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ON and after the fer JUNE, tha Ofices of

the ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. (9.0.), LTD., will be in "ASIATIC BUILD- ING." QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

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THE MONGKong Jockey" CLUB.

HALF TEARLY GENERAL and Scrapers, Fribers, 1nd Leatherworkers TMEETING MEMBERS will be beki

to E.M. DOCKYARD.

on SATURDAY, 7 JUNE, 1924, at 1230

CEta As xex:

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Farm of Tender can be obtained at the Officer in the JocEEL CLUB Rooks, Hatexore of CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR, H.M. DOCKYARD, Hongkong, and should be filled in and returned *s indiented in Tesder Fem, Not later then Noor, WEDNESDAY, taslim JUNE, 1934.

J. B. GILLINGHAM,

Chief Constructor.

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GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC. ENDERS LOT SPECIE MEXICAN

DOLLARS surreal la this Colony, Telegraphic Transfer, an as Lords Cozamir sioners of His Majesty's Tasury, London, up to and for the sum of £800,000, will be TREASURY CHEST received by the

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look .. on the KD JUNE, 1994. natil 11

The Tamiara to state the total amount (in Poands sterling). No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for less thes E100.

The Tenders to be in Expileate, and in Sealed Covora, Addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE,

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TENDERS FOR GOVERN VENT BILLS,

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tanders is reserved.

of Form of Tazder can be had on

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE FOURTH EXTRA RACE MEET. TING will be hell (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLS on SATURDAY, 717, and MONDAY, JUNE, 1924, commancing at 3.50 9. Each Day. The First Bell will be Rung ab 3 7.3.

The Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform, Half Price. Members are advised that they must show their Season Tickets to obtain Admission to

the Members Enclosure.

Each Member has the right of introducing 2 Nea Kambers to the lambers Enclosure, Tickets for whom can be obtained from ours. & Davis at $5 each up to FRIDAY, LAYSTEAD GIS JOH

The Stewards invito the Ladies of Honghong to be present

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER CO.. (1918), LTD.

NOTICE.

WE to 2 JUNE, Payment

E beg to Notify Our Consumers that

PP Bandering for (Bill) are hereby of Our Monthly Accounts may be made at Our Notiked that, having regard to the provisions of New Branch Office (EWYNESS STORES), A, the Acta 23 George LL, Cap. 45 and 41, George NATKAN ROAD,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., III. Cap. BS, the acceptance of any sugh Tinder

General Manugura. is subject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons In or fo

shall be

My nifted to any share or -para-

to arise from the Castmet thereby

made for the allotment of mah (Bills),"

The provisions in quation do not apply tọ Contracts entered into by any incorporated En 1 corporated capacity and made Company for the general benefit of the Company."

R. A DUBBIN, EL-Col., R.A.P.C., Troarary Chest Offer,

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His Majesty's Treaty Office,

Hongkong, 2nd June, 1994.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER "MORBA."

ARRIVED EDNOXONG OF 26TH MAY, 1924. FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, PORT SAID, ADEN, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

vessels hereby informed

and

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- that their Goods are being landed placed ar TH BISK in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each Consignment

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NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Scrip No 4227 for 500 shares Ewo

COTTON MILLS LTD., in the name of Mr. EZRÁ

INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

And as suppland to the Jest to

BY APPOINTMENT

The woy first Old Scotchichisty John Dewars Sons Perth

[WAR HOUS

Butters

MARIN SCOTLAN

Contracting Parties mutually agree that the future of the Chiness Eastern Rail way shall be determined by the Union

On Saturday morning a coolia woman FAR EASTERN CABLE was knocked down by a taxienh in Queen's Road East, near the Wanchai

of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Monument. She was not seriously in Republic of China, to the exclusion of jared. any third party or parties." It seems that pending the arrival of the time when

His Excellency the Governor has, under China will be in a position to redeem instructions from the Secretary of State the line, with Chinese capital (1), the for the Colonies, been pleased to recog- management of the railway is placed in aise Senor don. Pedro Vicente Boltell the hands Russia, who agrees to be provisionally and pending the sang of responsible for the entire claims of the Flis Majesty's Exequatur, as Honorary

shareholders, bondholders and creditors

incurred prior to the Revolution of March 9th, 1907." Both the French and

Consul in Hongkong for the Republic of

Honduras

the United States Governments, when Captain Reynolds,

1.

master

of

the

was caused by spontaneous combustion in

a cargo of cotton.

