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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
SERVICE
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE S.P.CA. BILL.
ITO THE EDITOR OF FAR ** RONGKONG DAILY PREYS."]
SIR-I think that others besides the Officers and Engineers Quilds should ecosider the proposed Bill for the pre venation of cruelty to animala
We are not nequainted with the measure MR. DAVID WOOD RETIRES. of practical support the project received, OVER 3 YEARS GOVERNMENT but less than a month before the data fixed far the Grand Fair, the President
Mr. David Wood, Superintendent of of the Economie Bureau at Macon wrote that the damage caused by the lypticon Accounts and Stores, Public Works De in August, and the consequent disagres- partment, le proceeding Home, en post abic aspect of the teen, the cacrobus sion, on Saturday next by the as Ahira, cost of repairs in material and indenini after over 35 years' service with the
I suggest that at least portions of it ties of those who perished, the urgeat Hongkong Government.
Evidence of the esteem in which he should be published in the local PreAL I and technical bodies in an immediate is held we shown at the Public Works that people concerned, which is over? restitution of everything to normality Department, yesterday, afternoon, when body, can see what it 'menud! [*].
Cruelty to animals can now be ade and specially to reconstruct the houses practically all the senior members of the for the atommodation of homeless and European staff of the Department forequately punished, and no reasonable man shelterless families, had forced the sathered in one of the larger moma of be any doubt about cruelty when he
HE HALP YEARLY GENERAL The Spirit of the necessity of avalling of alt its personnel
MEETING of MEMBERS will be bold
on SATURDAY, 7TH JUNE, 1924, at 12.50 PS in the JocKET CLE Rooks, Horezava.
THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, CLUB ANNEX
LIMITED. REDEMPTION OF DEBENTURES POR $1,500,000,
TAKE NOTICE that the Debentures of THE HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE, LIMITED, will be BEDEEMED on the 80s. MAY, 1984, and folders of Registered Debentures am boroby Requested to send their Debentures to the Head Office of The Hese KUNG AND SHANGHAI RANKING CORPORATION at Victoria, Hangong, when all Principal and Internet, up to that Date will be paid to rach Registered Debenters Holders on the surrender of the Debentures in question.
Dated this ish day of May, 1924.
DRAGONS,
Solicitors,
Hongkong.
BOS)
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEET"
INO will be hell (wasther permitting) at HAFFT VALLET On BATURDAY, 7TH, and MONDAY, JUNE, 1924, sammencing of 3.30 .M., Each Day. The First Dell will be Beng at 31. Admission to the Public
Charge
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will be $1.
and Sahçes in uniform, Hall Priva
Ben advised that they millst show:
heir Button Tickets to obtain Admission to the Members' Kokorure.
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Each Kember has the right of introducing Non-Members to the Members Enclosure, aliokete for whom can be obtained from Mesars, &. -Darse at 35 cack up to FamLT, 6TH JUL
The Btowards faits the Lading of Hongkong to be present
HUGO STINNES LINIEN. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
TELE Steamship
925
* HINDENBURO". haring waived. Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Goods are being ded and placed at their risk in the Hongkong & Kowkon Wharf & Godown Company's godowns at Kow- Loon,
where edagvery can be obtained au scon ne the Goods my landed
will
Optional Cargo
landed, unless notice
has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and All Goods remais. ing andelivered on Wednesday, the 4th June.
be subject to rent.
will
All brekes, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be exsmicel Wednesday, the 4th June, 10mm by par Surreyors, Mesars Goddard and Douglas
st
be
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Claim must reach All
#s befors Wednesday, the 11th, Juan, or they will not
recognized. No Fire Insurance will be effected, Bills of Lading will be conterigued by the undersigned. *****
REUTEX, BROCKELMANN & CO.
Agenta
(897 Hongkong, 29th May, 1994,
"GLEN LINE, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES." EXOR CNITED KINGDOM AND
TIRE Steamship
BTRAITS.
CARMARTHENSHIRE' haying arrived from the above parts, Consignee of Large by her we hereby informed that all Goods are being anded at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of
Compong and Howloon Wharf and Godown
Limited, whence, and or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
Goods not cleared
4th June, 1924, st. Noon, will be subject to rex.
to
broken, chafed sad I damaged packages was
NOTICE.
