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BANK HOLIDAYS.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, 1923.

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INTERPORT RUGBY."

I caro 7th Onlines No 5 of 1812 HONGKONG F.C... SHANGHAI RFC.

CLOSED for the Transaction" of PUBLIQ BUSINESS TUESDAY and WEDNES. DAY, the IoT and tx JANUARY, 1994 (1789 Hongkong, 27th December, 1953.

TERCENTENARY OF ST. FRANCÍS

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DE SALES.

ENTERTAINMENT AT CLUB

LUSITANO.

At CLUB GHous»,"'Happy VaLLET On, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2xD, 1934, Kick off 4 PM.

ADMISSION:

Covered, stand, Members ...

Non-Members

$1.00.

$.00.

Open stand..

50 cts.

Booking at MOUTRIES,.

INTIMATIONS

CAFÉ WISEMAN.

HIRING DEPARTMENT.

XMAS AND NEW YEAR PARTIES.

W Department

E are making a Special Feature of This During the CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR Festivities,

CUTLERY, PLATE, CHINA, GLANS “ and TABLE LINEN,

May be Hirol-All our Stock is entirely NEW and Customers may rely on all Goods sent out from This Department giving Entire

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Club Members from 24th-97thias, inclusiveSatisfaction.

IN connection with the Celebration of the Non-Members on and after 83:h inst.

Third Centenary of ST. FRANCIS DE SALES the Patron of Catholic miters and journalists. An ENTERTAINMENT under the Patronage of Hia Lordship Bishop ForZONI, will be given at 6.30 PM. TO DAY, 29TH DECEMBER, at the Cros LITANG, by kind permission of the Com- mister of the Club All Catholics are cordially invited An Excellant Programme has been

11770 arranged.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

AND

*

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION 00., LTD. NONSIGNERS per Company's Blommer

"LTCAON"

NAVY

2.

(LANE, CEATFOzr, Ltd.)

SHANGHAI RFCMment on First Class Mortgage

OR THURSDAY, JANUARY 3RD, 1924, Kick off 4 1.1.

"ONIES up to $300,000, are available for Security subject to a Trustes Valuation.

Apply to Mesars, DEACON, HARSTON

SHENTON,

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50 eta. *Coveral stand, Non-Members ...

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HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Certificate 5/s 746 dated Hongkong NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the 3th April, 1992, for Five Shares of this Bank numbered 62976/62980 inclusive registered in the Name, Mrs. GLAFIRA MARIA ECA DA SILVA ABELLA has been destroyed Bank before the 17th January, are hereby notified that the Cargo will be disby Fire, and should this Cartileste, not be

produced to the charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it 1924, New Certificate for the Sharos will be will be at

Consiguses risk and subject to imed, and the aforesaid Certificate No. 5/as terms and conditions of storage at Halts 7496 will be thereafter treated by this Corpers- Whael. The Cargo will be ready for delivery tion as Null and Veil. from Godown on and after 27th December,

By Order of the Court of Directors, will be landed, unless notice

A. G STEPHEN, Optional

Cargo

1726) has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

Chief Manager.

All broken, chafed, and dṣmaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10:45 AM, and Noom within the free *torage period.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 2nd January, will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the

16th January, or they will not be recognised.

No Tira Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

Hongkong, 27th December, 1923,

HUGO STINNES LINIEN. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEEB.

THE Steamahiy

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"EMIL KIRDORF having arrived. Consignees of Cargo are hereby motifed that their goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godowa Company's gedowns at Kow-

Joon, where to be obtained ae FOOTI 14

the goods are

Optional cargo

landed, aules notice

teen given prior to steamer's arrival Se Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered on Thursday, the 3rd January 1924, will be subject to rent.

NOTICE.

UNION INSURANCE BOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

VERTIFICATE NO. A/68 for Nine Shares. 24 per share paid ap, numbered 98949/ 9335! in this Society standing in the name of KWONG SING LUNG of Yokohama has at tite expiration been declared LOST, and of One Month from the Date hereof the above document be not forthcoming the said Certifi cate will be deemed cancelled and of no effect, and a NEW Certificate for the Nine Shares will be issued in its stead by the Society.

C. MONTAGUE EDE

General Manager. [1606 Hongkong, 11th December, 1923.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

AND

CONSIGNALEDON

NONSIGNEES per Company's Steainer

are hersby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Holt's wharf.

will be The Cargo

ready for delivery from Godown on and after 24th

Optional Cargo will December. has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

All broken, abated, and daringed Goods are to be left in the Clodowns, where they will be amised on Thursday, the 3rd January, 1994, at 10 am, by our Surveyors, Messrs. Goddard

Douglas

must Claims All Baturday, the 19th January, 1994, or they will with the free storage not be regopried.”

