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2.- Fukien
via
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£.80 0.08 E. V. JESSEN,
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Hongkong, 20th December, 1923.
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THE VICTORIA DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
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A SCHOOLS ENTERTAINMENT.
IN THE
THEATRE ROYAL, CITY HALL
• MONDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1924,
at 4.30 P.3.1
The following Schools will be represented:
The DIOCRAN BOYS' SCHOOL, ST. PAUL'S BOYS' COLLEGE,
St Szzar's Boys' COLLEGE,
The DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL,
B. PAUL'S GIRLS' COLLEGE,
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TICKETS-32.00 (Reserved) and $1.00. Booking at Maszra, MOUTRIES. Tickets can also be obtained from Mr. T. S. W. CHAN at DICOBA Boys' Sexvola
NOTICE.
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THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES.
(STATE OF NIGRI SEMBILAN). STATE of CHOO FAT alias (H00 U FUT deceased, formerly of TITI, JELERU, NEGRI SEMBILAN.
The sum of $4,679,18 Straits Settlements Carrensy, being the residue of the above estate, in lying unclaimed in the hands of the Under
gned
Unless Legal Clains be established within Six Months of the Date of Tais Notice the said Money will be credited to the Revenue of the State of Negri Sembilan."
H. A FORRER
Official Administrator,
Negri Sembilan
(1707
Dated at Seremban, Negri Sembilan.
7th December, 1823.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAT BANKING
CORPORATION.
HE FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL
be held at the Offices of the Company, ST. GLOBOR'S BUILDING, Ohster Road, Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, the 20TH DECEMBER, 1933, at 11 O'CLOCK in the FORENCOs, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ended 30th September, 1999, and electing Consulting Committee and Auditors.
D
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be closed from Friday, the 7th December, 1823, until Thursday, the 20th December, 1993, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMEŠ & CO.,
General Managers. Hongtong, 30th November, 1923. 1863 THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND
MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
PAXXIST OF FINAL DIVIDEND ON SHARES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1033.
THE Board having declarat & FINAL DIVIDEND of 81% (Bight and s half per cent.), free of Income Tax for the Year ending 30ra JUNE 1923, Holders of Bearar Sharea and Holders of Dividend Warracts received from London on account of Registered Shares, will be paid their Dividends on presenting Na 23 Conpon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Share Tintain to either of
the following Banka a Shanghai or 7
THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAT BANKING
CORPORATION
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA
& CHINA
THE REASO-AALATIC BANK.
THE BANQUE BELGE POUR L'ETRANGEL
The Payments will be made in either Dollars or Taels, as the Holder may wish, at the buying rate of Exchange of 'he Day.
P. C YOUNG,
General Manager, KÄLLAN MINING ADMINISTRATION.
G.
R.
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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART-
MENT.
TENDERS in
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that SEALED clearly marked Tests, which should be for Quarries," will
be received at this Office until Noox on MONDAY, the 24TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1923, for the letting of the undermentioned Granite Quarries at Hongkong and the New Territories, for one year or, as an alternative. for a period of 3 years from the 1st January,
༢།
19 Tender must be accompanied by a receipt to the effect that the Tenderer has deposited in the Colonial Treasury a sum as stated in the Schedals hereander opposite
to each Quarry, as a pledge of theboss fides of his offer, which sum shall be forfeited to the Crown, if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender and comply with the conditions here- inalter contained, should the Tender be accepted
The Government does not bind itacli to accept the highest or any Tender.
Forms of Tender can be obtained from the Director of Public Works.
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE.
MAN the NESTLE & TR W. A. STEPHENS has been ap ANGLO-SWISS "CONDENSED MILK" COMPANY'S business in Shanghai and North China and takes up his Now Duties from JANUARY 1st Next
Mr. H. C. SHRUBSOLE coeds Mr. STEPHENS 23 Manager for Hongkong and
(1715 South China.
THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An
NETRAURDINARY GENERAL EETING of THE KOWLOON LAND & BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the FroSTERED OFFICE of the Company, No. 8, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, Victoria, Hongkong, at Noon, on the 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1923. when the Sub- joined Resolution will be proposed as · DO Extraordinary Resolation that is to say:
votua.
