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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Q. C. O. B. ASSOCIATION. ;-

· INTIMATIONS

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29TH, 1924

THE Undersigned is not responsible for Sons.

MEMBERS of the USOCIATION are any Debts contracted by any of his

OLD BOYS Beminded of the EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING In the COLLEGE HALL OF WEDNESDAY, the 30TH INST., at 5.30 3.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

The Steamship “ANNA.

TO TRIESTE VENICE

1969***

BRINDISI, SPALATO, MASBAUA, PORT HAID. ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG AND SINGAPORE.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform

ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., at Kow. loan, whance and/or from the wharved delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded unice actice to the contrary be given before 37th inst Ho claims will be admitted after the Goods

have left the Godowne, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 3rd prax. will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th prox, or they will not be recognised All broken, chafaj; and damaged Goods are be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 2nd pros., at 10a.m., by our Burveyors, MeasTY. GODDARD & DOGY43 No Fire Insurance has been efecto, Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CU, LTD. -

Agesta.

Hongkong, 28th January, 1994,

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NOTICE ΤΟ CONSIGNEES...

OCRAN STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. ORINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

AND

HO KOM TONG.

NOTICIE

[243

NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that as

from JANUARY 2815, 1924, Car Office will be REMOVED to

CHINA BUILDING (OW Post Office Site)

1ST FLOOR, Queen's Road, Central, Hongkong.

Nat

SUZUKI & CO. LTD,

Hongkong.

P.O. Box No. 304,

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL

MEETING of the Club will be held in the JocEET CLUB Roos, HowGKONG CLUB ATÉX, on MONDAY, the 4TH FERRUARY. 1924, at 5 r.M. for the purpose of confirming the resolutions passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 10th January, 1994.

By Order.

CB BROWN,

Becretary.

HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Telephone Nos. 46, 480, 3397 and 2453. NURDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL

Hongkong, 26th January, 1924.

NOTICE.

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A Fersone basis. GEORGE LL having Claims against the BANKEE are requested to send the Same to the Undersigned.

261]

F. E. NASH,

Solicitor,

10, Queen's Road Central.

ROYAL AIR FORCE.

is proposed to hold the ANNUAL RE- UNION DINNER on or about SATURDAY, 2315 FEBRUARY, 1924.

MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS IN THIS COMPANY will be held at the HONG- KONG HOTEL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 9TH FEBRUART. 1824, at 11 AX,"for the purpose of receiving the Report of the counts for the year ending 31st December, 1923. Directors together with a statement of de-

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Compway will be CLOSED from the 1st February to the 9th February (both days inslusive), dazing which period No Transfer of Shares can bu Registered

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Gozeral Managers.

[235 Hongkong, 23rd January, 1994

wall those desirous of attending kindly com- NOTTETE ORDINARY

municate with

1. R. BLACKING. " c/o MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LID,

HoNaxosa.

1953

HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER" OF COMMERCE.

CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL.

ONSIGNEES per Campanya Steamer

PROMETHEUS are hereby rotifed that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowicon, where PROVIDED that Sacient STUDENTS forthcoming A NEW CLASS for will be at Consignes risk and subject BEGINNERS will be commenced directly to terms and conditi be ready for delivery after CHINA NEW YEAR of storage at Bolt' Cargo will Wharf The

INTENDING STUDENTS are invited to from Godown on and after 29th January.

Optional cargo wil

will be

notify the Underrigned. landed

D. K. BLAIR, has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

Secretary. All broken, chafed and damaged goods

Hongkong, 28th January, 1924.- (160 are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined so say. Taenday and Fridays between the hours of 10:45 am, and Noon, within the free

period storage

unless notice

No claims will be admitted after the Goods left the Steamer's Godown, and all Gooda asining and firered after the 2nd February. 1 W will be subject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before the 16th February, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

[266 Hongkong, 28th Jazuary, 1996.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNTES.

ELLERMAN LINE.

FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENT.

THE Steamship

*CITY OF GLASGOW” aving arrived, Consigueen of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardons Godowns of Hok's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained.