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Tse Ping-ang, a tailor of Ab Mes and Hing Cheong, was charged before Mr. B. Edwell, at the Magistracy on Satur.

NEWS

{THROUGH 'BLOYER'S AGENOT.)

ŠINO SOVIET

BESTEEMENT SIGHED.

TEN MAIN TERMS,

PEKING," May 31st After months of most critical negotia- : tions, China and Russia have signed the agreement whereby the former recognises the Soviet. The agreement provisionally settles the fate of the Chinese Eastern

Railway, the management of which is placed in the hands of Russia, who takes over the Railway's debts.

China restores all Russian Government property. The Soviet Socialist Republic is to allocate the Bussian share of the Boxer Indemnity to a fund for the edu cation of Chinese,

China undertakes not to transfer the Russian concessions in China wholly or

the nature of this arrangement came to Nemazee ship Frangestan, which was be known, lodged protests with the burnt out in the Red Sen recently, and Chinese Government drawing its atten- sunk by a British submarine, has returned tion to a resolution of the Washington to Hongkong. At the official enquiry into Conference on the subject whereby the this disaster it was found that the fire Powers preserve the right to insist upon Chink's responsibility for the perform ance or non-performance of obligations towards "foreign stockholders, bond bolders and creditors of the railway which the Powers dees to result from the contracts under which the railway was day morning, with being in possession of partly to a third power, built. While there was no intention on

a revolver, two magazines and 58. rounds the part of either of these two Powers to of ammunition without a permit from the interfere with the Sino-Russian negotia-Captain. Superintendent of Police. The tions, China was warned against ester defendant, who is on a bail of $2,000, was ing into an agreement which would

formally remanded. invalidate foroige interests in the rail- way. In what way the Chinese Govern ment recognises its duty to the Powers in this respect remains to be disclosed.

debts which she takes over by this agree ment has also to be proved. At present Fit cannot be said that the bondholders and creditors have cause to be satisfied

THE SPIRIT OF THE EMPIRE Russia's ability to discharge the railway

It is that unbroken Evenness that is so much appreciated in DEWAR'S. It is produced by the skilful blending of whis- kies-old and ample-DEWAR'S Is simply a mingling of good things.

Dewar's

WHITE LABEL"

and

̈“VICTORIA VAT”

as supplied to the Houses of Lenis aud Commons.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE S.P.C.A. BİLL. -

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "RONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

Sra- quite agree with "AB". thái the subject of this new 4 Cruelty" Ordi: nance calls for further ventilation-ofne of the Clausescare most, obscure.

For instance do I understand from

Clause 7 paragraph (1) about cage birds --that every canary must have its own perch? or may two canarios, sit on the

The Union of Soviet Socialist Repub- hea recognise Chinese sovereighty Outer Hongolia and agree to withilenw Boviet troops from Mongolia.

U.S. AND JAPANESE EXOLUSION.

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AMBASSADOR'S PROTEST...

WASHINGTON, June ist. The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Manihara, has delivered on official pro- test to Mr. Hughes against the exclusions clause in the United States' new i* migration law.

The Japanese protest is coupled with request that the American Government take all possible steps for the removal of discriminatory measures.

with the arrangement For the rest, Russia under this agreement renounces all special rights and privileges relating to the Concessions in any part of China: acquired by the Tharist Government under Conventions, Treaties or Agree ments; and the Soviet renounces the Russian portion of the Boxer Indemnity same perch1If the former how is (which Reuter's Peking Correspondent canary to know which is its own perch!

a fund for If the latter how much of a porch may discriminations are particularly unwel says is to be allocated to

one canary take up to attempt is made come when based upon rate, and the education, but there is nothing to this you will notice to define what

roost means 1, Sir, am a rather thin history of commercial agreements be- mind sitting a bit tight with another bird tween the two countries shows that the of the opposite sex, but I can quite Japanese Government has sought to pro- imagine that a middle aged, and perhaps

room.to

ABRAHAM of Hongrong together with By Royal appointment to His Majesty The King effect in the Russian version of the prehen bird, and personally I do not at all duly executed transfer dead purporting to aign the maid shares has been Lost:

The mid shares are the property of the Undersigned and application has been duly made to the Company for the issue of a Duplicate Scrip

The public is therefors warned against deal- Eg

with the said Shares without reference to Any person baring any the Undersigned. knowledge as to the whereabouts of the said scrip is asked to communicate with the Under- signed.

