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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

Cable Steamer STORE NOR.

TDIS as This Day completed Cable Work.

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G. F. HOLE,

Marbour Master.

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AGENT WANTED. M Represan, then on Cuirs Favis is [ANUFACTURERS Require AGENT is the Far East-Hongkong, China, and Japan. Good manufactured High Class Croton a, Printed Linens, Printed Cotton Bedcovers, Printed Silks and Down Caille C. P. & 1. BAKER, LT, S, Gilt-pur Street. EC.1.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN,

Steamer

THE *AACHEN"

haring arrived

frora

Bremen, Hamburg

and Ports, Consignes of "Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Godswas of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., LTD., Kow Donn. Rber Zulieres

obtained.

INTIMATONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESƐ,, MONDAY,

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN &

MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

DIVIDEND NOTICE.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An

INTERIE DIVIDEND has been Do- alared in respect of the Financial Year ending on the 31st December, 1924, and will be Paid FRIDAY, THE AUGUST, 1924, * ta Forty Cente (10.40) per Share on the Old per Share on Bonus Share Fully as Shares (Fully paid), Thirty-three Cents (30.53) 171,000 to 200,000, and Six Cents ($0.06) per Share on the New Share (1924 Issue) upon which $2.50 per

Share was paid up on the 15th March, 1924.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Comany will be CLOSED from the STH to 29TH AUGUST both days inclusive).

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SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Mana

NOTICE.

R.

Steamer will

A here delerary can be vernd after the The caplofte me Store words in with

10 will be nuject to Rent.. No Insurance will be effected by na in any case whatever.

Damaged Packa must be it is the Godown for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Serveyor, Mears. Auderon & Anbe, at 10 m., on the 27th August, 1924.

Harbour for the Next Few Days

(a) In the Cable Basarve "between NORTH

"POINT and Hunalo.

(b) Between the STERN POINT of the Kowloos PENINSULA towards

QUIN'S PIER.

No Claims will be admitted after the Good

All Vessels and Craft an arreby Notified to Lave left the Godown and all Claims must bo presented within two weeks of the Steamer's give the Cable Vessel a Wide Berth sad proceed Arrival bere, after which date they will not boat Slow Speed when passing. wognised.

Consignes are requestul to surrender their

Bill of Lading to the Fadersigned for centersignatare.

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MELCHERS & CO.

Agents. NORDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN,

LLOYD TRIESTINO S.N. co.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.“

The Steamship "LACONIÀ.”

FROM TRIESTE, VENICE, SPALATO, BRINDISI, PORT HAID, HASSATA, ADEN, COLOMBO, PENANG KD SINGAPORE.

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Gods are being landed at thei- risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained

Not Cargo will be forwarded sales

to the contrary be giren before 23rd instant

will be subject to rent

INTIMATIONS -*

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WHISKY

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A Skilful blend of the finest matured Highland Whiskies. A happy result

of of long years perience in distilling and blending; with a fine flavour that cannot fail to assure appreciation from the most discriminâting palate.

/94.) G. F. HOLE,

Harbour Master. Harbour Department.

1164 Hongkong, 20th August, 1924

BOTTLED in SCOTLAND.

G.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received inr.ractions

To Sell by Public Auction

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TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, the ND, B and T SETTEз, 1924,

H.M. NAVAL YARD, Hongkong and

at Kowloos NaYAL DENT Commencing Each Day at 9.30 M.,

with an interval from 12. Nook to 1.30 PM.

OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES, &c.

Comprising:-. Ironmongery, Dinghies. Whalers, Cutters, Giga, Electrical and Wireless Telegraphy Fit tings, Electric Cable, Cooking Stovm. Ship' Fittings, Iron Beds, Mattresses and Fittings, Life Rafts, Carpets, Hags, Mats, Pillows, Sheats, Canvas, India

No Claims will be admittui after the Goods loit the Godowns, and all Goods have remaining undalivered after, the 9th insubber and Metallic Hoses, Oli Cordage, Can- vas Rays, Out Ladia Huber, Old Leather, Old Woollen and Linen Ragy, Old, Autos, Old Cork, Old Iron and Stel, Old Brasa, Copper..: Lead, Zine and Gun Metal, Co

Copper

Blocks, Tubes, Coal Sacks, Wood and trus

பூர் Olaims against the Steamer must be prosented to the Undersigned on or before the 8th prox..

they or will not be recognized. All broken chafed and Idamaged Goods aro to be left in the Godowns, where they will be atamined on the 29th inst., at 10 8.m. by Jar Sarveyors Meers. Gooding & DOUGLAS

No Fire Insurance has been eflocteż... Bill of Lading will be countersigned by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agenta.