No Cisima will be admitted after the floods dave left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining andelivered after 1st February, 1924, will be

abject to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 8th February, 1924, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods sre to be left in the Godowns, where they will be xamined on any Tuesdays or Fridays between the hours of 1045 am and Noon within the free storage period of one week.

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

THE BANK LINE, LTD. General Agenta. Hongkong, 28th January, 1924.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNIES. THE PENINSULAR & OPINTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.S STEAMER

"KARMALA.”

AERITED HONGLONo‘on 26th January, 1994

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORTSAID, ADEN, COLOMBO, AND STRAITS.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above Tossal are hereby informed zsmed that their Goods are being

WEIHAIWEI SCHOOL ILL Re-open on JANUARY 28TH AS Teror Establishment SAI School for Small Boys. Education under Ideal Conditions of Climate and Sanitation. Excellent facilities for Recreation and the Unal School Games.

School's Health-Resoed (20 years) is

Scarlet Fever ... Messica

w.bil

Diphtheria

***

Chicken-Pox

Outbreak ...2 Cases

1.2 Outbreaks H. L. BEER, LCP«

Headmaster.

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NOTICE.

A. 5., WATSON & CO., LTD. NE Certificate No. 7741 for One Hundred Nos. 57651 to $7750 jadnaive, in this Company, standing in the Name of Mr. GEORGE HOWARD MAY (deceased) has been LOST, and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above Corti- ficats be not forthcoming, another Certificate for the said Sharea will be issued by the Com. pany, and thereafter no other will be acknowledged

A S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

20ad January, 1914. Hongkong

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BONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE IS HEREDY GIVEN that the Certificate 5/NS 7014 dated Hongkong" 18th May, 1911, for 10 Shares numbered 842487 84968 inclusive and Certificate Provisional No. 57/729 dated Hongkong 20th of February

3 1922 for19

Shares of his Bank numbered 123917/129319 inclusive, both registered in the Aame of Mrs. ESTHER FANNY SELBY have been Destroyed by Fire, and should these Certi ficates not be produced to the Bank before the 23RD FEBRUARY, 1924, New Certificates for the Shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certificates No. 5/NS 7044 and Provisional No. 57/723 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as Null and Void.

By Order of the Court of Directors.

A. G. STEPHEN,

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. Chiel Manager.

and and

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE AND COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

splaced At Tage xux in the g Kowloon Wharf and Godewa Company: APPLICATION, has been made to the Godowns at Kowloon, where

can be

snak sanzigamant

Optional will ba landed

Certi

Directors of this Company to issue to My be sorted out mark by mark and delivery TANG KWAN SHAN, of 15, Arbuthnot Road.

a the Goods are landed.

Hongkong the Company or

DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE

or other ded here unlew of 133 Shares. instructions

hoen given have

to the contrary feats or Certificates ja lien theroof upon the statement that the Original Certificates No. wir hours before arrival of the steamer.

foods not clanced within 8 days, Lacinding 2017 in respect of 100 Shares Nos. 193783/

19389x mod No 8918 in dabe of arrival wil be subject to rent.

of 33 Shares respect of

April, Firs

22:00, will be effected by us in | Nos. 163993/192925, both dated 15th

1921, have been Lost or Dextroyed; AND packages

must be left in the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that if from the Date hereof no claim cammination by the Consigners, and

days

within 30

the Company's Surreyon, Mass. GoDARD or representation in respect of rach Original at 10 .. on Mondays and Certificates is made to the Directors they will proceed to deal with such application for a

off

At be presented within ten daya | Certificate

Steamer' the

? arrival here, after which das they cannot be recognized.

Ko Claims will be admitted after the Goods dave left the Godown, don

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents.

Hongkong. 28th January, 1924.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

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TUE Offices of the "HONGEONG DAILY * PRESS® have been 'removed "to -1A. CHATER ROAD (ard floor); to which Address all Correspondence should be dirented,

Bongkcag, 18th July, 1923.

J.. D. THOMSON,

Acting Secretary-

2, Lower Albert Rend, Hongkong..

26th Jannnzy, 1924.

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TO LET.

W MANSIONS, for Eight or Nine Months "ELL Farnished FLAT in TREGUNTER from April 3rd..

Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE.CO., LTD.