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TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that
Serip No 2 for 500 shares Ero COTTON MILLA LTD., in the name of Mr. EZRA ABRAHAM of Hongkong together with a duly exentod transfer deed purporting to sasign the said shares has been Lost:
The said sham are the property of the Undersigned an application has been daly made to the Company for the issue of i Duplicate
Berip
The pabha is therefore warned against deal, ng with the sail Shams without reference to the Undersigned. Any person having any knowledge as to the whereabouts of the mid scrip is maked to committate with the Under- rigned.
MILLIS & CO.
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No. 23 Ies Hose Street.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
from the Executors of the late Mr. C. E.. WARREN, to Ball by Public Auction,
Undersigned have received instructions"
THURSDAY and FRIDAY,
the 297 and 30TH MAY, 1925, commencing Each day at 230 F... at the "TOWERS," 30. BROADWOOD BOAD, A QUANTITY OF GAVERY „VALUABLE. HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE. Comprising
MT. Carred Blackwood Tabies, AL-T. Bide Tableo and Stools, M.-T. Stazide, Chesterfield Sofas and Arm-chairs, Standard Lampe, Bronses, Oarios, Bugs, Large Carpets, Large Wash Bacias, Enamel Bath, Forselain Wardrobes, Double and Single Iron Beds, Crockery, Linen, Bookcases Mess Bales, Cupboards, Tousle Net and Pole, Blankets, Ornaments and General Household Bundries;
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Also e
1 Steinway Grand Piazo, 1"colian Orchestralle" Organ and Hells, and
About 900 Plants and Pots
Empire
It is that unbroken Even- ness that
is so much appreciated in DEWAR'S It is produced by the skilful blending of whiskies-old and ample-DEWAR'S is simply
a mingling of good things.
Dewar's
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and 29ru May).
The TOWERS" ad No. 21, BBOLDWOOD BOAD are for Sale Privately,
Terms-Cash on Delivery.
HUGHES & BOUGE, LTD.
Auctioneers..
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
The Steamship "BOLTON CASTLE
FROM NEW YORK.
NONSIGNEES 4f Cargo are hereby inform
ed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godewar of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, at Kow loon, whence and/or from the wharven delivery
bo obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice to the contrary be given before 24th instant
No Claims will be admittel after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods
CO., LTD.,
Wine and Spirit Merchants
ESTARLIanum 1847.
DEATHS. FEARON-On April 2nd, suddenly," in London, CHARLES HERBENT FEAROS, Late of Yokohama, second son of late CHARLES A FEARON, Shanghai, aged SUNDICE-On April 23rd, at 3, Clifton
terrace, Southsea, AuBzosa Joux Sr. DITS. lato ID.M. (China) Cossular Service.
Lat
Hongkong Office: 1s, Chater Road.
Government of Macao to postpone the the Department to bid him an otheial mots its
farewell.
ない
At this gathering the Hon. Director
you to accept this small present as a memento of our best wishes on your well earned retirement. We hope that it will serve as reminder of our good wishes for many years to come??
The now cruelty will be different The-now Bill extends the law so that
Now it is entirely a matter of indivi dual opinion what is unnecessary pain or suffering to an animal. So this a man may be sent to gaol for 6 months for
cause unnecessary pain, or for more want of of thought. Yet he will be acquitted. theft if he can shown that he thought he had a claim to the stolen article, or that be took it unintentionally. The Bill goen. on to give a number of examples of punishable acta. Among others for which
Carrying two cats in one basket, carry- mad may be treated as a felon are: ing a fowl by the legs, tying the wings of a pigeon, sitting upon a crate of fowl... The maximum penalty is a fine of 8250- and 0 months imprisonment,
Fair to October 1994 Since then we have heard nothing of the project though we have no doubt the hope of hokha of Public Works presented Mr. Wood it will be an offence punishable by arrest 16 the with a handsome smoker's out in and imprisonnient to cause by any got it is still cherished. Then there.
er omission "unnecessary pain and suffer project for British-Chinese Trades silver, bearing the following inscription:
ing to say animal-b Exhibition, which it was proposed to "Presented to Mr. David Wood, on his hold this year, in Hongkong, but the retirement, by some of his P.W.D.
friends." postponement of the British Empire
The Hon Mr. H.T. CHEY, in making Fabibition to 1995, and the unsettled the presentation, said: “Mr. David Frondition of affairs locally necessitated Wood, we have saked you to meet us doing something that he thinks does not
the tention of the Hongkong date to here this afternoon in order that we may 1925-6 The General Chamber of Combid you an oficial farewell and to set merce was informed in January last year that the outline scheme had been a proved by the Colonial Government The Exhibition is being organised noder the auspices of the Publicity Committee for South China, of which the Hon. Mr.