ELLIS & CO. - 617]

No. 23 Ice House Street,

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

FROM MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship RENVANNOCK" will be sorted out, Mart by Mark and delivery that all Goods are being landed at

NONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform their risk into the hazardous and/or extra

of the Anzardons Godowas

Hosezare AND KOWLOON WHane & Gooows Company, whance, and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th June, will be subject

obtained as the Goods are landed. Optional Goods will be landed here unless instructions have been given to the con- trary six hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within

inclading InD., daye, "date of arrival will be subject to rent-

No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.

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Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surreyon, Mestra GOUDARD & Douglas, at 10 L., on Mondays and Thursdays

All Claims must be presented within ten dapa of the Steamer's arrival bere, after which date they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be simittal after the Goods haye left the Godown,

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents. "Hongkong, 29th May, 1924,

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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

AND BOMBAY

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS AND LONDON.

HE Steamakip

THE

"ALIPORE”.

to rent.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 19th June, or they will not be recognized.

All breken, chafed and damaged Good to be left in the Godowns, where they will be aramined on the 4th Jane, at 10 a.x.

No Fire Insurance has besa effected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD...

· Agents. Hongkong, 29th May, 1924.

ON SALE.

"ONGKONG HANSARD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Bestian 1991.

Revised by the Members.

1832

BEPORTS

for.

PRICE

$5.

Dany Pazsı OFFICY,

TO-DAY,

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & CO., .LTD.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants E. ZAEL SHED 1841.

Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, EC.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 2ND, 1924.

The Note declares that international.

rather atout canary, would not at all like tect its nationals from discriminatory im to be doubled up with another bird of the migration legislation on the part of the same build, and of the same gender.

the new legislation entirely "disregards

liminary agreement) Furthermore, the Soviet Government rehnquishes the rights of extraterritoriality and Consular juris diction in China. It has to be added that this preliminary agreement deals, only

I suggest that it should be clearly laid United States; a position which is "fully with "general principles for the settle-

dowa in the Ordinance how much perch ment of the questions between the two must be provided by the owner for each understood and appreciated by the countries."The details are to be worked canary, because really, Sir, don't you American Government."

Citing the Japan-American Treaty of out by a Conference of the two Govern-think that six months' imprisonment and a fine of two hundred and fifty dollars, ments which it is stipulated shall be

seems a very inadequate punishment in 1911, the Japanese Note points out that

a really serious convened within a month after the sign cases where there is ing of the preliminary agreement, and shortage of perch 1-Yours respectfully, A. HEN BIRD.

the spirit and circumstances underlying these detailed arrangements, are to be

[Clause 7 para (1) reads as follows: completed as soon as possible." "and in

"The failure by the keeper of a bird the Treaty, and concludes with a hopo any case within six months from the shop to supply perches to each age suf- that a communication may be received opening of the Conference. Simultane cleat for all the birds in each cage to

find room to roost."] ously, a Commercial Treaty is to be drawn' up, with a Customs, Tariff between the two countries based on "principles of Evidently, equality and reciprocity." there will be mach in these negotiations to engage the interests of the Foreiga Powers during the next six months and perhaps for long afterwards.

CHINA'S RECOGNITION OF THE SOVIET. The preliminary agreement whereby China accords recognition to the Soviet Government of Russia has been signed, at last, by the Governments of the two Powers. For three months or more the Chinese Government withheld its signa

A Congregation for the conferring of ture to the draft agreement because it

from the Soviet degrees is to be held at the Hongkong wanted to obtain Government more explicit declarations University on June 16th

China's sovereignty | regarding

The total output of the Kailan Mining Mongolia, a definite time set for the. withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Administration's mines for the week end- that territory, and the annulment of the ing May 17th amounted to 02,015 tons treaties which have been made by the and the sales to 80,207 tons. Soviet with the local Government of that

over

AEROPLANE OVER HONGKONG."

in the same spirit of riendliness and candour as has been expressed in the Note.

BANDITS DEMAND HIGH RANSOM.

MACKAY PARTY WELL TREATED.

Foocnów, May 30th.

R. ABBOTT'S TRIAL FLIGHT, After many weeks of perseverance, Mr. JI. Abbott succeeded in making a trial trip in his aeroplane on Saturday morn Mr. Carroll, in a communication ing. Rising from a level stretch of ground near Kowloon Old City Kr. garding the Mackay party, says the Abbott in his Curtis biplane circled over bandits are demanding a high ransom, the City and was successful later in making a perfect landing He went up but an early release is hopeful. again twice during the day. Later on Mr. Abbott hopes to give a number of The captives are receiving food and

clothing and are being well treated. aeronautical stunts at Happy Valley.