2:0]

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 10, Drs Vaux HOLD CESTRAL 83: 3.03 PM, SATURDAY, the 2ND FEBRUARY, 1924, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement. of Accounts for the year ending 31st December,

1993

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be CLOSED from Monday, Sist January, to Saturday, 2nd February, 1994 (both days inclusive), during which period No Transfer of Shares can be registered,

By Order of the Board of Directors,

· KANTONG PO,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 15th January, 1924.

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INTIMATION

PORTS

AND

SHERRIES.

For many years we have

enjoyed a reputation for Ports

and Sherries second to none.

We invite connoisseurs to give our "D" & "E" brands

of both a trial. We do not

ask them to buy blindly but

to visit our extensiva Wine

Vaults and taste these choice

wines before buying.

A. S. WATSON &

CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED 1841.

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLERS. Wine and Spirit Merchants

HUNDRED AND FOURTA' THORDINARY MEETING of SHARE

will be held at HOLDERS in the Company the Office of the Company, No. 4. Das Vaux EDAD, on FRIDAY, 1er FEBRUARY, 1924, st 12 O'CLOCK Noox, for the purpose of receir- with ing a Report of the Directors, together a Statement of Accounts, declaring Dividend and electing Directors and Auditors, The TRANSFER BOUKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Saturday, 18th Janu ary, to Friday, 1st February, 1924, both days

which inclusive, during

period no transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

JOEN ARNOLD, Becretary. Hongkong, 8th January, 1974.

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Boad.. London Offer: 111, Flees Etreet, B.O.

F179

EXHIBITION OF FAINTINGS

at the

CITY HALL

TO-DAY (MONDAY), THE 28TH -201 TUESDAY, THE 29TH ONLY, FROX 11 AM to 7 P.X.

PICTURES BY THE MOST CELEBRATED ARTISTS OF JAPAN.

ALL LOYEES OF ARTS. CORDIALLY INVITED.

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The Badly Press.

211

American

WAR

The province of Honan is stated to be full at flussinn refugees, men, women and children. The Chinese hotels in Cheng- that city, are mostly taken up by these chow, according to latest reports from

refugees. During the past few days, uite a few arrived at Loyang bringing with them passports frora Chinese as well as Russian authorities from Mongolia. A party, of ten approached Marshal Wu Pei-fu's yamen, appealing for aid and assistance to enable them to proceed to Hankow where they expect to obtain work. It is understood that the Marshal each of them a small sum of money for arranged transport for them and gave

food and sundries.

in height," They are

Admiral Sir Alexander Ludovic Duff, monopoly. The departure from the old K.C.B, E,C.V.O., is to be married shortly regulation has been determined, in after Christmas to Misa Alice Marjorie Hongkong hy the fact that the Hill-Whitson, daughter of Mrs. Hin- European business centre could not Whitson," of Sloans Court, Chelsea. Ad- extent. Had the Military fands to the miral Duff, who is 61 years of age, is a widower. He was Commander-in-Chief eastward of the city been made available | of the China Station from 1019 to 1999. years ago for the use of the commercial During the war he was rear-admiral of community, we should probably have had the Fourth Battle Squadron, and

present at the Battle of Jutland. The to wait a good niany more years for the wedding will be at St. Columba's Church, five, six and neven storied building. Pont-street. While it has many advantages the "*sky-⠀ " scraper" has also serious disadvantages Mr. RAYMOND Uxwis, chief town-planning adviser to the Ministry of Health, who recently visited America, brought back to England a grave warning against building up. Among the things he said of the skyscraper were: "Every storey added tends to darken all the floors below. Spite of the bright light of New York, the number of dark rooms in which artificial light must always be used is far greater than with us. The consequent injury to health and loss of efficiency is said to be serious; eyesight is injured, of the late American President, and her It is expected that Mrs. Roosevelt, wife

tuberculosis and other diseases are en

son, Kermit Roosevelt, will visit Peking couraged." We suppose indeed, we about February 14, following which they have no doubt that when the regula will start on their journey acrces Russia ei the Trans-Siberian Railway. The tion was made in Hongkong that bouses. Roosevelt, are first going to Manila from were not to be higher than one and a Shanghai. When application was first half times the width of the street, made to the Soviet Representative in Peking for permission to cross Russin, M. the object in view was the prevention of Karakhan (the Eardy in Poking, refused certain dangers to public health. Such to granit, saying that it was not the dangers are not considered likely to arise policy of his Government to issue pase- parts to nationals of countries not recog in the case of a limited number of build-nizing the Soviet regime. That stand was inge in the European centre of the city, but suffering humanity who have to spend that they may have their visas. It is

understood that M. Karakhan was in their days during the coming Summer instructed to change his original decision

directly from the Moscow Government.