Referring to the records of service C. MONTAGUE ED is the Chairman and contained in the Civil Service List, which
Any Inspector of the Society. (which in- Captain A. McCcar the manager. When be described as the Birthday Book," the scheme has been fully developed and Mr. Creasy odserved that Mr. Wood, was cludes an Assistant Inspector) may arrest approved. wide publicity is to be given short, by one year, of attaining the age any one who has committed an offence offence, he can arrest on the complaint of to it is ample time to allow full of three score years, and, of that, 23 within his view, or if he has not seen the participation in the Exhibition Trade years represented service with the De ond due who bna. In the absence of an can arrest an When Mr. Wood firat.com- Inspector any one can in South China is certainly badly in need partment. of some stimulus. The primary need, of menced service the expenditure of the offsoder. An arrest in practice nearly
cells, t course, is peace and settled conditions Department amounted to $760,000. Comaraye means at least one night in the in the neighbouring provinces. At the pared with this the latest Administration present time the godowne in Hongkong reports of the Department showed the are full of merchandise that cannot be expenditure to be over $7,000,000, 05. moved into the interior of China owing nearly ten times as much.
TYDER SIX DIRECTORS... to the insecurity of transport and the
Mr. Wood, he continued, commenced disturbed state of the country. No ope doubts the great trade value of such service with the Department in the year
Chief Accountants, and he is Exhibitions given normal conditions in 1991 as
soon afterwards he was appointed a country, but while China remains in that such a deplorable state of disturbance Secretary of the Commission appointed asebe is at present especially in the to enquire into the problem of housing province of Kwangtung, which is Hong Chinese From 1900 to 1803 he acted as kong's principal innrket the wisdom of Hop Secretary to the Queen Victoria incurring the great expense of an Exhibi. Diamond Jubilee Commemoration Com- mittee and after that, for some consider able time, he was acting Assessor of Rates
tion must be, to say the least, doubtful.
This puts the carrying of two cata is one basket on the level of felony.
An Inspector may on auspicion enter and search any place (which means any body's bousay and board and search any ship. A policeman has to get a warrant to search for stolen goods.
Will the Society's Inspectors always be". fit for these serious responsibilities.
Real cruelty is amply provided for by the existing law; the new Bill will-create a multitude of minor offences, and will This doce not pretend to be a detailed give far too much power to the S.P.CA examination of the Bill but is merely Your readers should make an examina intended to call public attention to it tion for themselves. And I think that if they do they will come to the conclusion that this Bill is an attempt to teach kind- ness to animals by putting human beings gal and as such should be squashed. The Hon. Mr. Creasy, said that he
I enclose my cardYours Taithfully,
A. B. himself had not been very long in the
Hongkong, May 28th, 1924. Colony, but from the records he noticed
P.S. The clause to which the Guilds that Mr. Wood had served under six objected, has been left out, but the fact Directors of the Department, viz: Mr.that such a preposterous clause was ever Broty, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Armsby, Mr. in, shows what fanaticism is at the hack
of this measure. Chatham, M. Porkins and himsel The Canton Government is stated to
I think you will all join with me," have spent $10,000 on repairing two gu boats, which are to be put on patrol be continued, in wishing Mr. Wood af
other on the East Rrier
The Hongkong Jockey Club's fourth extra race meeting at Happy Valley is announced for Saturday, June 7th, and Monday, June 9th.
("A summary of the provisions, occupy ing about three quarters of a column appeared in the tongkung Daly Piras of
remaining undelivered after the 30th instant, London Office: 131, Fleet Street, EC. duty-one on the West River and the very long "enjoyment of his well-earned Monday, May 19th-Ep.]-...
will be subject to rent, pare
aust bo All Claims against the Steamer
Undersigned Da or before presented to the the 9th prox. thing will not be recognized.