Hongkong, 23rd August, 1924.

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SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

* SILVER LOAN 1924

IMAUX OF DIALYTURES FÖR SHAnghai Tarla

THE

1,250,000:

IHE SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUN- CIL hereby Invites Applications for Debentures in the SILVER LOAN OF 1924.

LATE OF INTEREST-6 per cent. per innam, Payable on June 30th and December 31st in Each Year.

PRICE OF 138UE-Shai. Tls. 97 per cent. REDEMPTION on DECEMBER 31st, 1954, at par, under the operation of a Sinking Find. Debentures may, however, be Redeemed the Council in whole or in part on by DECEMBER 31st, 1934, or on any Subsequent Date, subject to the Council giving Six Calendar Kontis' Notice in the Afunicipal Gazette and Public Press of Shanghai. In thế event of Partial Bedemption of the Loan, the Numbers of Debentures to be Redeemed will be decided by Drawing.

SCRIP will be issued in Denominatime" of

Lamps and Later, finers. Oil

Gadges, Swel Taber,

Chain, Chain Cable nad Gear, Drilling M

Old Sted Wire Rope,

UB, Plint and Paint Ingrediente, Lathes. Driven Saws Pinnace and Cutter Engines, Eables, Compasses, Clocks, Iren Drums, Old Packing Cases, Dirty Lebricating Oil, Old Casks, Smiths Forges, Air Compressors, Masts and Spars, Table Faas, Boats Sails, &c., &c.

Lots may be Inspected on MONDAY, the IoT SEITENBER, 1924.

ALSO BALES

J

OLD AND SURPLUS VICTUALLING STORES st Kow wow on FRIDAY,5тa September, 1924. Comprising:-

Provisions for

Table Linen, Implements, Serge, Flaanel. &c. Remnants, Sundry Articles of Mese and Plated Gear), Condemned Table Gear and Clothing (including Electro

Poultry Feeling, &c.

Terms of Sale-As detailed in Catalogue.

HUGHES & HOUGH, LTD, By Appointment Auctioneers to the Admiralty.

[1152 Hongkong, 26th July, 1824.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

Fox LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON STRAITS.

LYD

The Steamship "RENDORAN.”, ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform

SOLE AGENTS :-

A S. WATSON

CO. LTD.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants:

ESTABBISHED 83 YEARS.

AUGUST - 25TH, 1924

We read of British steamers, escorted by British gunboats, being allowed to go through the fighting line when Chinese steamers dared not go up the river, and in the circumstances it is not surprising to read that "many steamers, hitherto Chinese, have changed their fag."

This, says the Commissioner at Sam- sbui, **is natural. in view of the treat- ment accorded by the military authorities to the Chinese flag (tho .5. Kwongrel,

The party of binejackets and marincs drafted to Shameen, for duty during the strike, have returned to Hongkong,

At Sokungo, Sheangshui. in the New Territories, a man who was in charge of some ducks was struck by lightning lase Thursday, and killed instantly.