the neighbourhood of Pedder Street will probably End cause to regret the depar- ture which has been made in that quarter from the old law of the Colony,

Mr. W. G. Darby has been elected Chairman of the Committee of the North Borneo Chamber of Couderce.

Mr. Hickling has been elected as the first Master" of a Ladies' Paper Hunt Club which has just been organised in Shanghai. The Club starts with a mera- |bership of about 65 ladies.

Mr. Cyril Porter, the Shanghai billiard champion of many seasons, broke the local record last week with a break of 158. The previous record was 154 made by Mr. R. C. K. Johnstons.

The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. John Bartholomew, chartered accountant, of Mesars Holyonk, Massey &Co., Ltd., residing at No. 192, the Puak, to Miss Dorothy Mary Logan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. Logan, No. 250, the

Peak.

BOROZONO, JANUARY 291E, 1924. “

SKYSCRAPERS.

GLANCING over an old volume of Havard

∙Sir Ronald, Macleay, "H.M.'s Minister. -the 1905 volume-we noticed that Mr. ROBERT SHEWAN, who was then a men when opening a new block of buildinga ber of the Legislative Council, made this of the London Missionary Society Hos remark in the course of a speech: We pital at Tientsin last week incidentally were told ad nauseam that houses must referred to the Boxer indemnity, which not be higher than one and a half times the British Government propofed remit the width of the street, hat look at the ting to China, and expressed a hope that part of the funds would be devoted to the height of the houses that have since been work of the hospital.

reversed and the party has been advised

•

The following extract is from an e- count by the Tokyo correspondent of The Times of a journey from Tokyo to Kobe: Gradually, since smoking is allowed in all compartments, a grey haze coach, fed from develops in every scores of native cigarettes a fearsome brand. Gradually also aut shells become multiplied on the door, mingling there Iwith orange peel, the cardboard ends of cigarettes, banana skins, and wooden clogs. One passenger squats in a corner seat devouring with chop-aticks cold fish and rive conveyed in a wooden box. another sips saki, and a thirdd alcepe loudly, head on cheat. The call of steward to dinner is welcome. One draws out the meal to the last possible moment, and the train steams slowly on through the broken country, on a track relaid in the place of that which the earthquake left twisted into the shape of a gargan- tua corkscrew."

The

The Acting British Consol-General at Seoul informs the Department of Over- Acas Trade that the valuable deposit of barstes at a spot about 25 miles from the town of Kinka, Kogen Province, Korea, is being worked from the surface only, the output per month being about 2,000 or 3,000 tons. About 900,000 tons can, it is estimated, be obtained in this way, and further large quantities are said to be available. The quality is said to be good. the average grade of the ore being ar proximately 91 per cent,, Kinka is about 20 miles from Tetsugen, terminus of the Kongosan Electric Railway line, now under construction. The section from Tetsugen to Kinka is to be opened in the course of December. Tetsugen itself is a small provincial town on the main line between Seoul and Gensan, about halfway between the two places, which. makes, Gensan the nearest port for ship- ment Price there is quoted Y.220 per"

ton.

THE STOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - WUCHOW.

built This was about the time that

· Discussions are continuing at Shanghai the lofty buildings on the sea front were erected, and the Hongkong Hotel had between the Municipal Council and the added a storey or two to its height. "I Waterworks Company relative to the pur ever a law was more honoured in the chase of the Company's interests by the breach than the observance," said Mr. Municipality. The Company are insisting

The report for the past year says --- The year 1923 has brought big upper- SEEWAN," it is the Building Ordinance."on a price based on the value of the Accustomed as the community had been Company's assete and not merely on tunities to the Stout Memorial Hospital. 2077 inpaticats were instructed in the hitherto to buildings which seldom went maintainable income. Legal opinion has way of life eternal in the wards of the

Our large fre diule hum above three storeys, the new lofty office been taken at home by both parties.

patients. With its total of buildings on the sea front and on Des! What was described by Mr. Parker 73,034 treatments the Staff of the Stout

Memorial Hospital had unbounded

led oppor WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. Voix Road enne to be regarded locally Rees as "about the last bit of Crown tunity to witness for Christ.