All broken, chaled and damaged Goods are to will be
be left in the Grodowan; where they by our
b
examined on the 50th inst at 10 Surveyors, Mais. GODPALS & DOUGLA
de effacto No Fire Insurance Gille of wing will le countersigned by
DODWELL & CO., LTD..
Aguits.
815
Hongkong, th May, 1934.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"AMERICAN & ORIENTAL LINE.
Fox NEW YORK.
THE
Steamship
"YOSERIG
No
the Goods
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAṛ 201¤, 19247
"pension, and perhaps, if we are sparod, we may have the pleasure of meeting him & Home, and if Mr. Wood does not General Li Lich-chun, Chief of Staff to smoke himself we shall know where we can go for a smoke. (Laughter and the Generalissimo, is reported in the Applauso.). Canton papers to have presented a peti- tion to Dr. Sun Yat-sen for leave of absence for two months.
Mr. Woon suitably thanked the com pany for the compliment paid to him
Mr. Wood was also the recipient of handsome present from the staff of the Accounts and Stores Department in the fors of the Goddess Queen of Heaven" in silver suitably inscribed. He was also
The
THE ARMADILLO IN HONGKONG.
1 THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG
·DAILY PRESS."-
Sin,-Motoring back from Repulse. this on Tuesday night wa ran over a creature which ou examination bore a very close. resemblance to na madillo.
I wonder if you or any of your renders TRADE EXHIBITION PRO-
A barber in Canton is quoted in, a
could say what specie, it is that in felumak JECTS IN THE FAR EAST,"
Canton contemporary as saying: "My
on the island and how frequently it ix The Chinese regard them as good TODAY, wo beliese, a meeting of com-income is now four times as large as it presented with a framed photograph of met with
the members of the Department." mersial interests at Shangbai is being was two years ago, and yet I am in a
Aprenentation was made by the Chief chow and our chauffeur took it hacke held to discuss a proposal put forward much worse, financial position" It is Clerk of the branch (Mr. Chang Cheuk with him-Yours faithfully. by Mr. G. A. Bex, an Italian merchant explained that the man prefers to earn. of that port, for holding a World Exhibi-less and spend lese. tion at Shanghai We cannot anticipate
Ifin).
WEDDING.
.:
May 24th, 1994.
INTERESTED.
We recollect that one was killed sosia years ago on the Peak trun-line. Tas sibly streore among our readers may he able to supply the information our cor respondent seeks. ED.]
THE FOURTH CENTENARY OF
CAMOENS.
in may be added that outside o official duties referred to by the Director be left in the Godowns, where they will be
of Pablia Work, Mr. David Wood was examined in the presence of Consignees by
at one time a very energetic Ha Score Mosers. Goddard and Benglas, on 3rd June,
When Mr. IL IL Tayler appeared beforetary of the Hongkong St. Andrew 1924, at 10 am. C
against the Steamer having arrived. Consignees of Cargo by her are the decision of the meeting on the including these for Cargo short delivered mast informed that all Goods are being landed at their project. It has been received in soure Mr. R. F. Lindsell, at the Central Magin Society be presented on the special form provided, and risk into the hazarious and/or Extra-hazardous quarters with enthusiastic support and tracy yesterday, on a charge of assault- must also be submitted within 30 days of Godowns of Hongkong sod Kowloon Wharf
& Golown Ca, Ludhezice delivery may be in others with comment by no meansing one of his clerka at Mears, Shewan, arrival, otherwise they will not be recognised.
will be effected by us in obtained. -
Great exhibitions No Fire Insurance
encouraging.
are Tomes & Company's offices, the complain, admitted after Claims will any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be conatersigued by hare left the Godowns, and sil Goodia remain costly enterprises, and we shall be in ant. Me. Louis Chan, asked permission
JARDINE
MATHESON & Co. LTD.,
Lelivered after Syd Jane, 1924, will terested to know what financial backing of his Worship to withdraw the fum ing unla ́ ́Agenta. · ́)
be subject to rent
The Fleamer.