BUSINESS STRIKE AT CANTON,

[FROM ODS CHINESE CORRESPONDENT} Following the suspension of business on the part of the native bankers and the rice merchants in Canton, as a proteak, against the fovernment which is enforc ing the circulation of unsecured paper

An item on the agenda for to-morrow inouey on the market, the other shops afterison's meeting of d Sanitary were compelled to close their doors yes, Board has reference to the appointment|terday (Sunday, August 24th). The rico for example, was_commandeered for of a third Medical Officer of Health- shops had to close on account of meren- military service on the East River since

jaeies of Dr. Sun insisting on paying for By order of His Excellency the Gover-rice with the notes of the Central Bank, July last year and had not been released when the report was written, Marchpor-in-Council it is proclaimed that the which are mearded as worthless. The this year), together with the inconveni-Dutch East Indies is a place where an troops ou August 21st forcibly seized two ence from the searching parties of the infectious or contagious disense prevails. junks full of rice as. Canton saying thab

several Examination Bureaux established"

il

IF

Charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell if the owners would like to have anything. the Central Magistracy on Saturday in return they might take the noter or orning with being without means of nothing. Since the 2nd of August, all Hubsistener, Russian was set to the slops have been but partly open, being ready to close any moment upon inrush- House of Detention.

ing of mercenaries stationed in the bust- The forthcoming wedding is announced ness sections to guard against possible. of Mr. John William Jooking. Chief opposition of the Canton Merchants Officer of the sis-Chenau, to Miss Mary Volunteers, “ Ellen Pyke, en route from England by the ss. Hakone Haru

on the West River by the Canton Govern- ment, an inconvenieme suffered to greater degree by Chinese thai by foreign-fag vessels." The Commissioner at Wuchow writes: "Frequent interrup- tion of traffic and the commandeering of Chinese vessels for military service has been responsible for the low ebb of ship- A comparison of the 1023 ping trade. igures under the various flags with the corresponding figures for 1022 shows that

The names of Dr. Li Tson Vie and Dr. the shipping under various foreign tags has increased at the expense of that under Sheik Abdool Majed Septer, both Bache

Chinese Bag the

Bitter experience tors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery undergone by Chinese shipping daring of the University of Hongkong, have been recent times, through the constans com-added to the Colony's Register of inedical mandeering,of vessels for military ser- practitioners. vice, have taught the Chinese ship owners to seek protection under forciza Angs, and on the re-opening of the port in the third quarter of the year many Chinese

&teners, one after another, transferred

their nationality to either British or Portuguese. A conspicuous instance of this was the sale of the Wuchow Chinese Navigation Company-a' long-established Chinese concerns, which owned faustean: ers and several motor-boats and had been doing a prosperous business to a Hong- kong syndicate under the style of the Yew Hing Company. Two well-known stera wheelers, the Sminum, and the Yanning, have also gone under the Portugese flag WADE CAZALET-At Geneva, oh July and most of the Hongkong tugs and many younger son of the ints Sir Thomas of the motor-boats which plied on the 1. WADE and of Lady WADE, to river during the latter part of the year DOROTHY, "daughter of Rev. WILLIAM CAZALET, Fontworthy Rectory, Alton, Hants.

MARRIAGE.

1th, HARRY ÁMYAS LEIGH HERSCBEL, `

DEATH.

FISHER, AL Uriage Jes Bains, on Jaly 10th, MAY AMANDA. widow of late II. K. C. FIBBER, manager. Straits Settlements, E.E.A. and C. Telegraph Company.

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 13), Fleet Street, E.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, August 25th, 1994.

WEST RIVER TRADE.

Trax complints are heard from all pacts of China of the difficulties under

which trade is carried on 'nowadays, there is probably no area where the bandicaps

Mr Ching Chiem. Secretary of War,' who had issued the permit to the Cantna Merchants Volunteers to import arms but whose act was later over-ruled by Dr. Sun Yat Sen has declined to attenil, ofice further, as a silent protest against the action of his chief. It is understood that other departmental chiefs of Dr. Sun's General Headquarters, including General Hau Shao Tseng of the Department of

Loo Hing Yan of the South China Sup Internal Affairs and Proucrator-Generak

Six months' hard labour was the son-A ene parsed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday on

who was convicted of belonging to an anlawful society.

Tang Kin, an anemployed silversmith;

Court, have withdrawn from Canton

In volunteer circles it is believed that the Yunnanese, the "Hudanese, and the Kwanusi-ites may not necessarily listen At, the Hongkong Electric Company's to the, order of Dr. Sun Yat Sen in his Recreation Club on Friday evening, a attempt to disarm the volunteers. They laving cup and clock were presented to begun, it is said, to realize that, if Dr. Mr. Willie" Fraser, who is leaving the Sun should fail, that, they will have a as hard time to escape from Kwangtung, as company after 10 years' service

their dialects will betray them.

accountant.