That the Company be Wound Up
tarily AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that a further EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Same Time and Place on the 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1924, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Proceed- ings at the above mentioned Meeting and of Resolution confirming if thought it as a Special the above mentioned Resolution.
farther Rosolation will be proposed at the
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presented in Bottles, Cases and Packages of the most elegant and chic designs:
YE OLDE ENGLISH" LAVENDER
Second Mooting for the appointment of WATER, AND CLOCHE D'ARGENT" Liqnidator or Liquidators for the purposes of such Winding Up sad firing his or their
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AND AGENCY Co., LTD., "
General Agents for THE KOWLOON Land and BUILDING
·COMPANT, LIMITED.
[185 Hongkong, 30th November, 1923.
G.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
R
the by Public Auction
to
*EAU DE COLOGNE
in elegant Silver Mounted Bottles,
MANICURE SETS, SILVER MOUNTED AND PLÅTED FANCY GOODS, PER- FUME BOTTLES, SPRAYS, &, de. Elegant and Useful Articles in Great Variety.
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS CONFECTIONERY AND CHOCOLATES
of the Finest Quality and description in Great Variety from FULLER'S, FOSS'
&c. &c. (Boston, USA),
be held on MONDAY, the Sith day of December, 1923, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Fablic Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNO, of one Lot of CROWN LAND at Bowen Road in tha Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years with the option of renewskat a Grown Rent ta be fired by the Surveyor of His MarzSTY THE Kisa, for one farther term of 75 yesurs,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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About
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PTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND
STRAITS.
EARNARVONSHIRE- having arnvedimonthe above ports, Consignees of cargo by Let are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Ltd., whence, and/or from the
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES. THE Steam Ship
Approri Upset Deposit mate Annual with Quarry Lot No. Area in Crown Tender.
"Acrea Bent. Ah Kung Ngam No. 1.. 215 $ 650.00 $ 60.00 Ah Kang Ngam No. 2 .93 » 280.00 £0.00 of
200.00 Tee Wan N284.
50.00 Too Tee Wan Nors
203.00 50.00 Sai Teo Wan N170 3.400.00 340.00. Sai Teo Wan No.
2,500.00 300.00 Lycium No. 1
Too
Lyemun 2 Lyemun No. 3
Lyeman No. 4 Lyemun. No. 5 Lyempa No. B Lycman No. 7
$90.02 50.00
320.00 50.00
may Goods not cleared, by the 1923, at Noon, will be subject to rent.
•be 2nd December,
SPECIAL
A few Very Elegant Gold Mounted Ladies' Cigarette Holders; of exquisite design.
A
S. WATSON &
CO., LTD.,
The Hongkong Dispensary.
MARRIAGES
KINNAIRD MCMILLAt Union Church, Kennedy Road, on December 19th, by the Rev. J. K. Maconachie, Jo DANIEL FLEMING, Greenock, to ANNA- HELLA JAMISON. youngest daughter of the late JAMES MCMILLAN, Greenock [1735
Hongkong Offee: i, Chater Boad London Office: 181, Fleet Street, E.0.
The Daily Press.
HorGKONG, DECEMBER 20TH, 1923.
December, 1923, at 10. Ulaims against EXIT, THE KING OF GREECE the Steamer including those for cargo short delivered must be presented on the
The "Cable Companies advertise" that from today until the 18th February domestic telegrams in plain Chiness or English with Christmas and New Year greetings only, will be accepted at one. third the normal rate; with a`minimum charge for ten words per telegram.
have added fuel to the Bre, as one of the extracts above quoted shows. The Greek Government had inquired of the British Chargé d'Affaires in Athens what was thought is Great Britain of the Constitu tional issue in Greece, and it is stated a verbal reply was given which a Diploma tic Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
A combination, comprising Lover Broa, says, "certainly did deprecate violent Constitutional changes, as M. VESIZELOS Ltd., and the Shelf and Asiatic Petroloom has also deprecated them, and suggested | Cos, is proposing to develop the candle that, wore King Gronos II to remain, making industry on a large scale, The now combine, Candles, Lul, has a capital of £9,500,000, and is marketing, a new type of triangular candle, which, it is claimed, gives 10 per cent, better light.