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reach

before

"No Fire Insurance will be effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the ww.derrigned.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,

Agenta.

[1788 Hongkong, 8th December, 1923.

RICKMERS LINIE..

NOTICE TO DONSIGNEES.

FROM HAMBURG AND ANTWERP.

THE Stenmahip

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"ODIN" having arrived from the above ports, Con- rig necs of Carge are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon, and stored at

at Consignees risk expenses. Optional Goods will be carried on unless istractions are

are given to the contrary before Noon, To-dy,

All broke, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on 31st inst, as 10 am. by Mesa Anderson & Aske

All claims must be presented within fifteen days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

No chim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the Sad proximo, vwill be subject to rent a

Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit signed. by the Superintendent of Imports & Exports, Hongkong, before Bilis of Lading can be ountersigned

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by.

NAAMKOG VENNOOTSCHLAF,

CARL BUDIKER & CO.s

HANDRIMAATSCHAPPIJ (LAI),

Agenta, Rickmers Linie,

(1766 Hongkong, 26th December, 1923,

POR BALE:

YOMPLETELY or Separately FURNI-

COMP

TURE, ELECTRIC FITTINGS,

All in Very Good Condition Delivery Prompt, Jaonary Forzary..

Daily Pria Office.

OFF

Apply to P. A do

TO LET. FFICES in UNION, BUILDING-Two

Booms on Fifth Floor,

Apply UNION LIBURANOFI SOCIRTY DEDANTON, LTD,

unless notice

All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will he stamined on any Tuesday's and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 s.m. and noon

period:

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 29th December, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the stemmer must be pre- sented to the undersigned on or before the

be recognised 19th Jannay, or they will not

No Fire Lasurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. Hongkong, 3rd December, 1993

BOWERN & CO..

No 8, Mtxxx BOAD, SHANGHAL

1. De Fuar Road Central

P.&O.BANKING CORPORATION

LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND 1990) with which is affiliated THY ALLAHABAD BANK, LTD. DIDIA

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The Corporation undertakes General Banking and Exchange Bariness of every description and sddition to its Branches has Agencies in the principal Cities of the world.

C. CHAMPKIN,

Manager. 12, Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong.

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NEWS

CABLE

hoped that the repetition will go the FAR EASTERN full length. It is impossible, however, to disregard the dangerous possibinties of the situation. There is a sinister ring about the sentence in Router's Peking cable published yesterday saying that " plan of action against the Government has been drawn up, but no attesupt will be made to put it into effect immediately, in the hope that support way he secured from a section of the Chiḥli party." The military dispositions of the two great military parties in the North are a con- stant cause. of apprehension, and there are many other indications besides the Conference at Mukden that hostilities are If it is true that in eontemplation. representatives of the Tuchuns of Che- kinng, Northern Shensi, and Kweichow are present at the Conference at Mukden, it can but sorve to increase the fear in quarters already very apprehensive. In the neighbourhood of Shanghai just now he "very the Chinese are said to panicky" regarding a military threat to the district from the Chekiang-Fukien border, and though General Lu Xuxa HISTANG, the Tuchun of Chekiang, ridi cules the menner, the military movements that are taking pleae in the province suggest to many winds that he regards the situation less optimistically than he admits. General Le virtually declared his independence of Peking a year ago and he is reported to have been urged by a delegation at Hangchow a week ago to make an open declaration of peace, but he is said to have regarded such a moves useless, although avowing that he "would not fire the first shot." Sometime ago a solemn peace part was made between the provinces of Chekiang and Anhui, and last week a similar Agreement hetween Chekiang and Kiangsi was signed and scalcul. In these agree- ments the signatories pledge themselves to the preservation of inter-provincial peace, and undertake not to attack or invade the territory of each other, or to

{THEQUGH 'REETSKI'S LOKNUX-]

SENSATIONAL ATTACK ON GROW

PRINCE OF JAPAN.

YOUTH FIRES AT IMPERIAL MOTOR-CAR.

Tokyo, December 20th. While H.1.H. the Prince Regent was Preceding to the Dick this morning, youth, about twenty years of age; fired from a cane gun at the Imperial auto- inobile; anashing the windows.

