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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

FROM

NOTICE.

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ROM TO-DAY'N Date our Office has been REMOVED to the New A.P.C. BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR.

BLAIR & co.

19f April, 1921.

NOTICE.

NOTICE GIVEN HAS LON

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

heretofore carried or by the Undersigned at Vistoria, in the Oclony of Hongkong, unler the Style or Firma of WRIGHT AST HORNET as from 1st Day of APRIL, 1924, in on by them hader the Style or Firm of Carried TESTER AND AUKARAM.

The Changy of None involves No Change in the constitution of the Firm, which will be continual as before

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P. TESTER,

N. ABRAHAM.

NOTICE.

WE have resumed. E, the Undersigned HEREBY GIVE Business as Share and General Brokers under the "Style or Fira: of WRIGHT AND UOM PANY, at Priner's Buildings, lee House Stret, Third Floor, as from the 31st of MARCH, 1924,

Telephone No. 19 Central

+27)

J. WRIGHT.

7+ W. HORNBY

HONGKONG FORFARSHIRE

ASSOCIATION.

I has been Proposed to form a HONGKUNG FORFARSEIRE ASSOCIATION. All those interested a requested to incet at No. 2, QUEEN'S BUILDINGs (hexo Prov), opposite STAR FREY, ON FRIDAY, APRIL, Jiu, at

dr..

HOYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB I-CAPTAIN'S CUP will be Played for T

to 7ra APRIL.

2-DETAILS "of EASTER MEETING COMPETITIONS are Posted in Char

By Under,

Ho***.

E. D. MATTHEWS,

Secretary, R.H.K.G.C.

Hongkong. In April, 1924.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS CO. ETU.

M Company rice, or completion of

R. G. P. CURRY having retired from the hia agrement, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. J. BLACKBURN, the Resident Engineer, has been appointed, as from This Date, to hold all Powers pertaining to the Office of Locni. Secretary.

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(Signed) JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO LTD.. Local Agenta

HONGKONG, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF MEETING.

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INTIMATIONS

DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE

-FOR

CHINA, JAPAN, ETC..

1924 EDITION..

Fist 300 Copies of the Hongkong Issue of "THE CHRONICLE AND DIRECTORY FOR CHINA, JAPAN, ETC., POR 1924, arm NOW READY,

is will expedite delivery if those Subscriberg who can do so will send for their Copies to the Town Office of "Tux Hoyaka DAILY PRESS," 1. Chater Road (3rd floor) at Any Time alter 9 AM, TO-DAY.

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PUBLIC DINNER » SIR WILLIAM REES DAVIES, K.,

NOTICED DRON A HY

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the IT is proposed that A DINNER show

given by the FOREIGN COMMUNITY YEARLY MEETING SHAREHOLDERS of the in honour of the Departing CHIEF JUSTICE HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRICTION at the HONGKONG HOTEL, on SATURDAY, COMPAST

the Odices 12 APRIL, at 8 r.m will IMITED, le in

Centlemen wishing to te present should Taxxs. Ch., St. George's Building, Chater Road, Bangkong, on THU RScotify on or before OTH AURI, their intention to of Mars, SEWAN, DAY, the 10rn day of APRIL, 12, at 19.00 COLONEL ROBERTSON, HONGROSH CLUB,

Hongkong, nd March; 1924. Noos, for the puree of reciving the Report of who will supply all Particulars.

counts

Board of Directors and a Statement of Ac- una for wie Half-year ended ca the 31st Dec ember, 1923, aut et electing Diretor and Aulitor.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED fear the 4th to the 19th April, both lays inchisive.

By Order of the Board,

8. COURTNEY COOK,

Secretary.

,Hongkong, 27th March, 1924

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ST. ANDREW'S HALL. MONDAY, APRIL 7vu, at 530 231, M. HARRY ORE'S GRAND PIANOFORTE RECITAL .....

ALSO: "Mas, R. HANGER, PROF. GONZALEZ,

$1. $2. TICKETS ANDERSON'S.

»

1942

POSITION VACANT. ANTED 1g An Old Established British Fina in Outport, Reliable YOUNG MAN (British) with at least Three Years' General Business Experience. One conversant with Accounting. Shipping and/or Insurance Peng, 4 avions Experience and preferral. Applicants apply in own enclosing Copies of any Recommendations they have Gool Opening for the Right Man.

Apply to Box No, 544

c/o Hongkon, Daily Presi

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FOR SALE.