The Greek
The Empress of Asia which arrived yesterday, brought the fallowing among her passengers: Lady Leveson and Miss P. Levon, Mrs. A. G. Stephen. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Miss Addis, Mr. D. P.
D. Humphreys, Mrs. Et. S. Rouse, Mr. Donally, Mr. W. L. Pattonden, Mr. J. and Mr. A: Apcar, and Mr. S. Komar,
*A
with the support of the Greek people, his presener might not he without its
But! value in Anglo-Greek relations. some of the versions published would give to the British deinarehe, which was only nade in response to a request by the Greek Government, a character of em- phatic intrusion into Greek domestic affairs, which it was not intended to, and did not, in fret, possess. electims, which were held on the 18th inst, have presumably settled the issue. M. VENIZELOS has been elected. Reuter tells us that many Royalists, "voted for him,considering him to be the only politician able to extricate, Greece from her impasse, and in view of his modern- M. tion on the dynastic qucation." VENIZELOS has not been in his native arrived in Shanghai," Messrs. A. S.. Watson & Co.. inform us that stocks of and for the past three years le last Insulia have been in their possession for eft Athens secretly at midnight between several days, due notice of which is being Savember 18th and 17th, 1920, and cm-given to the medical profesion, and some barked on board a yacht, which was escorted out of Greek watera by a British patients are already under treatment.” destroyer to guard against any attempt against his safety by his then newly- victorious political opponents, who had just defeated him in a General Election and were on the point of recalling King CONSTANTISE. He afterwards announced that he would never return to Greece.
Many appeals have recently been made
to hinto return.
In view of the publication elsewhere of
statement that a supply of insulin,. the ከነጊሩ diabetle specific, * has jush
A recent report on the Chinesis Navy states that there are âity-four veęsely now in active service, divided into three fleets The first ficet numbers eleven oruisers and is stationed at the important sea porta. The second, fret contains forty vessels alt
on duty along the Yangtze River. Three General "OTHONAIOS of these are used as training ships. The want specially to Paris early last month Third Fleet is made up of two transports to report on the views of "M. VENIZELOS and one cruiser, which is used as an on the Constitutional question, and the officer's training 'ship. Ter Correspondent at Athens wrote: "It is generally believed that the Gov. ernment and the military members of
An unfortunate accident befell Capt. G. D. Kushton, the well-known Singapore.
Capt. hospital, says the Straits Times. the Revolutionary Party except the pilot, as a result of which he now lies in irreconcilable Republicans, will abide by Rushton went out in a tug to take the the decision of M. VENIZELOS. There steamer Sarte Bernte into dock, and ag has been no news that the stateaman who he was boarding the steamer he slipped is regarded as the only man capable and felt heavily on to the rail of the tug, of clearing up the situation" has return-It is understood that no bony were ed to Greece, and his election, presum-broken, but bis injuries were sufficiently ably has taken place in his absence serious to nessitato his removal to The Kisa was advised to leave the
hospital.
country.
