NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
SUMMER MEETING,
EX shove will be held (weather permitting), SATURDAY and SUNDAY, SAD d 347 AUGUST (or the following Week End it
THE
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 201E, 1924
INTIMATONS
HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Seventy- Are canis Per Share has bewn Declared and will be PAYABLE ON AND AFTER when PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on another Postponement is necessary).
Particular a Posted on Wes) Notice MONDAY, the ith day of Angust, 1924, WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST,
the Offices of the Fahlia Werks Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon 1 r... at the
Application at the Offices of the Company Department, by Order of EXCELLANCY TAR
The SHARE REGISTERS of the Company GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND still be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 610 Conduit Road in the Colony of Hongkong, for
AUGUST, to TUESDAY, 19 AUGUST, term of 75 year, with the option of renewal
By Onler of the Board, at Crown Reat to be fixed by the Surveyer of 1924, both days inclusive, His MAJESTY THE KING, for cue farther term of
W. F. SIMMONS. 15 уры.
Acting Secretary.
Board
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By Order
E. D. MATTHEWS.
Sireretary, H.B.K.G.C."
TO LET.
INGLE Roomed OFFICE og 1st FLOUR,
14, PEDDER STREET.
Apply PaarkKYY OFFICE,
JARDINÉ, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
K.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
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1HE Underrignal have received instructions
To Sell by Pablic Auction
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY,
the ND, Gan and
Szrrevnex, 1924,
at HM, NAVAL Yann, Hongkong and at KOTLIN NAVAL Danir, Commencing Each Day at 9.30 . with an Interval from 12
Nous to 130 rai.
OLD AND SURPLUS.NAVAL
STORES, &c.
Comprising
Ironmongery, Dinghies Teligraphy Fit Whalers, Cattern, Gigs, Electrical and tings, Electric Cable, Cooking Stoves, Ships" Fittings, Iron Beds, Mattresses and Fittings, Life Rafte, Carpets, Mat, Pillows,
Counterpaner, Blackets,
Canvas, India
Rubber and Metallic Home Old Cordage.
Номи
5 Rags, Old Inda Rabber, Old Leather, Old
Wedien and Liura Rags, Old Asbestos, Old Cork,
Old Iron and
No, of Bais.
Reginry
PARTICULARS OF THE BOT.
Lorality-
Bandary Musaramente,
Annual Kanin),
Upest Prics.
per male plan.
BM,283
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VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB:
SWIMMING!
SWIMMING!
FOURTH NIGHT FETE
Will be held on
FRIDAY, the 22nd instant,"
Commencing 9 o'clock.
ADMISSION AT USUAL PHILEs.
SPECIALATTRACTION—OD MONDAY,
Hongkong, 1st July, 1924,
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An NINTERIM DIVIDEND has been Do- clared in respect of the Financial Year ending at the 31st December, 1924, and will be Paid on FRIDAY, THE 29TH AUGEST, 1924, to Forty Cents (30.40) per Shara on the Old Sharna (Fully paid), Thirty-three Cents ($0.33) Share on Bonus Shares (Fully paid) Nos. 171,000 to 200,000, and Sis Cent (30.06) per Share on the New Shares (1924 issue) upon which $2.50 per Share was paid op co 18th March, 1924.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Comany will M CLOSED from the Bra to 29th AUGUST (both days inclusive),
1076)
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC TURING CO., LTD.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
the 25TH INSTANT, 9 CLON-LOCAL CRAMPIONS OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An
versus JAPANESE (MPIC STIMMERA. Reserve
No
INTERIM DIVIDEND has been De
Lead, Vine, and Gun Mrta, C. Copper, Seats$1.50. Booking at ANDERSON YCMcclared in respect of the Financial Year ending
Old Steel Wire Rope, Mine”.
11511
BECREATION CLUB.