The Prince was unhurt and procceded to the Diet Building. BULLET NARROWLY MISSES PRINCE'S HEAD.

LATER. The bullet narrowly missed the head of the Prince Regent, who immediately cook refuge in the-Upper-House.

When the Prince appeared in the Upper House there was no indication to those present that anything unusual had bap- pesed. The Prince read his speech in the calmest voice, and then returned to the Palace heavily guarded.

Visitors were not allowed to leave until thirty minutes later."

The Prince's assailant was dressed a a workman and is believed to be insane. The Police are of the opinion that others are implicated.

The assailant was seized by an angry crowd, but was protected and arrested by the police.

The attack is unprecedented in Japan and feeling runs high.

The highest admiration is expressed for the Prince's behaviour.

Viscount Iriye, who was accompanying the Prince Regent in the dutomobile, was sightly injured by a fragment of glass,

ANOTHER TOKYO SENSATION. RUFFIANS, ATTACK RESIDENCES OF MINISTERS,

A. S. WATSON & allow the troops of any other province the residents of Viscount Gote (Home

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to march through or be quartered upon their territories. The menace to the Shanghai district is thus reduced to threats from Kiangsu and Fukien, and it is the activities of the Tuchues of these two provinces-who are described.

TOKYO, December 26th. Rufhans tried to obtain an entrance to Minister) and Count Yamamoto (Premier and Foreign Minister) this evening, but were blocked by the police.

JAPANESE CABINET RESIGNS.

TOKYO, December 28th.. The Cabinet has tendered its resigna-

THE NAVAL BASE SCHEME.

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PLEA FOR CONSTRUCTION - AT-

CAPE TOWN.

puppets of Peking that create the Rcare of an impending war in the Shang- tion. hai district. What substantial foundation these fears have it is not easy to estimate. We can only note the fact that the scare exists and that various Chinese orgnaisa- tivus in Shanghai havo appealed to "the Tuchun to lose no time in strengthening the defences of the province. So long n

CAPE TOWN, December 26th. BENJAMINA Shanghai, en December the Tuchunnte system endures in China we

The ape Tina, diseassing the Singa- 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. CHABLEs shall never be long without these scares, BENJAMIN, a daughter.

or the actual horrors of war; but the factorense scheme, particularly directs attention to the declaration of Rear- JACOBA Shanghai, on December 21st, that three neighbouring provinces have Admiral Sir Frederick Field, that the to Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Jacon, a son. bound themselves by a peace pact within Cape route is likelier to become a still MOMULLAS-At Chefoo, ou

more important line of Empire com- December the present year is a very hopeful sign 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. D. F. R. of progress in the right direction. Let munication in the future than in the past

as hope that the present acare will lead McMurras, a son,

on December to a further extension of these agree STIRLING.-A Tigatsin,

12th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. SriRLING, & mente,"

800.

MARRIAGES.

The journal urges the construction of. a large modern drydock at Cape Town for the use of trading vessels and emergency battleships frequenting the Five cases of diphtheria, one of enteric Cape route. It says that costs of con- fever and thres of cerebrospinal fever,struction at Cape Town would be cheaper were notified in the Colony last week..

KAWAGUCHI-RODDI.—At Union Church,

than at Singapore, and for the expendi. Shanghai, on" December", 13th. PATT

ture of possibly six to seven millions SABCRO, son of the late Justice and Madame KAWAOUCHI, to ROSEMARY Mr. Dillard B Lasseter, formerly sterling for the Singapore scheme, Cape RODDs, younger daughter of Mr. and United States Consul at Hankow, who Town harbour could be equipped with Mrs. JOSEPH SENIOR, of Holmfirth, recently went horse on leave, has resigned. a feature bailly needed by the navy and

merchant shipping. Yorkshire, England. RUSUBROOKE MAITLAND. At Shanghai,

A contingent of over 60 Weihaiwei on December 20th, Lions Commander Chinese polico is expected to arrive in JERMYN RUSHBROOKE, Royal Navy, the Colony by the ss. Hui Chow, next second son of the late R. W. J.

week-end. RUSHBROOKE and Mrs. RCSHBROOK,

CHINESE INDUSTRIAL MIŠSION. LEAVES GENEVA FOR ROME,

GESEY, December 26th The Chinese Industrial Mission, headed

of Rushbrooke Park, Bury St. Ed-

A small boy, aged four years was geald- munds, Suffolk, to CATHERINE MAITd to death at No. 13, Kowloon City, on LAND, only daughter of Mrs. Tuesday, a pot of boiling congee being by Chang Chien, junior, left from Italy. EDBLAD and the late ANDREW. MAIT accidentally spilled over his neck. LAND, of Shanghai,

DEATH.