1,000 B.H.T. POWER PLANT, THIS Plant consists of the following, all in Forsing Onler, having just recently been

in Fall Ce

(.) Your Mond" Gas Producers capable of generating: 400,000 cubic feet of Gras per hour of 140 B.T.. per cubic foot complete with Washers Cooling Tower, Serublers, Lentrifugal Cleaners, Blower Motors, Piping, etc., Coul Elevator and Charging Plant

SALE OF R,1,M.S. “HARDINGE” AND "NORTHBROOK." CEALED TENDERS will be received in Indin hy the Director of the Royal Inlin Marine, Bombay in England by the Secretary East by the Commodore, H.3 Dockyard. gkong, up to 30ra APRIL, 1924, far the

STAR THEATRE. KOWLOON. of State for India, London; and in the Far

GRAND CONCERT

Br

THE HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY'S

CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA

AN

THURSDAY, BED APRIL, 1024, At 9.15 "b.v.

-PRICES -533. 52. 51.

BOOKING at MUUTRIES and STAR THEATRE.

576

Гром

"GLEN" LINE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

UNITED KINGDOM AND.

STRAITS.

HE Motor Vessel

THE

GLENSBANE" having arrived from the above ports, Consignees st cargo by her are hereby informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardons and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Ltd, whence, sad/or from the Godores, delivery may be obtained. wharves

Goods not aleared

April, by the 5th

1924, at Noou, will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged package are to be left in the Godowns, are they

will

be examined in the presence of Consignees

of the Royal India Marine Troop- hip "HARDINGE" and "NORTHBROOK, with all Stores and Fittings that are on board on thas Date, lying at their mooring in Bombay Harbour

PARTICULARS OF RIMS. "HARDISGE":-

Alat 5,467 tons gross and 3000 tons re-

Kistered.

Built under up-rvision of Naval Architect: and Engineer to Secretary of State for Todin by rears. FAIRTEL ENGINEERING

Co., Scotland, in 1900..

Pap/2sion Bugite v

Twill

More FARREL Extremse Co. H.. Cylinder Climber bench arter

diamater: 1. ylinder. 7-inch diamater; Stroke 14-in b; Trial 1.8.9 Trial Speed 19 knots; Double ended and One Single ended Cylindrical Hoilers. De signal Water Pressure Test 380 lbs., Bunker Capacito

about 1 tons; Water Ballast "about

Water about 176 tons: 24 Umers Catins: Int clam Berthe, class Herthes Top Accommodation

British er 17071

of Iulian; Capacity Bloki about 17,296 e frut; Height intwren Decks & et imensions about 42 feet by 51 feet by 8 feet 11 inches. Vessel was extensively refittel in 1920-1921 and fitted with New Boilers in England in .1921.

PARTICULARS OF RIMS. "NORTHBROOK ": -

About 5047 tons gs and 2971 ton

registered.

Built at tank, Scotland, in 1906, by Messrs. Jons Bows & Co, ro, and under supervision of Naval Architect and Engineer to Secretary of State for India.

Engines by!

Stew Triple LTD.

JOHN BROWN &

Trial 4.H.P. 7,000); Trial Speed 75 knots; 2

Double ended and 2 Single «nika-1 Cylindrical

Return Tul Rafler: Designed Water Pres- sure Test 1

(B) Two Cockerill" Horizontal cylinder Tandem Double Acting Type: Gas Eng ines, 1,600 B.H.P. each and Two same type cylinder bugines, af 500 B.H.P. rack, all the above made by RicARDSON Westbake Co; England. Engines

*INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

The Spirit beyond

compare

Most men choose DEWAR'S and small wonder! Year in and year out its distinctive character remains steadfast and incomparable..

Perfect distillation, genius in blending and gigantic stocks make DEWAR'S popularity, -and will keep it!'

1924

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A Chinese, named Wan Ming-chit, was has paralysed the traffic of London, but

tram-ear in Des what must strike the impartial observer, knocked down by who reviews the history of these three Vorax Road Central, and had to be sent. strikes is the absence of any means to to the Government Civil Hospital," prevent the kind of blundering the facts A Japanese squadron consisting of the disclose. In the ease of the dock strike tägship Kitukämi (Rour-Adhira! [ida) un sooner was it fairly launched than and thirteen destroyers paid a visit to an emergency court of appeal was in Shanghai last week. A week's pro- provised, the proceedings heing' open to gramme of entertainments was arranged the Press, and one day's publicity was the Japanese residents of the port. enough for the employers, because thei case was bad. The dockers claimed two, shillings a day and a guaranteed weekly wage in order to stop the employment of casual labeur. In about a week they obtained practically all that they de aled. They were offered a shilling at once, another shilling in three months time, and a joint committee to consider