Your women and two men were $5 each

Since the 22nd of August, the regular

by the Marine Magistrate on Saturday, service of junks and tow-boate plying be- for mooring inshore during prohibited en Canton and, inland towns has been hours without à permit. For failing to

interrupted. show regulation lights three junk mastere were fined $10 each,

ten days in

default

"

非

LATER.

The strike started from the inland towns of the province on August 2nd, and will be in full swing in Canton City

sailed ander foreign, flags." The Com missioner at Samshui, writing of the

At a meeting of the Council of the proper on the 25th. The Cantonem re extensive continandeering of the class of vessel which operates under Inland Steam Royal Colonial Institute the following demanding that the arms and ammuni- Navigation Rules, says: "If the present Non-Resident Follows were elected: tious for the import of which the Canton conditions last, it is not impossible to Capt. Eric S.

Dicken (Hongkong); Merchants Volunteer Corps have taken anticipate a time when trade under inland China: John W. H. Grice, M.B.C.S. ut legal permits but which Dr. Sun Yat- Waters Steam Navigation Rules will be (Tientsin); Major A. M. Pollard, D.S.O.sen's Kuomintang Government has illegal- confined to a few launches flying a foreign (Tientsin); and Arthur C. R. Portways seized shall be unconditionally returned dag" Mr. KREMER remarks that the (Swatow). heavy protection fees that have to be paid by all civilian launches to the vari- ous military stations passet-these pro- tection stations springing up anywhere along the waterways and for no apparent reason, like mushrooms in a night-have caused prices of ach and raft-borne commodities to rise considerably the price of firewood, for instance, has in

crensed in the last 18 months 100 per cent and render trading as much a

ed renders its precarious "

to their proper owners; that the amal gamation of the provincial volunteer Stuart penalties for opium" offences units, the inauguration of which Dn. Sun were meted out by Mr. Hamilton at the has prohibited, shall henceforth not to Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday. For be further interfered with; and that all preparing the dryg at Sham Shui Po, orders und instructions for the arrest of a man was £ned 8460, or six months' hard the Commandants of the Volunteer Corps, Labour in default, and another man, of leaders of the people's morement charged Portland Streck similarly charged, was) sentenced to six months' bard labour of rebellion against the administration of

Dr. Sun and the Kuomintang. shall be. without the option of a fine..

unconditionally and immediately with-

Mr. David Landate, of Messrs. Jardine, drawn.

Are more severe than in the region of the suble as the risk of being commandeer." { Matheson & Co. is one of the members the of the Committee appointed by West. River..

Government to inquire into and re-

A glance through the

Te is

DO

concerned,

As far as the volunteers are the opposition will be passive, for the

Shai. T. $,000, Shai. Tis. 1,000, 8haied that all Goods are being landed at Reports of the Commissioners of Cus-wonder that here is this tendency for the nort upon the conditions and prospects time being, while the people at large will

Tia. 500 and Shai. Th 100 to suit the convenience of Applicants. APPLICATION FORMS can be obtained from the Local OFFICE of the Horexone AND SHANGHAI Banking CORPORATION Or from the TaRAJURER and COMPTROZZLE, SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Administrs tion Building, Shanghai, to whom all 3o. quiries should be addressed.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP

LIMITED.

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their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the HONGKONG toms at Samshu and Wuchow for last Chinese flag to disappear from the water of British indykizy and commerce, with cease paying taxes or supplying the needa AND KOWLOON WHARS AND GODOWN COMPAST; Lp, whence, and/or from the wharves, year reveals a most deplorable state of ways of Kwangtung In all the circumspecial reference to the export trade, and of Dr. Sua and his party. delivery may be obtained.

stances it is surprising that the Commis- to make recommendations. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods affairs. Commercial men are well aware

Sir Arthur

The merchants of Canton, Fatsbas, and

have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining of the conditions that have been prevail-sioners are able to show improved trade Balfour is Chairman of the "Coinmitter. other cities, have advised the newspapers andelivered after the 20th instant, will be subject to Rent.

