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NOTICE.

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The employed on Cable Work

Cable Steamer Stors Nokiisks Harbour for the Next Few Days..

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INTIMATONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST. 1924

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

DIVIDEND NOTICE.

to

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An INTERIM DIVIDEND has been De- clared in respect of the Financial Year ending on Northe 31st December, 1944, and will be Paid on

FRIDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST, 1924, Forty Canta (3043) per Share on the Old Sharos (Fully paid), Thirty thrso Cents (30.33) per Share on Bonas Shares (Fully paid) Nos. 171.000 to 200,000, and Stx Cank ($0.00) per which $2.50 par Share was paid-up on the Share on the Now Shares (1924 and apon 15th March, 1924.

h) Batson the SOUTHERS Power of the KAMLOON PENINSULA towark QERI'S PIER.

All Verscis sui Gráft are herby Notified to give the Cable Vesela Wide Berth and proceed at Slom Sped when pussing,

(81) G. F. HOLE,

Harbour Master. Harbour Department,

Hongkong, 20th August, 1924 1164

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

CONSIGNERS

ANE

per Compaar's Steamer GIA

are hereby netidai hat the farge will be is charged into Bolt's Wharf, Kawbon, where it will be at Consigne risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 20th August

Optional Cargo will be landel, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival.

A broken, chafed and damaged Gondr are to be left in the Godowns, when they will be examined on any days and Fridays between the hours of 1946 M. and Ns within the free storage period.

No Claims will be admittel after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, snel all Good remaining undelivered after the 26th August,"

be abject to Rent

All Claims against the Staaber must be presentes to the Undersigned on or before the 9th September, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insuance will be effeted.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

Hongkong, Bhi August, 1924, [116]

"PUBLIC AUCTION,

PARTICULARS

AND CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 25th day at August, 1924, at P., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Coniinit Road in the Colony of Hongkong, for

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Comany will do CLOSED from the Sta to 29TH AUGUST (both days inclusive).

1078]

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFAC TURING CO., LTD.

No

DIVIDEND NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An INTERIM DIVIDEND has been De clared in respect of the Financial Year ending da the 31st December, 192, and will be, Paid on FRIDAY, the ND AUGUST. 1924, 8 ta Forty Cen

"Cents ($0.40) Shares (Fully Fail), Thirty Cents (30.30) por

per

on the Share on Bonus Shares (Fully Paid). Nor 60,001 to 150,000, and One Cent ($0.01) per Share on the New Shares (1924 Issue) upen which $1.00 per Share was paid upon the May, 1924.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 8TH to 22ND AL- GUST, 1924 (both day, inclusive).

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Manager". Hongkong, Ist August, 1924,

"[1104"

VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.

SWIMMING!

SWIMMING!

FOURTH NIGHT FETE.

Will be inkl on

FRIDAY, the 2D INSTANT, Commencing 9 O'CLOCK.

ADMISSION 7 CHSL Prices,

SPECIAL ATTRACTION—O MONDAY,

the 25 INSTANT, 9 O'LK-LOKAL CHAMPIONS

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INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

THE SPIRIT OF THE

MOTHERLAND

Go to the four corners of the earth and there are the SOUN of the Motherland. Sweep the seas of the universe and there are the ships of the Motherland. Search the bearts" of the Empire and there are ties to the Motherland. One them is

DEWAR'S

Relief Commission officials and Presa At 1 pm yesterday, three men, one FAR representatives, including a cinerato-armed with a revolver and mother with grapher, aver the fonded area between a dagger, entered 13, Cross Street, second Peking and Tientsin. The machine was floor, and got away with 8114 which they stele from a renz-collector who was call- ing at the house at the time.

in the air two and a half hours and it will afford some idea of the extent of the floods in that one province when we quote the statement that "not the whole | of the area under water was seen-that would take considerably longer than two

Mr. E. W. Hamilton disposed of "a number of P.W.D. summonses at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. For

EASTERN CABLE

NEWS.

(THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENCY-1

RUSSIAN LEGATION AT PEKING.

US, MEMORANDUM RETURNED.

M.

Karakhan has sent

PING, August 19th.

back the

bo

note from Powers

the

and a half hours-but the reconnaissance using welded bars for building works, American memorandum (outlined

a man was fined $10, and another was low) Recompanying the ordered to pay a 500 fine for obtaining the representatives of sand from Crown land without permis relating to the Russian Legation. Ho sien. For depositing material on Crown refuses to accept the memorandum, which land without authority, another defend-netised him that the American Minister's 401 was hand $100.

acquiescence in the understanding em- bodied in the accompanying mate in nowise constituted or implied recognition on the part of the regime known as the

was wide enough in extent to give a very fair view of the general situation, The International Famine Relief Com mission state that $20,000,000 are required for relief, but it is obvious that even this large sum will not go far to relieve the immediate needs from twelve te fifteen million people. This Committee, which has now become a pernianent bodycomed by the growing number of locall has done work of immense vale duriencing enthusiasts has just been issueditaion of Socialist "republics.

اریخیر

A little brochure which will be wel

recent years in pramoting conservancy under the title of The Hongkong of

3. Karakhan explains that there does work in China. hut this year's foods | Racing Record (Form at a (llance)", [s

not exist in international law and prac serve to show how vast is the mount consists of racing records compiled by

tice any method of restoring diplomatier "Argus," for, the season 1924 (January relations between two Government" by of construction „work that, rérazing to he done if these, periodical calamities to June) The book also includes the

way of returning to one of them the recent performances on the Shanghai and are to be averted. In this conner-

Legation of the latter fiovernment in the Kiangwan courses of poules that either capital of a third Power, by the other' tion a Chinese "correspondent in Our

Dewar's "White Label” and) columas to-day makes a special supes have raced in Hongkong this season or of these two Governments..

喜屋

Victoria Vat."

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

By Royal appointment to His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS':

that Kwangtung's proportion of there likely to do wa Photos of Stewards. The decision to hand over the Legation Cualoms surplus should be made avail and officials of the Jockey Club, and of) to M. Karakhan was reached in view of

a few notable ponies are interspersed, M. Karakhan informing the signatories tween the pages of information that hook to the Protocol that the Soviet consider- contains.

ed itself still a consignatory of the Pro tocol.

:

Extracts from the trooping programme ||

able under a Sino-Foreign Committén för flood prevention work in the province of Kwangtung. As a matter of fact, we helieve that this is already done to sorac extent, the continuance of the valuable for 1924-25 for the Far East are "pub- work of the Kwangtang Conservancyished in focal Command Orders. Board being possible only by an annual October 24th the ss. Derbyshire is due ments in the event of the Soviet's re- grant of fund's from this souree; but it to leave Southampton with drafts for munciation of the Protocol.

On

is miserably inadequate for the work Aden. Colombo and China, arriving at

The companying Note adds that the representatives of the Powers concerned reserve liberty of setion for their Govern-

needing to be done. While political Hongkong on Normber 15th and com- [BY COURTESY OF THE DAILY BULLETIN.”] chaos exists in Chim to the extent it menting her Home Journey on November has done during the past decade it is 20th. Early in 1925 the Derbyshire is to

Seru JAPANENE OLYMPIC SWINE Reserved A S. WATSON & impossible to hope that adequate funds bring the 5/2nd Punjab Regiment to

Seat 3:50. Booking at ANDERSON MUNIC Stock and. VICTORIA Lyric Band in Attenbauer on both Evenings,

RECREATION CLUB.

. C. WITCHELL,

1251]

Hon. Secretary.

a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

at & Crown Rest to be fixed by the Surveyor of

HS MUESTY TH K:so, for one father terra of

75 years.

Registry Ko.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

-(127)

Baudry Measurmonola, J

fest, feet, gaat. i feet.

£ 747 0:14 Siku.

10.190

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Anaval Fiental.