The body of an unknown Chinese was the best way of devasualising employant floating in the junk anchorage with quent. Is it to be wondered at that the stone suspended from the neck, sester- An examination showed day morning. general public, "outside the immediate partisans, felt annoyed when they learnt that the lead man had a number of stab from the terms of the settlewept that wounds in the head and face and threo there need have been no dock strike at Engers of the right hand severed. Mur- all if a little reason had been brought 10 der is suspected. hear on the dispute by the partisans in ita early stages? Mr. Beras, the secretary

A couple of cases of small-pox and obe base of scarlet fever athang the foreign coninuunity at Peking has brought into prominence the fact that Peking has no isolation hospital for the accommodation of Europeans who have the misfortune to contract an infectious disease.

A taxi rounding the corner at the bot-

of the lockers' Trade Union, published | tom of Arsenal Street about three o'efvek an account of the last interview he and yesterday was apparently saved, from his colleagues representing the men had running over the Praya Wall and, failing... with the port authorities. The delegates upon the sampang lined up below, by waited on Lord DEVONPORT, the chair- coming into violent contact with a tele- man of the Part of London Authority phone or electric light standard. The

Dewar's "White Label" and and spokesman for the employers, who front portion of the taxi was badly damn-

* Victoria Vat"

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS

complete with Air Staring Plant, A. S. WATSON

Electric Ignititou, Water tooling Pamps and Motors, Turning Gear Motors, etc.

(f) Two Dyrainos by fick Kenn & Co. England, having an output of 750 K.W. each at 270 volts when driven at 10 revulatione, ao Two Similar Dynames of K.W. each, complete with Switch-hands, and Ttrumente,

tc.

For further particular, apply to

MESSRS, BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

The Two DockTARD & ENGINEERUNG

Co. of Hoxezose, Lu. Hongkong, 29th March, 1924

BRIG

512

TO LET RIGHT LARGE OFFICE ROOMS, Strong Room with Patent Bank Door. CROUND FLOOR, 6, DURDELL STREXT

Apply to

1

Mr. WONG KWONG TIN,

26, Des Vimy Road Central. Telephone 19,

W

TO LET

From..

FURNISHED HOUSE, in Good Position

Hot and Cold Baths. Middle April to September.

Apply Box No. 489, 180] c/o Hongkong Daily Press.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

F188 Undersigned have received instructions

on

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Fest 10 e. Bunker Capacity sbont T from the Owners and Underwriters to tous Water Hallast about 6 tons. Sell by Public Auctiou

Officers Fresh Water about 10 tons; 23 on 4th rs. Goddard & Douglas, Mesar by

Oltima against.

Callas Berths: Troop Accom 1994 ∙ 10 April,

Indian; Capa dation 68. British or the Steamer incinding those for cargo short

rity of Holis (two) about 27,89) enlis feet, delivered mast be presented on the special

Height between Decks feet; Dimensions and must also be submitted

about 17ft last at 155 form provided,

Fest! 52 inches by 30 feet.

But lis

refittas in within 30

Vessel was extensively and Bailers rytubed in 1921. not be

The above Vessels we put out of l'omnimin in April.

1923, and at that time were in good Repair and Running Order, having been kept in high state of efficiency to that date. They arp maitable for conversion to Passenger and Emigrant Trading.

of arrival, otherwise they will No Fire Lararance will be affected by us in any case whatever.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

JARDINE MATHESON & Co., LTE,

.Agents Hongkong, 29th March, 1924.

AND

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEER. OQEAN STEAMSHIP CO, LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAK NAVIGATION CO., LTD. ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer

RHESUS'

Each Tender must be accompanied by a Remittance of 10% of the amount of the Tender which will be returned to unsuccessful Tender- If the 10% i ant with Tender it will not consideral,

แห The Purchaser or their Representatives in remove the Vessels from the Government's moorings at their own expen and risk within Calendar Months from Date of Acceptance of 2 Tender! Peading ach guoval, vessels will remain at moorings at risk of Parchasers.