During the first half of the year

year the CEALED TENDERS will be received at the as "skyscrapers." Within the past year land for sale on the Conduit Road was

Office of the O.C., B.AS.C, Headquarter or so these have been" surpassed in the sold yesterday by public auction. The let political by wars and the last has been peaceful. It has in every way been the greatest year in the history of the How.

The

total receipts for the year pital amounted to $44,525.68 maintaining co tire self-support.

Uficer, Victoria Barracks, Hongkong, until 12 O'CLOCK Noon on the Daten stated, for the andermentioned Services for a Period of Twelve Months from 1st APRIL, 1994:—–

Indian Supplies

General Bupplies, B

Fuel

1994

...18th 80. 19th do. ...25th,do.

.26th do.

Day

い

Fresh or Frozen Meat

and Live Gosta ́imm

**20th

do.

Barrack Bervicen“

28th

do.

...29th

do:

... 3rd March

Forage

Transport Services Hospital Supplies

Tender Forms and any necessary inforing tion may be obtained at the above Office between the hours of 19 am, and 1 p.m. Daily except Sundays.

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iasti.577

berod

work was

We feel the need of better equipment. The Staff is insufficient to meet the need. When we first arrived in Wuchow deren years ago there were fivo Foreign Doctora the year 1923 there in the post,

Formig has been one

Doctor to

the Carry

The 1923 has marked the comple

year

responsibility,

tion of the Hospital building. The seven years of the building programme las The Chapel beer hard and long pail.

Colony by still loftier buildings. This adjoins inland lot No. 2151 and has an tendency to build higher is noticeable in area of 38,500 square feet. The upset price many cities in England which in the old was $20,875. There was not a large at daya were as choscrvative in this respect tendance at the sale and the bidding was 15th February as Hongkong. Within the past three slow throughout. The price rose mainly years the height limit in London bas by $100 bids and it was finally knocked risen from soft to 12ft. This movement down to a Chinese syndicate for $40,000. for higher buildings for London had its

Mr. W. E. Drummond, formerly in origin in a suggestion thrown out in The practice in Singapore as an advocate and Times in 1920, that in view of the de- solicitor, in December removed all his law mand for accommodation in Central books from his office, sold his furniture, London being difficult to satisfy, the tire closed his place of business and loft the had arrived when the restriction of beight Colony, without repaying a loan of $5,085 Efth Boor, is the last and final unit. The and Foreign Patient department ou the to soft from the pavement level, with made to bim in February, 1922, by Chapel should be made the Heart of the chopo the two storeys in the roof, might be ex-Chinese. out of certain trust funds of a Hospital and it is here that we

people will gather to hear His word and tended London now has several huild-

local estate. The loan now forms the receive Power that will transform

their ings over one hundred feet in height bankruptcy proceedings against him. It lives in Service for Him. Adelaide House, London Bridge, is 10ft. is believed that Mr. Drummond has gone high, there is a building in King William to Australia. Street 310ft, high, and the London County

The favourable treatment afforded the Council has sanctioned the erection of Boy Emperor by the Chinese Republic is a building to a height of 106ft on the in danger of being abolished, cate

Northern paper, if a group in Parliament Strand frontage and 19sit, on the feturn has its way, M.P.'s are rankled at the frontages. In Liverpool, the Royal Liver Marchu Emperor issuing public decrees building stande 170ft above the river conferring honours bank and the Holt Line new, building is Water Street will have a height of 150ft. But these are not regarded as "sky ATSHED Wanted to Buy or Rent A scrapers."The skyscraper," we read, Matahed a Repulse Bay. Apply anything between 600ft and 750ft Box D., c/o Daily Prou.

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