intil the National Assembly
"decides on the regime best befitting the {] In the course of a speech at the annual country." There has been so declaration dinner of the China Association, Sir yet of bis dethronement, but in view of Arthar Balfour told the Jal wing story = the intense hostility to the Royal House. When Lord Inchcape and M. Sanderson that prevails in Greece, it is not difficult were making their first, trip to America to anticipate the decision of the National I came back with them. Thy was an Assembly-so far as least as the present Amerious or board, who went up to Ford King is concerned. Evidently it is to lachcape and said: Say, what busines M. VENIZELOR that the country is, once
are you in?" that being the usual again, looking for feadership, but 31 American question. Lord. Inchcape re VENIZELOS, we are told, deprecates a 'plied, "P. & Q." and the American said, violent Constitutional change. That, Ob, pianos, fine things!" however, is now to all intents and por
poses an accomplished fact, and we may Set see VENIZELOS in Greece being urged into the Presidency of a Republic, as MUSTAPHA KEHAz has been in the Turkish territory of Angora
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. B. Hancock return-
form provided, and must also be mahmitt Tur news the cables brought yesterdayed to the Colony on the Suwa MuruL
All broken, chafed and damaged package are to be left in the Godowns, where they will 440.03 50.00 be examined in the presence of Consignees 3.42 700.00 70.00 by Messrs. Goddard & Douglas on 31st 14.79 2,942.00 301.00 10.39.080.00 900.00 Cha Kwo Liang No. 1... €139200 143.00 Cha Kwo Liang No. 9 9.17 830.00 180.00
within 30 days
of arrival, otherwise they will Cha Kwo Liang No. 3..11.46 2.990.00 250.00
not be recognized 6400 200.00 Cha Kwo Liang No. 4...10.30 2,060.00
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in Ngau Tau Kok No. 1... 0.89 1,380.00 140.00
any case whatever. Kok No. 2294 22,650.00 260.0. Ngau Tau
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by Ngan Tau Kok No11.15 330.00 2200?
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd., Ngau Tau Kok 4... 6.87 1,130.011(E)
Agenta. Ngau Tau Kok Na 6... 187 370.90 250 no
Hongkong, 18th December, 1993 [1795 Ngau Tan Ko No. 6. 255 710.00---50.00
[1702
M. C. L.
COLONIA SECT
Be
DERAET
on
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Certificate 5/ns 7436 datod Hongkong TENDERS in Triplicats had should TIS HEREBY NOTI IKĘ VASSEALED 5th April, 1922, for Five Shares of this Bank and bered 82976/62980 inclusive registered by clearly marked Tender for Quarrice,”
NOON in the Name, Mrs. GLAFIRA MARIA ECA will be received at this Office mill DA SILVA ABELLA has been destroyed MONDAY, the 24TH DAY OF DECEMBER, Fires and should this Certificata not be Granite Quarrica at Hongkong and Kowloon, 1923, for the letting of the undermentioned produced to the Bank before the 17th January, 1924 New Certificate for the Shared will be for one year or, as an alternative, for a period issued, and the aforesaid Certificate No. 5/ns of 3 years from the 1st January, 1924,
Each 7490 will be thereafter treated by this Corpora Aan na Null and Void,
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By Order of the Coart of Directors,
AG. STEPHEN,
NOTICE
Chief Manager.
UNION INSURANCE. SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
C
ERTIFICATE NO. A/63 for Nine Shares, 24 per share paid up, numbered.18043/ 99061 in this Society standing in the name of KAYONG SING LUNG of Tokokama has been declared TOST, and it n at the expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the bore focament be not forthaoming the said Certif cate will be deemed cancelled and of no effect.
Tender must be accompanied by to the effect, that the fenderer has anitat in the Colonial Treasury ↳ SULIN BOʻ stated in the Schedule hereander opponte to each
of the bona fider of
few quary. As shall be forfeited in the
kis offer, which sum
Crosa, if the Tenderer refuses to carry out his Tender comply with the conditions here' inafter contained, alrould the Tander be
accepted
The Government does not bind itself to accept the bigest or any Tender
Forms of Tender' can be obtained from the Director of Pablic Works
PARTICULARS OF THE QUARRIES
Approzi Upset Deposit mate. Annnal with Quarry Lot No. Ares in Crown Tender Shaukiman Lot No. Kowloon No.
Acres.
Rent
1.37.00 18,550.00 $550.00
FANCY DRESS BALL
CITY HALL.
THURSDAY, 20TH DECEMBER HÁT 9:30 PM..
TICKETS
from
P
ANDERSON MUSIC CO, LTD.
GKONG, HOTEL,
MOUTRIE & CO, LTD.