WANCHAL MONUMENT'S

TOILET.

NAVAL MEN'S DEVOTED ACT.

THE TRENCH FLIGHT.

PERINO, June 1 Capt. Doisy postponed his departures

Late on Friday night, a gathering of owing to the Chinese authorities desizing Chinese near the memorint at Wanchai, to present him with a sword of hepnzir which was erected to the memory of the

British and American sailors who died this afternoon, and also understood that, while fighting against Chinese pirates in because the landing ground at aliba 1885, were not a little surprised when they were suddenly dispersed by a party is ready to-day. He leaves on Monday of some eighteen British and United at the same hour. States bluejackets.

These had arrived to clear the site of

U.S. WORLD FLIGHT,

It is notified that the Government pro- STEAMER FOR MANILA, SINGAPORE HONGKONG MEETINGS of the territory; in which for some months past,

theit may be incidentally mentioned, the poses to erect a public latrine on a site Soviet has been maintaining a diplomatic situated at the junction of Jordan Road representative. The cables, from Peking and a new alignment of Canton Road, to-day do not make it quite clear: that

It is notifed that the two naval rescue the Chinese Government has succeeded in getting from Russia: anything more tugs, referred to in connexion with the definite on these points than the pre- protection of property in the Harbour liminary

agreement contained. That during typhoons, can only be made the monument, and otherwise repair the agreement recognises Oster Mongolin to available for public service when all naval deplorable state of neglect into which the

Torro, June 1st. memorial had been allowed to fall for be an integral part of the Republic of movements are completed.

many years past..

The American plance lett Kasumigawra China and the Soviet undertakes to

Working with a will, the sailors plied respect Chica's sovereignty in that terri The strike in the Shantak silk industry picks and shovels in clearing away the at 6.97 this morning. tory; it also undertakes to effect the has terminated, and work has been re-stones and rubbish that littered the monu- ment Big blocks of wood that had been complete removal of all troops of the tumed in the silk cocoon factories. The dumped against it were also removed. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from strike is stated to have involved the in- The next proceeding was to wash down Outer Mongolia, as soon as the conditions austry in a serious loss, as it extended the monument. itself with water."

over the larger part of the period during hith the second silk crop is dealt with

carrying His Majesty's Maila, will be despatch- ed from this port at Noor, on TUESDAY, the 30 Joar, taking Cargo for the above Ports. Bik

and Valuable Cargo

for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be com veyed by this Steamer proceeding, to Bombay the on-carrying and there transhipped to Steamer for Marseilles and London.

Parcels will be received at the Office until 5 PM on the Day previous to Sailing. The contenta and value of all packages must be declared.

For further particolare, apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Co.,

Agente Hongkong, 29th May, 194

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HONGKONG WEEKLY

PRESS.

CONTAINING ALL THE WEIG B

LOCAL NEWE. The Paris to send Elama.

AY

230, 5:15, 7.15 AND 9.15 P.M.

MACK SENNETTS THE

for their removal-that is to say, the CROSS ROADS

time limit, and the measures to be OF NEW YORK." adopted in the interests of the safety

BUSTER KEATON

IN

Two more large lots of Crown land are

of the frontier"-are agreed upon. Presumably auch an agreement has been reached, and the preliminary agreement to be sold by publie auction this month. bas been to this extent amended if not Two areas are at Cheung Sha Wan,

Kusumoto, Jang t The American planes arrived at 10.232

The am whole work was completed by about 19.20 on Saturday morning, having taken up wards of an hour.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The telegram quoted below was re-

eral from the Manila Observatory at 12:30 in the text, by an interchange of Notex aggregating 51,750 square feet, for whichceived by the American Consulate Gen “ NEIGHBOURS." The agreement directly touches the in the upset price is put at $31,000 Another pm on Saturday

terests of the Foreign Powers in its lot is at Shamshaipo, having an area of provisions regarding the Chinese Eastera 5,664 square feet, the upset price being

The Governments of the two #15,252

THE CORONET, nadwy,

Typhoon in shout 126deg Long E. 21deg. Lat. N. Diraction unknown.

116deg Long. E 19deg. Lat. N Direction anknown.

THE PORTUGUESE AIRMEN

LAHORE, May 30th. The Portuguese airmen who crushed at Pipar, Jodhpur on May 7th, resum

Lew machine purchased from the their light to Macao this moring

Governpecat of India.

2

CALCUTTA, June 1st The airmen have arrived here