The Balance of the Forchase Money mu

must be by the Succesful Tenderers within One

Month from Date of

of Acceptance of

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk and subject no terms and conditions of storage at Holt's Calender Wharf. The Cargod after &ist March.

will be ready for delivery Tender and before Vessels are removed froz

Balance is not paid anil Vennels from Godown on

moarings. If Optional cargo

will be landed, unless notice not removed by Purchasers or their Repre sentatives within the Tin specifiel, the Deposit been given prior to Steamer's arrival All broken, chafed, and damaged goods of 30% acccinpauring Teader will be liable to left in the Godowns, where they will forfeiture for the lesefit of the Crown and be examined on any Tabadays and Fridays Vessels will I Besukl

L., and Noon,

tas

to

be

period

between the hours of

torage free within the

No claims will be admitted after the Golds have left the Steamer Godown, and all Goods

remaining undelivered after the 7th April,

will be subject to rent.

The Dinator of the Royal indan Marine does not find himself to accept the highest or

Tender.

any

Applications to view the Vessels may be mate

at their Sale Room, DúbbeLL ST., HONGKONG. THE BRITISH BIVER STREAMER "HEUNG SHAN"

as she now lies in her present condition in the Canton River, beached opposite Larkins Point (Kellelt Heach) Blenheim Passage

Tering-Cash on Fall of Hammer when the Voel will be at Purchaser's Flickr

LAMMEET. BROS.,

Anctionners.

CO., LTD.

BOROCOH, a son,

&

MARRIAGE. YOUNGFERGUSON. At Shanghai, on: March 25th, JESSIE JOHNSON YOUNG, of Edinburgh, to BUGAL FERGUSON, of CM.S.N. Co., Shanghai.

listened to what was urged on the weges question and other matters, and then, in spirit of haughty disdain, "dismissed the delegation. He declined to discuss the matter. This sort of thing may have Been all very well hall a century ago, but it is an attitude that cannot be maintaised at the present day. If the employers couhi offer, hiter the strike hegan, the terms which they in fact that obvious offered. it they had na business to let the strike begin. The port authorities had

months' warning of what would happen and they let things drift. It was only when the dockers refused to work and shipping was laid up in all the barbours of the Kingdom that anything was done-and then the employers con- ceded everything that was asked for with

محمد rouple

must

be

01

aged. but the "driver luckily escaped serious injury."

The members of the American Bar Association at Shanghai Inst week pre- sented to the rotiring Judge, Charles S Lobingier, a handsomely embossed" silver shield bearing the following inscription:

To Charles Summer Lohingier, first Judge of the United States" Court for China, to serve a full period, and the only Judge whose decisions were never reversed, this testimonial is presented in grateful acknowledgment by the members

of the Bar of said Court."

exas. P. Tester and E. Abraham an- sounce that their business which has hitherto been carried on under the style

or firm of Wright & Hornby will, from to-day, be carried on nader the style of

Mr. Hew Fan Un. Agent of the Bank of Canton, Ltd.. New York City, has been

Mr. Un has taken an elected a Director of the China Society of New York.

a promptney that makes their previous Tester & Abrahun. It is explained in attitude ridiculous. In the case of the the announcement that the change of national strike of locomotive drivers name involves no change in the constitu- and firemen, public opinion was stion of the firm. 31r. J. F. Wright and dead against the men as it was Mr. T. W. Hornby announce that they BIRTHS.

the side of the men" in the dock have resumed business in the Colony as strike for the railway strikers had share and general brokers under the firm EAY.-At Shangbai, on March 24th, to

Mr. and Mrs. JEAN FAY, a daughter.

naase of Wright & Co. SCARBOROUGH.--At Shanghai, on March refused to abide by the findings of 27th, to Mr. and Mrs FRED. SCAR-the Wages Board which considered their elaius Public opinion exerts a powerful influence on these questions, and a sug- gestion made at the time of the dock strike settlement that a permanent Court of Appeal should be set up to deal with active interest in various affairs tending disputes of this character seems worthy to promote cordial trade relationship of consideration by the Government as hetween Amerien and China since him. being the most obvious way of assuring advent into New York several years ago. greater peace in industry than now The rapid growth of the agency of his bitains, though it may not succeed bank in New York City, hears testimony to his efforts. The annual dinner of the China Society, held at the Hotel Plaza, altogether in preserving industrial peace.

New York, on February 12th, was a great success, more than 400 heing present.

DEATH.

LEIGHTON.-At Shanghai, on March 26th. NORMAN BAILEY LEIGHTON (Hall & Holtz, Ltd.), aged 25 years.