R. WITCHELL
Hon: Secretary,
sad Brass STORE and VICTORIA. Tubes, Coal Sacks, Wood and Ires Block, Lyric Ban in Attendance on both Evenings,
Steel Tuber, Lampa and Tanterns,
Oil, Riggiar Chain, Chain Cable and Gear, Drilling Machines, Oil, Paint and Paint Ingredients, Lathes, Power Driven Saw Pirnace and Cutter Engines, Eablen, Compas, Clocks, Teen Drums, Ole Packing Cases. Dirty Enbricating Oil, Old Caka, Smiths' Forges, Air Compressors, Mast and Spar, Table Fans, Boats Sails, &c., &c.
Tote may be Inspected on MONDAY, the 1st SEPTEMBER, 1994.
"
AMO BALES OF
OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING
STORES
at Kew Lous on FRIDAY, 5TH SEPTEMBER, 1924, Comprising:
Table Linen, Implanents, Serge. Flannel, de. Remnant, Sundry Articles of Mess and Table Gear and Clothing findading Electro Plate Gear), Colennel Frovision for Foultry Feeding, &r
Terms of Sale: detailed in Catalogus.
HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD.," By Appointment Auctioneer to the Admiralty.
Hongkong, 16th July, 1924.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE PENINSULAR&ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STEAMER
KAISAR-1-HIND."
ARRIVED HONGLONG ON 19TH AUGUST, 1924 Vox ANTWERP, LONDON, GIBRALTAR, MARSEILLES, PORT SAID, COLOMBU AND STRAITS. NONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above- named Vesse! are hereby informal that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR HIS the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Golown Company's. Consignment Godowns at Kowloon, where each Consis
be
will
Bad
be sortel et Mirk by Mark and delivery
can be obtained as the Goods are landed.
Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions have
have been
to the ecu- given trary Six hours before Arrival of the Steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival will he subject to Rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by an in any cand whatever.
must be left in the Damaged Packages Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Messes. GODDARD Dougla, at 10 ... on Mondays and ursdays.
of the steamer's arrival here, after which date All Claims must be presented within Ten days they cannot be recognized.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods kare left the Godown.
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO...
Agente.
Hongkong, 19th August, 1924.
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“GLEN” LINE, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Έχου UNITED KINGDOM AND
THE Steamship
THE
STRAITH.
* "GLENIFFEB" haring arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hasardous and/or extra hazarloan Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, sudfer from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.
Gooda not cleared by the 26th August,
NOCD, be subject to All broken, chafed and damaged Packages are be left in this Godawas, where they will be examined in the
presence
1924
to
Teera
ar. Goddard and
to Bent
NOTICE.
HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS
ASSOCIATION.
THE following are Members of the above
Tociation.
A. H. CARROLL,
2
M. A. RAZACK
J. W. Kw
W. J. CARKOLL .0. I
F. M.LI SAKS
E. E. EDARDS.
J. F. GLOSZ
V. YVANOVICH
A. P. GREAVES.
H. M. E. S
Set Kos Cui
HARK O. Oneli.
Soo PZI SHLO
By Order of the Committee,
J. W... KEW.
Secretary,
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Hongkong, 12th lay, 1924.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE,
THE following are Members of the above
Exchange
ABRAHAM, Ezra. ALVER, A. A.
BAGBAN, J. T. BENJAMIN, V. BIRKETT,
Cox,
LAMMERT, EL A, LOGAN, W. MATHESON, B. T.
NIRSIM, A PERRY, 1. 9.
PESTONJI, B.
CROUCHER, N. V. A. PUTTS, Gzo, H..
ELIS, F. M
4
Gotz, J
GUTTERBES, A 1
Kew, Fazo. LANNERT, GEO. P.
Ports, P. C. RAYMOND, EM
SILVA, P. M. N. da
Surt, F. R. TESTER, P.
By Order of the Committee,
A. NISSIM,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 5th May, 1-24-
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TO LET.
HOP AND OFFICES, No. 12, Pzbuzz.
STEIZT Apply at the PREMISZE
(1100
TO LET AT WEIHAIWEL.
PORTA Lot at present. YOMFORTABLY Furnished ROOMS with
Apply-
8427
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KES NIVEN.
WALSATWEL
S.S.YALOU."