"December DBAKEFORD.-At Makden, on

21st, MELBA, beloved wife of FREDERICK

The on December 22nd. The mission curtail unfortunate boy died shortly afterwardsed ita visit to Geneva, owing to the ar- from hock

rangements male by the Italian Govern- ment for its reception at Rome.

All the high officials of the League of A boy who was travelling third eine en -J, DEAKKFORD and oldest daughter of a Star ferry boat yesterday morning. fell Nations are satisfied with the result of Mr. and Mrs. C: G. COLLI, of into the water as he was attempting to the visit of the Chinese delegates, as it alight from the ferry. He was promptly is the first time that officials of the pulled out of the water by several people League got in touch with important near by and appeared to be none. the Chinese, who have influence both in

governmental and social circles.'; worse for his immersion.

Changchow.

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road London Office: 181, Fleet Street, BO..

The Daily Press.

Hoxoxoxo, DECEMBER 2311, 1923.

A notien in our advertising columns all extend a cordial invitation to Catholics to attend the entertainment which is being held at 6.30 p.m. this even-

A JAPANESE UNIVERSITY DES TROYED BY FIRE.

NAGASAKI, December 26th.

The

ing in the Club Lusitano, Ies House A fire broke out last night at the Street, in celebration of the tercentenary Imperial University at Fukoka.

of St. Francis de Sales, Patron of entire building and the Engineering No College was destroyed. The damage in Catholia writers and journalists. charge is being made for admission. An estimated at five million yen, excellent programme has then arranged.

PEKING. December 28th. In spite of the official holiday, the

Harbin Newchwang Uramtshi Hongkong Peking Yokohama ALARMS OF WAR IN CHINA

[BT COCHIEST OF THE DALLY BULLETIN."] Kashgar. Shanghai pha

Osez again, we are told that "Chinese HONGKONG, BRANCH:

eyes are turned towards Mukden" be Mr. F. S. Heinrich, manager, of Messrs. Interest allowed on Current Ascornis anf

removed to the Government Civil Hos Fixed Deposits Terms on application. Loe cause of certain military preparations Liggett and Myers' Caaton Branch, was FUNDS FOR SALARIES AT PEKING. Hills discounted.

that CHANO TEO-LIS is credited with pital on Wednesday night, suffering from Foreign Exchange on the Principal

making there. It may be remembered a severely injured foot. Mr. Heinrich

had been on board the s. Binahan seeing Cabinet hekl a meoting yesterday, ab the World bought and soli.

that about this time last year there was his friends off to Canton, when he which financial affairs were discussed a great deal of talk in the North about suddenly discovered the vessel was moving the inevitability of war between the away from the wharf. Ho climbed over Fengtien and the Chibli factions, but the ship's rail and jumped on to the wharf, bat in doing so fell heavily on to time passed without these expectations the wharf and so hurt his foot being fulfilled, and the Kaoling grow meanwhile over the extensive area that was indicated as the probable theatre of the war. Sinco movements hy

are consider London, New York, Chicago, San Fins great masses of men Tanooare, B.C., Henolnie, Eingapore, Penang ed impossible through a dense jungle Tiritain, Bwat w, Macao, Chnten and all! Omot Kauling the talk of war merged enc. The reat were. Chinese. Five of the Chian and Chan To In, the Manchurian:

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It is understood that $4,000,000 will be allocated before the end of the year for the payment of various organisations, including the Metropolitan Police, who are to receive one month's salary, while the staffs of the official departments are to receive only a portion of one month's pay.

~SINO-RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS. PIRING, December 28th.

THE SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC. There were 105 cases of small-pox and 77 deaths from the discaso notified in the the cases were 1 Dano, 1 Indian, 1 Colony last week Amang tandre your The ntura to Paking of In Your delegates appointed by Chang Tao Lin to that thems iato reports of amiable conferences which cases were imported.

During the three days ended Wednes watch the Sino-Russian negotiations in Attractive ratos for will kinds of Deposits banished all thoughts of hostilities, for a day, the set inst., 20 fresh cases were accompanied by rumours

date. time. The history of the past year is now reported, one of which was an Indiad negotiations are being resumed at an early soquizios sun welooms.

beginning to repeat itself. It is to be case, the rest being Chinese. 1909

mercial centres of China and abroad.

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