ing in this region for so long, and these statistics. This may be explained per-

Capt. Robert Brittain, a former China in Canton to stop delivery, as the recent All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Underrigned on or before anunt reports of the Commissioners of haps in a variety of ways, but there is a 12th September, or they will not be recognized Customs serve only to remind them of significant remark in the Wachow Coma-tes, clipper captain, and vicar commodore order of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Canton COMPANY. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be familiar facts. If we could feel that the missioner's report which may well be of the Note Yacht Club, Westcliff, has Poles to the Press to publish no more examined on the 29th instant, at 10 am.

picture of misgovemment the Reports quoted in this connection It is this died at Thorpe Bay. He was in the notices from the members and officers of famous ships Thermopyled- and Red the Volunteer Corps and imposing a strict prosperity of the opium business accountsocket, and took part in several thrilling censorship on, news, mail, and telegrams,

/ JCKET3" will be issued" for ROUND TRIPS daring the Months of JULY ro SEPTEMBER, from Honorowe to Foodtow (Pagoda Anchorage) and Beturn, Calling

at Bwazow and Amor on both the Upward

by the Company's Steamer

and Downward Voyanted

New

*EAT at the Boduced Rate at 800,

for the Bound Vorge, helpding Moals while the Steamer is it Port

#12.650 Special Tickets will be available for Return ONLY by this Steamer, either by the Voyage for which it is issued or by her follow- Fuochow. Duration of Stay

8 to daya and the occupies Steamer will Loare HONGKONG from the Cam pany's Wharf at 5 pm, Arriving at Daylight in her Return (Weather permitting):

The Company's Steam Launch will convey penger from PADONA ANCHORAGI Foodnow Ony, if required.

to

For further Particulars and Dates of Bailing, Apply to

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.

General Managers,

DOUGLAS STRANIHR Co. In

Hongkong, 17th June, 1924.

Bills of LeNGSTON & CO., LTD.

GIEB,

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

will be countersigned by

Agenta. Hongkong, 22nd August, 1924.

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ADVENTURES OF FELIX

TOPICAL BUDGET 671

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"There is no gainsaying the fact that the present would make its due appeal to responsible authorities, we could begin to a large extent for the sudden revival

races horae from China with the first of the tea crop, competing against the

Echipper of years ago.

bave rendered local publications but

to entertain some hope of improvement. of trade in the third and fourth quarters noted Cutty Sark, the record-breaking wouth-pieces of the pro San party, and a

Unhappily there is nothing in a general of the year.” survey of the political conditions in Kwangtung at the present time to encour

́prostitution of local opinion.

Since August 22nd, regular water trafe Lieut. Col. Crosse, as Chairman of the fe, between Canton and the inland towns - age any belief that these bandicaps to Colony from England on Saturday by the Manicipal Council of the British Co-has heen curtailed by voluntary action of, trade will speedily disappear.

Mr. Ho Kom Tong returned to the

On the

Katorį Maru.

contrary, there seems every possibility of

In continuance of military operations with

casion, on Shameen has requested the the managements of the tow-boats and Canton Gazelle to publishi a contradic

junks. tion of its statement alleging that the. Secretary of the Council, Mr. C. E.

A man who on Friday stole a watch Watson took the bell from the bell ringing leader of the procession, when the Chinese returned to the Sharmeen. Lieut and chain, a pair of spectacles" and a Col. Crosse slates that Mr. Watson, in jacket from a member of the crew of a see the procession, Canton steamer, was sent to gool with inet, did not even

Those who still wear queues' are all the disturbances and handicaps to probibited by a recent Police Order in trade that have marked them in recent Peking from employment as rickshaw years. The feature of these Reports to coolies. which we would like to draw particular

A lunatic was found a few days ago attention is the evidence they afford of in a nullah at West Point, and sent to the growing dependence of trade upon the Lunatic Asylum, where he died on being otherwise engaged at another parthird labour for four weeks at the Central the protection afforded by foreign flage. Saturday,

of the Concession.

Magistracy on Saturday,