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES
...MARITIMES.
are
NOTICE. YONSIGNEES of Cargo from ANTWERP, DUNKIRK, MIDDLESBROUGH MANCHESTER, LONDON and BAIGON,
with abore Steamer in connection hereby informed that their Goods with exception, of Opium, Tressore and the Valuables are being landed and stored st their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Con Lady Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing,
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless Intimation is received from the Consignees before
NOON, TO-DAY, reuerting it to be landed here.
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by of Consignes by the Undersigned Goods remaining unclaimed against
1924, at 10a.m. Claimaan 20th August, after the 43rd instant, at Noon, will be subject
including
the Steamer to Rent and Landing Charges.
All Claims must be sent in to me on or before those for Cargo short delivered must presented on the Special Form provided, and the 27th instant, or they will not be must also be submitted within 30 days of recognized.
Fire Insurance
any case whaterer.
Hills of Lading will be countersigned by
will not be recognised. All damaged Packages will be examined on rival, otherwise will be affected by us in Saturday, the 23rd instant, at 11 am by
Mosers. Goddard Douglas.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
A RODENFUSEE,
Agent, Hongkong, 17th August, 1904
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.
Agenta,
TILA Hongkong, 19th August 1924
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Nos.
on the 31st December, 1924, and will be Paid on FRIDAY the 22ND AUGUST, 1924, a to Forty Cents (30.40) per Share on the Old Shares (Fully Faid), Thirty Cents ($0.30) Share on Bonus Shares (Fully Paid) 60,001 to 150,000, and One Cent ($0.01) per Share on the New Shares (1924 Issue) upon the 15th on which $1.00 per Share was paid up May, 194
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8TH to 22ND AU- GUST, 1924 (both days inclusive).
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers. Hongkong, 1st August, 1924, [1104
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY. LIMITED.
TUCKETS be issued for ROUND
Tips during the Months of JULY 20
SEPTEMBER, from Roserose to Focenew (Pagoda Anchorage) and Batura, Calling
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
THE SPIRIT OF THE
MOTHERLAND
"
Go to the four corners of
the earth and there are the sous of the Motherland. SOAS of the Sweep the nuiverse and there are the ships of the Motherland. Search the hearts of the Empire and there are ties to the Motherland. One "of them is
DEWAR'S
FE
Canton is never long" without a new
The Summer meeting of the Royal sensation. A couple of months ago it Hongkong Golf Club is now announced was the dastardly" bomb outrage. Then for Saturday or Sunday next (or, the came the heycott of the Shameen, and following work end if another postpone- even before that episode. is elosed we mentis nécessary)." have thrown upon the screen the great.
8.30 am yesterday, three men, Arms Seizure sensation, which seems after tempering with the latch of pregnant with highly interesting possibili dwelling at 25. Gilman Street, entered ties. Feeling runs high on the best and gagged the old woman occupant with
A strict cepsorship of the
a knife wrapped in a cloth. They thos Press han hoen instituted, and men who made off with her jewellery, Valued as venture to express indignation at the action of the Government evidently stand
in Canton.
*430.
in peril of arrest. An order has been A meeting of the Legislative Council issned for the arrest of Can List PAR, is called for tomorrow at which the prin- who has been the leading spirit of the cipal business will be the first, reading Volunteer Organisation from its inception of Hill intituled An Ordinance to amend twelve years ago, and one prominent the Opium Ordinance, 122), and the third. supporter of it the managing director offrending of the Supplementary Appropria the Canton Hankow railway, is reported|tion Bill to have been already placed under arrest. While the Merchants Volunteer Corps deeply resent the seizure of the muni applied to Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy, through Mr. tions after a permit had been granted Denny's, for a reduction of a fine of 14OS, by the proper authorities for their import imposed on him for having used welded into Canton, it is diffent to see what!
bars for rebuilding work, informed the solid grounds there are for the expects Magistrate yesterday that he had decided tion of an immediate conflict, if the lend
Dewar's "White Label" and ing spirits of the organisation are clear-
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Victoria Vat."
As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.