[1153

THE Undersignal haru received instructions

To Sell by Public Auction

on

TUISDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, the 2D, 3RD and 4 SEPTEMBER, 19249

at H.M. NAVAL Yann, Hongkong and

st Kowloon NAVAL DEPOT,

Commencing Each Day at 9,30

with

an Interval from 12

Noos to 1.30 PM.

OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL "STURES, &c.

Comprising:- Jamoagery, Dinghies, Whalera, Cutters, Gigs, Electrical and Wireless Telegraphy Fit- tings, Electric Cable, Cooling Store, Ships Fittings, Iron Beds, Mattresses and Fittings, Life Hafts, Carpets, Rags, Mats, Pillows, Counterpanen, Blankets, Sheets, Canvas, Indis Can- Old

Rubber and Metalls Hoses, Old her, Old.

Ty Rags, Old Indis Rubber, Woollen and

Cork, Old Iron and Steel Old Bran, Copper, Bugs. Old Amberton, Old Lead, Zine and Gun Metal, Copper

and Brass Tates, Coal Sacies, Wood and Iron Blocks, Lazieris, Gauges, Steel Tubes, Old Steel Wire Верна

Mineral Paint and Paint ingredien

Lárope and

O

Chain, Chain Cabled Gene MEN

ingredients, Lathes,

Driven Saw Pinne and Catter

Eablas, Compasses, Clocks, Tron Drum, Old Packing Coacs, Dirty Lubricating Oil, O Caska, Smiths Forges, Air Compressors, Maste and Spars, Table Fine, Boats Saile, &c,

Lair may be Inspected on MONDAY, the 1ST SEMENEx, 1924,

ALM SALES OF OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING SIORES.

atKOWLOON on FRIDAY, 5TH SEPTEMBER, 1924.

Comprising

Table Linen, Implements. Berge, Flannel, &c, Remnants, Sandry Articles of Mess and Table Gear and Clothing (including Electro Plated Gear), Condemned Provisions for Poultry Feeding, &c.

Terms of Sale-A detailed in Catalogne, HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD., By Appointment Auctioneers to the Admiralty

Hoogkong, 26th July, 1924,

LIMITED.

TICKETS will be issued for ROUND TRIPS during the Months of JULY TO SEPTEMBER, from HoxGLONG to FOOCHON (Pagoda Anchorage

and at Swarow and Axor on both the Upward Retura, Calling and Downward Voyage, by the Company's Now, Fast, Well-appointed Steamer HAI-NING" at the Reduced Rate of $80, for the Round Voyage, including Meals while the Steamer is in Fort

Those Special Tickets will be available for Bezarn

ONLY by this Steamer, either by the for which it is issued or by bar follow- ing Sailing from Foochow. Duration of Stay at Foochow 48 hours, 3 to 9 days and the

The Trip occupies Steamer will Leave Hosexone from the Com. pany's Wharf st. 5p.m., Arriving at Daylight

har Return (Weather permitting). The Company's Steam Lannch will convey passengers from

ANCHOUER FOOCHOW CITY, if

Foyage

dd

to

For further Particulars and Dates of Sailing. Apply to

"

DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co.,

General Managers,

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 17th June, 1924.

TO LET.

(908

'j'

INGLE Roomed OFFICE on 1st FLOGA,

14, PEDDER STREET.

Apply TROFEBTI OFFICE, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD. [1158

TO LET. CHOP AND OFFICES, No. 12, PEDDER

Sraziz. Apply at the PREMISES.

[100

TO LET AT WEIHAIWEL OMFORTABLY Furnished BOOMS with

Board. To Let at prezant.

Apply

Mas. NIVEN,

WEIRAVEL

3421

TO-DAY TIN SUNDAY at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15 Betty Compson

and

Bert

Lytell

TO

TO

and"

HAVE

HOLD ADVENTURES OF FELIX TOPICAL BUDGET €71

· CORONET.

THE

CO., LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

ESTABLISHED 1841.