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 1ST. 192k

INDUSTRIAL STRIFE AT

Revised estimates by the Marila Fire Department put the losses incurred in

When a building contractor's workmen the Escolta Great less than half a mil-comenced the demolition of a number lion pesos.

of tenement houses in Cooke Street, bear the Kowloon Docks, yesterday morning there was a demonstration by the Chi- nese tenants who collected in large num hers and icered at the workmen. When the police arrived on the scene the situa

Scotsinen will be interested to see from an advertisement to-day that it is pro- posed to form a Forfarshire Association in the Colony.

gineer of the Hongkong ned China Gas Co., Ltd., in succession to Mr. G. P. Curry who has retired from the Co- pany's service on completion of hia agree- ment.

It is announced that, Mr. L.. J. Black-tion had reached a critical stage, but the arrest of two men had a quietening effect." The workmen, however, were compelled to venge demolition, operations and the tenants are still in occupation of their threatened homes. It will be remember- ed that protest by the tenants in this street was recently read in the Lexisin tive Council by the Hon. Mr. Pollock, and His Excellency undertook to consider the grievance if the letter signed by the tenants was sent by Mr. Pollock to the Colonial Secretary."

HOME. WHEN Mr. BALDWIx last werk' expressed in the House of Commons the hope that the Government and Parliament would hurn has been appointed resident en- TUESDAY, the 1 APRIL, 1924, at Nong

consider "how to get some kind of, even temporary, peace in industry that would give the country a chance of recovering," he expressed a sentiment which is as widely shared by British coanercial ren Mr. abroad as it must be at House.

The police have received reports of two BALDWIN, for his own neglect to make the effort he is now pressing on his bicycles having been stolen. On Satur- successor in office, is able, of course, today a shop-keeper at No. 26, Caine Road, offer the excuse that his tenure of office reported that a man hired a gyele which too brief, though he probably he failed to return whilst on Sunday a recognises that it is not an easy task. shop-keeper at No. 125, Park Street, Mr. RAMRAY MachosALD, the cable, told reported a similar incident.

BIG STEAMERS COLLIDE us, bewailed the fact that since, the

At St. Andrew's Church. Kowloon, on

Yesterday morning At 4.30 o'clock, beginning of the year a whole series

a collision occurred in the harbour be tween the . President McKinley, which of industrial disputes, maturing for Sunday evening, a tablet to the memory

of the late Mr. George Banker, a keen was being towed from Taikon Docks to months and even years," had come to a head. That is perfectly true. There has church worker, was unveiled by thehnoy A28, and the Blue Funnel steamer

resulted. been, within the past few months, a big Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Duppy). During Perseus, Emtunately, not much damage.

the locomotive the service the solo "O Rest in the Lord' pational strike when drivers and firemen came out and was sung by Mrs. N. Matheadh. paralysed the railway service of the country. Then we had the dockers strike dislocating and arresting the country's grent overseas trade; and throughout

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TO-DAY,

AK

2.30, 5.157.15 AND 9.15 ..

WESLEY BARRY

IN

was

to the Companier of the Yanl, Royal Indian "RAGSto RICHES." last week the whole of the London tram

Marine Dockyard, Bombay, and further par

All Claims against the Stenmier must be ticulars may be obtained from the Director of

presented to the undersigned on or before the 21st April, or they will not be recognise !.

No Fue Insursuse will be effected.

the Royal foriian Marine,

EDWARD HEADLAM, -

4'aptain. R.1.3., " Director of R..M. Docavann, Bawray.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.

Agents,

(57,2 Hongkong, 31st March, 1924.

March, 1944.

At the Marine Magistracy, yesterday morning, nine boat people were charged with mooring their cargo boats in pro- bibited hours. Four were cautioned and

COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR.

The President McKinley was caught by the strong tide and the tugs failed to keep her clear of the Perde, lying at buoy A2, with the result that the deck moving vessel swung round. The railing of the Perseus was struck as the Kinley was not damaged but the poop and deck railings of the Perses were

The sailing of the Perseus has been

and has services were suspended by the rest fined $5 each. Two boat mis-postponed from to-day to Thursday. We

strike relating to rates of wack. There

tresses were also charged. One who did

is no absolutely sure means of stopping not appear, had her buil forfeited and the other was fined $5, with the alterna the hold up of a national service, or.a

live of 7 days' imprisonment.

THE CORONET. service on the scale of the one which

are informed by Messrs. Butterfield and Funnel vessel is in no respect due to the Swire that the delayed sailing of the Blue accident.reported, but to cargo arrange

ments.