By Royal appointment to His Majesty The King.
SOLE AGENTS:
A S WATSON
CO., LTD.
Wine and Spirit Merchants.
-ESTABLISHED 181,
A house-owner, who the other day
to pay the full amount.
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ing ont of Canton or being lodged in The daily return of communicable die- prison. Dr. Sex Yar Sex, however, iseases issued yesterday was a blank. The evidently not anxious to have an or
return for last week which was also issued ganisation, which has given such evidence yesterday showed 11 cases of typhoid and The cases of growing power, in open hostility, to death from the disease. his Administration. According to yester were: 8 Chinese, American, 1 Portu- day's Canton Gazette he has written to nese, 1 Indian. 2 imported. - Eight of the headquarters of the organisation in the cases occurred in Victoria and 3 in The only other cases of Canton to say that the netual quantity Kowloon. of arms and ammunition owlered by the notable disease notited laat week were Merchants Volunteers will be returned to Chinese cases of diphtherin. nad g them, but the recipients must first prove Chinese enses (1 fatal) of cerebrospinal that they are proper laisiness men and fever. present the regular receipts issued to &them by the Volunteers' Headquarters when they paid the deposits of the orders." This certainly has the appear ance of climbing down" Our Chinese correspondent writes that Dr. SUN YAT SEN will let the volunteers have the arms at 500 each, to the Canton contingent anly, but the Canton and the other units alike refuse this arrangement, saying, that they must have the whole consignment and will demand it at all costs." What the expression" at all costs means will only be revealed by events which from the present state of our information it is impossible to forecast At the present time Dr SUN YAT SEN would appear to have the whip band."
at SWATOW and Amor on both the Upward Hongkong Office: 1A, Chater Road. and Downward Voyage, by the Company's London Office: 131, Flest Street, EC. New Fast," Well-appointed
HAI-NING
Steamer
the Reinced Rate of $80,
for the Round Voyage, including Mesis while the Steamer is in Port
These Special Tickets will be available for Return ONLY by this Steamer, either by the Vayaga for which it is issued or by her follow-
From Sailing
Foochow Daration of Stay Foochow 48 hours.
The Trip occapies 8 to 9 days and the Steamer will Leave HONGKONG from the Com
Wharf at 5: pany's
permitting). on her Return (Weather Arriving at Daylight
The Company's Steam Launch will conway passengers from PAGODA ANCHORAGE FOCCHOW CITY, if required.
to
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, AUGEST TH. 1924.
CANTUNENSATIONS.
THE strike against the Shameen appcare.
to be, at last, definitely terminated;" in
For further Particulars and Dates of Sailing. way in which it could admittedly have
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..
been terminated a fortnight sooner had it not been for the intimidation exercised [908hy busybodies whose interest in the
General Manager, DOUGLAS STEAKSHI CO., LTD. Eongkong. 17th June, 1924,
THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION co..
STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT,
MEDITERRANEAN PORT
& LONDON,
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
THE Steamship
SICILIA,"
امیری
Capt H. C. DAVIS, D.S.C., R.N.R., carrying
+1
Captam, F. Bloxham, 2nd Bn., 4th Bombay Grenadiers rin0) has been permitted to resign his commission.
་-
An Aberdeen bus knocked down n
Captain Leemwe, of the ss. Ombilia, has reported the theft of three coils of rope and two wire runners, of a total
strike has been purely politien). Re-Chinese girl who was so severely injured cognising that the Shameen authorities to accessitate her admission to hospital. were not to be moved from their decision not to reinstate then, the lukongs, who deserted in a hody when a crisis arose, have been, at last, allowed by the Strike Executive to do what they wished to do a fortnight ago, amely, offer their resiguations-the only course which en with any sense of honour and duty would recognise as being upen to them. The Shameen Authorities are not ignorant of
His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from the fact that the Jukongs deserted under, this Port on or about THURSDAY, 1intimidation, and they have not show AUGUST, 1924, at Noon, taking Passanger
and Cargo for the above Porte.
value of $235.