BIRTHS. ALLEZZA Fung Shui, The Peak on August 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. GALLUZZI. a daughter. [1160 RINGNALDA-At Taipeh. Formosa on August 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. G. RINGNALDA, a son.

(1163

the

çan be made available for this much. Hongkong to replace the 24th Rombay needed work. "We shall probably have Grenadiers. On this trip the Derbyshire to go on for many years yet, recording is due to arrive in Hongkong, un from time to time these great disasters February 21st, sailing from Hongkong in China followed by appeals to public on March 2nd with the Boming-Gren- charity and the perimlical reimposition adiers' on board for India. Lof surtaxes on the national reyenue

tellectious,

The welding took place at St. John's following

prezecent created in the famine of 1055-21,

Cathedral Hongkong on Tuesday after- It already been announced that the Chinese

noon of Mr. Harry A. Wendt of Manila. to Miss Julia Kipping of Carrollton. Government has decided to reimpose

Kentucky, the marriage ceremony being surtaxes on railway and telegraph charges performed by the Rev. V. H. Copley and that the Powers have her, Moyle. Both bride and bridegom are position of a surtax on prunched for their consent to a re-well-known in Manila where Mr. Wendt

the Customis

is the Manila representative of Wilson revenue for relief purposes. It is report MCBAIN-At Weihaiver, on August 16th,

X Co., 21 sports goods house! of cd that the Diplomatic Body has decided Chicago, The bride, who was given away CRCILE MARIE MCDs, beloved wife to recommend the interested Foreign by Mr. Franklin of the U.S. Consulate, of R.. S. F. McBain, her 5th Powers to agree to the surtas on the

was charmingly attired in a silk gown year.

Customs revenues, and, according to antended wedding dinner was held at the

from Paris.

Subsequently a large at Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London: Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C. proposed to levy, the surtaxes for six left for Repulse Bay. They leave for official circular issued at Peking, it is Hongkong Hotel and later the couple months. beginning on September 1st. In Manila by the President Grant to- any cash the Communications surtaxes are to compience on that date, and it is expected that the Powers will consent to the imposition of the Customs surtax at the same time.

DEATHS. CAMPRELLA Beverley, a August 12th, age 10 months, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. CAMPBELL (Peking).

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, AUGUST 2, 1924.

THE FLOOD TRAGEDY

ד יד

IN CHINA.

Few people probably have any adequate Mrs. Hurplice has reported to the conception of the extent to which China police - the theft of two diamond rings is at present suffering from foods. The valued at $110 from her bed rooms at St. newspapers have published appalling George's House, Kennedy Road. estimates of the number of people who have lost their lives by these disasters and

The total output of the Kailan Mining

Docks,

of the millions who have been rendered Administration's mines for the week destitute, but it is still difficult for the ending-August 9th amounted to 88,106 idea of the great tragedy which these average man or woman to form any vivid tons and the sales to 1,853 tons.

statistics represent.

No fewer than eight|

The Chief Officer of the Yokohama populous provinces of China are seriously Mara has reported to the police the loss affected by floods-Kwangtong, Fukien, of jewellery valued at $150 from his Kiangsi, Honan, Hunan, Hupch, Chibi cabin whilst the steamer was in Kowloon and Shantiing. In these eight provinces the Taternational Famine Relief Com

A Chinese woman why us reported in mittee estimate that no fewer than the Daily Press, was taken to hospital 15,000,000 people have been rendered owing to injuries sustained in a motor destitute by the inundations anfare bus accident in Nathan Road, Kowloon, dependant upon the charity of the pillie on Tuesday, has since died. for the means of existence. They have verified reports of 13,115 deaths from the flood, hut the total loss of life is believed Ordinance for carrying on a pig roasting

Summoned under the Offensive Tradca

morrow.

THREE MOTOR MISHAPS.

ALL IN NEW TERRITORIES.”

Three motor accidents occurred in the New Territories on Tuesday.

