company both in respect of

the liabilities taken over by the Company

75 years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS

Begistry No.

Lokality:

Boundary Meurtreni.nata,

WANTED.

Annual Restaḥ,

23,100 34

(1704

Upset Price

interest at the moment. Emphasising

Atlantic

Tele

that the constant aim of foreigners and cial Pacific Cable is interrupted. Chinese alike should be to bring about grams are being forwarded end th the Maritime Customs at Canton This view is somewhat strengthened by the political unity, Sir Joux directed atten-

number of American presence of a tion to the opportunity which offers for The 8.8. Hunnan has reported to the marines on board the destroyere. The this in connection with the expectation Harbour Office sighting a derelict junk marines have been transferred from the which the Washington Conference held four miles to the South of Cape Kanii U.S. Dagship Huron, out for China of a two and a half per Lighthouse. cent.. increase of the Custoins revenue. On this subject, he remarked, there has been considerable misapprehension. "People have been speculating about the use to be made of the money, as if it were to become in liquid asset the sation for resuming part of their pre- moment the Treaty is ratified" Sirinizes on the Bund for public improve Joux pointed out that the Treaty pro ments, ie, the making of side walks.

under the recent Amalgamation with Tx Rouest me, Juary, 1924,

on · Level, Hongkong, Furnividea that the Special Conference which

those fo

curred by the Company itself. The Ensaciat shed BMC win at Boom No requirements of the Company botla Shang Board or Attendance required. P

Box No. 1682, hai and Hongkong will thus be covered by ans

es Hongkong Daily Press. mortgage whereby a fixed amount of interest will be payable at regular intervals instead of

TO LET as hitherto at various rates and at irregular timen.

This Matice as not to be regarded as an Invitation to the Public to subscribe for Debentures and applications there for will be received by the Company's Bankers only as and when the said frospectus: has been duly led with the Registrar of Companies and on the footing of such Prospectus and on the Foria to be issued therewith,

For and on behalf of g

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

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FFICES in UNION BUILDING-Tve

Booms on Fifth Floor,

0%

UNION INSURANCE SQUIRTT OF CANTON, LTD,

TO BE LET OB SOLD.

R ROAD, To Be Let Furnished for, Light EDHILL WEST No. 1 PLANTATION Months from April 18th 1924, or To Be Sold

Apply

HZ. BRIDGER,

- LAYE, CRAWFORD; Lan,

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Secretary. Hongkong, 0th December, 1923. [1678

1023]:

The Canton Government is paying com. pensation to the French Hospital (35,140), the Canton Hospital (8715), and the Trus Light Seminary School (8357) as compen

PHILHARMONIC = CONCERT.

INTERESTING PROGRAMME.

The items to be given by the Phil harmonic Society at their forthcomma concert, are as varied as it is possible to have them. Included in the pro gramme is "The Inchcape Rock," the well-known ballad of Sir Ralph the At the Marias Court, yesterday, five Rover who sank the hell of the Inchcape

is to deal with, this question has to take Chinese were fined ses each for making Rock and was later drowned on the same immediate steps to prepare the way for fast their boats to the Heilgong and the spot. Sir Frederick has adopted an in- the speedy abolition of likin, and foras Hong Sang whit the vessels were guing subject for his theme and has invested his music in keeping with the the fulfilment of other conditions of the under way. Another Chinese named story.

Elgar's Banner of St. George Eighth Article of the British Treaty of Cheung Yau wag fined $10 for taking his relates the deliverance by St. George of Sabra, a princess, from a dragon. The 1802, with a view to the levy of surtaxes boat outside the harbour limits without a scoring, on the choral side as well as the The application of the proceeds of this perrait

orchestral, has been carried out with all surtax is a matter which is left entirely

Elgar's brilliancy and Gineness of detail, to the determination of the Conference The proprietor of a Siamese newspaper and the stirring chorus is a typical exam Now, any arrangement in regard to and the editor have been each sentenced ple of his use of a marching- niciody likin can only be concluded, Sir Jos to four years imprisonment and the There are other items in a diversified programme, destined to bring out to the din consultation with the provio former, in addition, ordered to pay 1,000 full the beauty of the voices in the 50- dicate that a treat is in store for all wha ciel authorities, who have also & right ticals or undergo an extra year's im ciety but sufficient has been said to in

and to be consulted about the application of prisonment, for defaming the King

attend

on Tuesday Booking fea Andercone.

the proceeds of the surtax, part of which, Queen. Evidence was heard in camera