AND AT THE Doon.
to the effect that the Greek Government bad advised the King to leave the
The Medical Officer of Health's retur country, and that the King promptly for Tuesday showed 11 fresh cases of acted on the advice, has long been small-pos. expected. The virulence of the Greek
Republican campaign against the Crown For the first six weeks of its existence as described by Press correspondente, the Penang Hills Railway shows q' profit
Our Canton contemporary is complain- ing of the foreign gunboats at Cantom. broadcasting radio messages. It says that when Chinese gunboats were anchored in Hongkong harbour, they were politely told by the Hongkong Government not to send wireless messages without first obtainingTM the consent of the British Luthorities in Hongkong The Hongkong authorities acted, well within their rights and
privileges it says; but now the seventeen warships anchored in the harbour of
Canton apparently pura all such essential observances."
The Lanns of marriage are published
at Athens more than a month ago, was of no less than $6,000, the receipts being of: Mr. Douglas Reid, a sub-accountant astounding. Colonel CONDYLIS, the com- $10,000 and the expenses $4,000.
mander of the Salouden division, in a receat speech," said:
of the Chartered Bank, to Miss Catherina Jean Lowson, en route from Scotland per
Rabbi Hirsch of Shanghai has decided the Fushimi Maru; Mr. Charles Henri What I want to bring out is the cause to accept the "call extended him by Jacques Mezieres, cashier of the Kowloon for the sake of which our treacherous the Pretoria Hebrew congregation and Hotel, to Miss Marie Lousie Mouson, en royalty ruined the splendid edifics
reared by Venizelos. It was not that will leave Shanghai on January 5th, vid routs from France by the s... Kashgars this enuse WIN stronger than Greek San Francisco and New York. patriotism, but that Greek patriotisma showed weakness in its attitude, to- wards perfidious and anti-national
Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, articled elerk of 5, Liberty Avenue, Kowloon, ta There will be a Children's Fancy Dress Miss Alda Maria Basto, "Green Croft,” dynasty. It has driven out the father Dance, at the Helena May Institute, Homuntin; Mr. James Benry Andrews, and retained the son. The poisonous to-morrow (Friday, December 21st) missionary of the Pentecostal Missionary tree has preserved its root, i
Station, Yunnanfu, to Miss Jessie Biggs
Here, again, is an extract from one of Tickets, for children and adults, 76 cents General PANDAZ03 denunciations:
each. Tea will be served from 4 o'clock, also a missionary of the same Station. "ADVT.
No dynasty has accumulated upon a nation so many disasters as the pre- sent dynasty, Opinions and telegrams have been asked for from the four From Mr. E. Ralphs (in charge of the corners of the universe. Advice, St. John Ambulance Brigade in the being sought of the British, of the French who knows, perhaps even of Colouy) we learn that members of the the Chinese, but the opinion of the Brigade bars during the present "cam- Greek people in not solicited.
paiga" vaccinated 10,008 persone. There were indications some two months cination is still going on.
ago that the Greek Government was contemplating proclaiming a republic in.
consequence
of the facts revealed by
EUROPEAN MISSING.
Wilfred Arington Pizie Wilkinson, be- Vaelieved to be an Australian, has been re-
ported to the Police as missing from the Hongkong Hotel since last Friday night.
Ticket number 64 won the first prize in He-is described in of about 35 years of the enquiry into a revolt in the Army, the Dell Raffle organised by the Quarry age, clean-chaven, fair hair, of very smark but fionl decisions were apparently de-Bay branch of the Hongkong Women's appearance and is supposed to have wom ferred pending inquiries as to how Guild and Ministering Children's League, a dress suit on Friday night when he was Mr. Wilkinson had been a resident at the hotel since October.
and & NEW. Certifiesté for the Nine Shares Shaukiwan Lot. No. 2:40.38 6,060.00 800.00 Evening Dress may be worn on Payment of certain foreign Powers viewed the prors Stephens is requested to apply for last seen in the hotel..
will be issued in its stand by the Socisty
C. MONTAGUE EDE, ⠀ HP General Manager. Hongkong, 11th December, 1929.
Kowloon No. 5 and Kowloon No 3
11.10 4,440.00 450.00
701
2,620.00 280.00
£.00 1,600,00-360.00
Extra at Door.
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spect of a Constitutional change-a cir- the prize to Mrs. K. E. Greig,.e/o Trikog cumstance that appears, however, to Dockyard-ADVT,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.