The car of Mr. S. A. Lopes, occupied by the owner and his wife, "collided with another, in which were Mr. and Mrs. J. Silva. The two latter sustained severe in- juries, and Mr. Lopes were considerably abaken,

:

Skidding in Lai Chi Kok Road, a enr, occupied by Mr. J. C. Botelho und the raul way. Beyond a sight shaking, others, fell over a bank at the side of

the passengers were unhurt. The car was badly damaged.

THE NOTE TO MA KARAKHAN,

Pesise, August 19th.

Mr. Yoshizawa, this afternoon, bauded to M Karakhan the following Note:-

On August 1st, the senior repre sentative of the Powers signatory to the Protocol of 1001 aid a communi- cation from you addressed to him on July 4th before his colleagues (the diplomatic representatives of the said Powers), and infpruled them that in, his conversation with you on July 4th you informed him that the Soviet Govern- ment considered itself stilla.co-signa tory of the aforesaid Protocol.

"I am now requested by my col- leagues to inform you that in view of the above cire mstances and their con sequences, namely, that the Soviet Government enjoys all the rights and is impressed with all the obligations of that Protocol and the Protocol of 1901, und also all the subsequent arrange- ments which bind all the co-signatories to the maintenance of the conventional status of the Diplomatic Quarter, the diplomatic representatives of the sign- tory Powers have decided to hand over to your Excellency the Russian, Lega- tion and the keys of the premises, and they appoint the Netherlands Charge d'Affaires to represent them in this püsiness.

"As to the intinuation given by your Excellency in the conversation above referred to, that the Soviet Government. wight in future renounce its intereste under the Protocol of 1901, which was also reported to my colleagues, I am requested to say that the representa- tives of the other Powers signatory to the 100 and 1904 Protocols. must re- Barve full liberty of action for their Governments with respect to the effect of such renunciation upon the rights, privileges and mutual obligations which acerie to devolve upon all the signa- taries to these collective Agreements.

"If your Excellency will acquaint me with the name of the person you dele- gate to take over the Russian Legation and the keys, I will communicate the information to the Netherlands Charge d'Affaires."

The Note is signed by Mr. Yoshizawa. In an accompanying Memorandum, Mr. Yoshizawa says that he is desired by his

A party of Europeans were motoring American colleague to cotify M. Kare in the New Territories when their khan that his action in requieseing in the vehicle met an obstruction in the road, understanding embodied in the foregoing and all the occupants were thrown into Note in no way constitutes or implica paddy field. Luckily they sustained no recognition, on the part of the United injuries

States Government of the regime known as the U.S.S.R

OHIBLI PARTY'S INTENTIONS.""

CHINESE BONDS. DEPRECIATE,

PEXING, August 19th.

"DUCHESS OF MILAN." A dramatic story of how, Holbein's famous, picture, The Duchess of Milan," was secured for the National Gallery was given by Sir Robert Witt at the annual meeting of the National Art Collections Fund at the Hotel Vic- was still need when he received a Chihli party have not the slightest inten toria recently. Forty thousand pounds Chinese official circles assert that the to be not less than 50,000. "When losses business in premises col suitable for the telegram: Will give forty-thousand

Fearing was a practical tion of "going to war against Ly Yung of property and crops are calculated," purpose, a man

was fined $25 at the joke, be asked for a banker's reference Hsiang, and they voice the opinion that the Committee nay, "the figures must

Magistracy yesterday, and ordered to by the Bank of England. The only con- the recent seare was probably caused by and found that the £40,000 would be paid run into hundreds of millions of dollars" vacate the promises within 48 hours. It dition. was that the gift should be anoy- The International Famine Relief Coun was stated that the Banitary Department this, the gift was made by a woman who of Chinese bonds, which have consider- mous," he added. I can only tell you pirties interested lowering the prica mittee state that 820,000,000 is required. had been involved in correspondence with was a lover of art, and that that gift Au heroplane recently took a party of the man on the subject for three years

represented one-third of her total forably depreciated during the last few

pounds."

tune"

day.