World Exhibition at Shanghai would muns, which was withdrawn accordingly, comer must be pre- Hongkong, 28th May, 1924 1923 All Claims against the
sented to the Undersigned on or before 9th receive. We very much doubt whether June, 1924, ör they will act he roodgirl
The Civil Governorship of Evangtung All broken, chafed and damaged Goods adequate financial support would he are to be left in the Goins, where they will forthcoming for a scheme of the magni in again vacant, Mr. Yang ni kam beatamined on 2nd June, 1921; at 10.00 tude contemplated. We see that having resigned. He left Canton on complete set of the records of the Standny for Hongkong, with the latention Louis Exposition has been offered to of proceeding to Shanghai It is expect the promoter for his guidance in theed that Mr. C. C. Wir will be bis succos. It Coviny Moyle. rocks as the place which sheltered the
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1818
TO-DAY TILL SUNDAY."
MARY PICKFORD
“SUDS.
FELIX, THE HYPNOTIST.
matter! Before attempting in China enterprises on this costly scale, we should
think it would be advisable to consider
thingda acveral other names are rien. tioned in empertion with vacancy
I'm Już EDITOR 'GY THE "HONGKONG DAILY PREHU, "J
HEWER ETHEREDGE Although the morning had bera rainy, And the sky overcast, the sun caine out in the afternoon and smiled radiantly
Sin-On the 10th June, Macao" will upon a quiet but very pretty wedding which was celebrated at the Peak Church celebrate the fourth centenary of yesterday, when Mr. Sydney Hubert Camoen, one of the greatest poets of Hewer was married ot Miss Ivy Bath all time. His eventful life, moreover, wan Bisbeth Etheredge. The bride is the poem, like that of Byron, whose
special reasons for, the celebration, as a daughter of Mr. and Mr. Fiberedge, fenary also occurs this year Macau ba Dulwich, South London
The service was nonducted by the Rev. well-founded tradition, points to some
and
The bride, who wore a very pretty dress poet from the tropical sun while he wrote of white georgette with frills of Malines portions of his epic Visitors of Camoens lace, a veil of illusion net, atul a wreath Grotto must have read: amongst the in- of orange blossom, carried a bouquet of scriptions two poems--one in Latin, the it in the light of what information may The Directors of the Fenk+ Tramway | carnations and fan rosca Sho was given other in English by two fortuer Gover eway by Mr. R. E. 0. Hird, M.A., head nors of Hongkong. May I suggest that be gained from the less magnificent
thone inscriptions the poem of Elizabeth projects which are still, we believe, in Co. have dedined to scorde to the re-inseter of the Ellis Radooris School Me you should start a subscription to add to Barrett Browning. "Catarina to Camoena" Mrs. Hersed, in kemon georgette, with contemplation in the Far East The quest embodied in a petition from: B. C. Cutting officiated as best man.
& bouquet of yellow obrysanthemaats, was one of the sweetest over written, Government of Macao last year was residents of the May Road district for a
I enclose a copy of the poem, written dry, in dress of tower bluc georgette. inviting the co-operation of the long reduction in the new charge for monthly Matron of Honour, and Miss AR Her which only a woman could have written,
was more fortunate in her love. kong Government, and the Chambers of tram tickets to May Rozdig new tari with founens, and carrying a bouquet of by the woman who also loved n poet hul
24 VOLPICELLE Commerce in this Colony in a “Grand makes it the same to May Road as to larkspur, was a pretty bridesmaid
After the ceremony a reception was
Taipa, Maçao, May 27th, 14 Fair at Macao where the products the top station, namely, a month.
which was attended by a number of friends. Subsequently the couple left for while Mrs Browning was dying in Repulse Bay where the honeymoon is to Browning'e nhectoe slroad, and referring be spent. The bride's going-away costume to the poem in which ho recorded that tören were the sweetest, evez #se of reneda, georgette, headed in self-her colour with hot to match
of all nations trading this, part of Reference was made to the matter at the bold at No. 2, Stewart Terraco: The Peak The poem, is one of 10 stanzas written
China
were to be represented. The annual meeting of tharrholders grater Committee of the Chamber of Commerse day, May Road users of the car, me appealing to the hoped that this admirable project would understand, interd
Government
THE CORONET. ive strong support from Hongkong."
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