A Chinese, charged before Mr. Hamil- ton at de Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with hawking without a licence, said that the police would not grant him one, but producing his wares in 'n tin box, he explained that they were plasters and added proudly that they were very good ones. He sold them for 3 cents spiece. His Worship explained gently that the quality or cheapares of the goods did no affect the point at iue, and fined the an 8 with the alternative of 7 days in prison.
BIG DEAL IN THE SHARE" MARKET.
100.000 HOTEL SHARES.
We understand that what is regarded na a record transaction on the Hongkong share market took place yesterday when block of 100.000 Hongkong and Shang- hai Hotel TER" were sold in a single deal. Dr. Fred Kew acted for the sellers, Chinde syndicate and Messrs. E. It is under- Ellis & Co. for the bayers. stood that these shares had been issued
ย
as payment for the property adjoining
Road, which was recently acquired by the Hongkong Hotel, Ltd, in Des Voeux
the Hotel Co.
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We understand that the shares have The Munila Observatory yesterday afternoon issued a warning of a typhoon been sold at 825 each for December Settle- in about 127deg. Long. E., 30deg. Lat. N:ment. moving N.N.W.
A Colonial Office list of appointments makes mention of the appointment of Dr. A. I. Ester of Hongkong to be a
Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy, France themselves wanting in maquanimity Nomediest officer in the British East
and London (under arrangement) will be tras shipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer pro- ceeding direct to Marwilles and London.
Parcels will be received at this Office until 5. the Day before Sailing. The contests and value of all packages must be declared.
For further particulars, apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
Agenta Hongkong. 14th August, 1921.
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STO-DAY.
at 2.30, 518 7.159.15.
JAMES
THE
KIRKWOOD
GREAT
IMPERSONATION
W
ole cub Party
Scenes of Pekin
THE CORONET.
legal obligation "roste upon them to pay "African Medical Service,
these men gratuities for long service
which has come to such to so ignominious "Condition of Life after Death" will'
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This transaction, therefore, in- volves a sum of $2,500,000.
Hongkong and Shanghai Hotel shares were quoted last Friday at 18 buyera Yesterday for old and $18 for new.
morning they were quoted at $90 and 818.85. respectively and in the afternoon were quoted $214 b...
MAIL. Yesterday's mail from London, brought by the P. & O. 8.3. Kuisar-F-Hind, arriv- ed in remarkably quick time.
It was
an end, hit nevertheless the Shamecube the subject of this week's Public QUICK TRANSIT OF LONDON Authorities throughout appears to have Lecture of the Hongkong Lodge, The had the intention" of paying men of long Theosophical Society, 16, Queen's Road service gratuities based upon the length Central, ou Wednesday, August 20th, at
5.45 pm. All are welcome.-ABVT. of their service. Reinstatement "as though nothing bad happened was Tas theft of ten cases of haberdashery, despatched from London on the evening manifestly preposterous suggestion. No to the value of $2,340, from Messre of July 4th and arrived at Hongkong community could possibly feel the Kwong Yat Loong, of Wellington Street, at 12.30 p.m.. on August 19th-25 days slightest sense of security under a police has been reparted to the police. The and 16 hours from London. force which had shown itself so amen-goods are said to have been taken from stile to the demands of an outside
the firm's godown in Wing Kut Street, political organisation masquerading as
из
4. Committee representing the alleged By inadvertence, in our report rester- grievances of men and women who were day of Monday's band concert in Statue customarily employed on the Shameen Square, the name of the conductor was In this connection the episode has had given as W. F. Blake, whereas the name
Chinese w 23.
For stealing a packet of "Numerous Treasures" cigaretiza, fined $5, with 7 days' hard labour in default, by Mr. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
A Chinese atole a puras valued at 70 cents in Queen's Bond, on Monday, but
its only possible ending and it will dount of the popular Bandmaster of the 1st he was soon to realize that he had made a bad bargain, for Mr. R. E: Lindsell East Surrey Regiment.is W. F. Brad-entenced him to two months' hard inbour less have enduring icons for all con-
shaw. cerned.
yesterday for his exploit.
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