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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE.

INTIMATIONS

THE · HONGKONG' DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1924

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA

DOCK CO., LTD.

Have THIS DAY Started Baxinens a I AVOTIONEER

and} · GENERAL | "TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BROKER at Curve BUILDING, GROUND FLOORN

SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA » FBOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED Hongkong, th September, 1924 1805 from the 1st to 7 Ocroars, 1924 (both days

inclusive).

V.R.C. AQUATIC FESTIVAL.

O WEDNESDAY (187), THURSDAY (280). FRIDAY (3D) and SATURDAY (Pvt), Commencing at 6.30 p.m., 4.30 p.m., 4.30 p.m. and 3 p.m. respectively.

20+ ADW15910N:

Members, Sailors and Soldiers $1.00. Season Tickets $2.50, (Mombers $2.60).

G.

R.

GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.

Warrant for the INTERIM DIVIDEND can be obtained at the Office of the Company, 2. QUE' BUILDINGS, Hongkong, on or after the Brut Prox.

By Order of the Board;

R. M. DYER,

Chief Managür. Hongkong, 15th September, 1824, 11253

"NOTICE.

THE DAIRY FARM TOE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY

TANNUAL MEETING of Shareholders in the above Company will be held at the Company's Town Ofice, 2. Lawan ALDERT BOLD, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, 4TH DAY Noow, for the TENDERS for SPECIE MEXICAN or OCTOBER, 1924, at T DOLLARS Jurrans in this Colony, for purpose of presenting the Report of th Telegraphic Transfor, on the Lords Commis-Destore and Statement of Accounts to Jist sioners of His Majesty's Trouor will be

Gondon, as July, 1824. to and for the sam "of

TREASURY CHEST received by the. OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE, antil 11 o'clock AM, on the 2978 SEPT, 1924.

The Tenders to state the total amount (in "Pounds sterling). No Telegraphic Transfer

will be made for less than £100.

A.M.

The Tenders to be in Duplicate, and in Sauled Covers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER COMMAND PAY OFFICE, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT BILLS, El

The right to cept or reject any or all of the Tenders is reserved.

Copion of Forms of Tender can be had on syplication

Persons tendering for (Bills) are hersby Notified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 23 George III. Cap. 46 and 41. Georg

59, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject the express condition that

to Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to any benefit to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Billa)."

"The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered inte by any incorporated Company in its corporated capacity and made for the general bevent of the Company."

R. A DORBIN, Lt. Col. RAP.C.,

V Tressury Chest Officer.

His Majesty's Treasury Office,.

Hongkong. 9th ceptaber, 1994.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES.

AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN LINE

Fox NEW YORK.

Steamship

THE SNOWELEY HALL",

haring arrived. Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Gools are being "landod st their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, whence delivery may be obtained,

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- undelivered after fed October, 1924, will ing be subject to Rant,

All Claims against the Steamer must to presented to the Undersigned on or before 10th Deu

October, 1924, or they will not le

cognized

"All broken, chafed and damaged Gooda aze to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined or say Tuesdays or Fridays, between the hours of 10.45 . and Noon within the free storage period of one week.

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

THE BANK LINE, LTD.,

General Agents. Hongkong, 27th September, 1924. [1302

5.S." CHANTILLY."

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.

NOTICE..

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CONSIGNEUX on x. "COM-

ONSIGNEES of Cargo from MARSEIL-

MANDANT MAGES" from COGNAC and Cargo er .. "VILLE DE METZ" from BORDEAUX, in connection with above Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and stored at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and

wloon Wharf, and Kowloon

Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after landing.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after

the

4th October, 1924, at Noon, will be rabject to Bent and Landing Charges

All Claims must be meat in to me on or before the 8th October, 1924, or they will not be recognized.

All damaged Package will be aramined on Saturday, the 4th October, 1924, at 10 am. by Mes in. Goddard & Douglas,

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

B. RODENFUSEE,

Agent Hongkong, 28th September, 1924 [1304

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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tant be held in the PAVILJON on MON.

DAY, 6m OCTOBER, 1924, at 5,30 5.11.

AND

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that en MONDAY, the 6TH BAY OF OCTOBER, 1924. immediately after the holding of the General Hosting & DRAWING for the Redemption of Forty (40) Debentures will be held."

The Numbers of Debentures Drawn will be Published in the Hongkong Government Gazelle,

and

I the local Newspapers, and holders of Drawn Debentures may, upon giving notice to the Treasurers waiving the Months' Notice to which they are intitled, spply on the 81sr OCTOBER, 1924, to the Treasurere, Mezera. PEROY ST, SETH & FLEMING, for Payment of the Principal and Interest to the 31st October 1924.

By Order of the Committee

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from SISTEMDER 27TH to October 4, 1924, both days in- clusive.

By Order,

M. MANUK,

Secretary. Hongkong, 19th September, 1994, 0274

NOTICE.

UNIÓN INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

- CANTON, LIMITED.

CERTIFICATE No. 7128 for 23 Shares, 24

per Share Paid up, oumber 35128/55150 in this Society standing in the Name of BOBERT JOHN JACK SNEDDON, of Hongkong, has been Declared LOST, and if at the Expiration of Ons Month from the Date hereof the above Document be not forthcoming the said Certi Scate will be deemed Cancelled and of No Effect, and a NEW Certificate for the 25 Shares will be issued in a stead by the

Society,

· PAUL · LAUDER,

General Manager.. Hongkong, 8th September, 1924.

INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

accept the risks involved in remaining Mr. Francis A Davidson, formerly FAR EASTERN there. His argument is that foreigners veterinary surgeon to the Dairy Farm cannot say that they will not intervene Company, at Pokfulam, who left the in China's internal struggles, and yet Colony several months ago, has received seeks to restrict the operations of the an appointment in the offer of the "Government forces engaged in

Veterinary Surgeon for Newcastle-on- 811p-

THE SPIRIT OF pressing a rebellion." It is obvious that Tyne, England.

HOPE

of

我

Hope is the mother optimism. In its promise many a soul finds content- ment aud in its reality hap- piness. lies waiting with its gifts. Hope is sometimes fickle in its favours but never when it concerns the brac- ing and balanced qualities

of

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DEWAR'S.

there are possibilities of grave interna- tional trouble, especially in Manchuria where there is a very large Japaneaç population along the South Manchurian

CARLE

NEWS.

【THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENOT.)

JAPANESE FINANCE.

CALL FOR STRINGENT RETRENCHMENT.

TOKYO, September 27th. It is notified in the Guverument

Attention here is at prescrit contred Gazette that His Excellency the Governor

on the outcome of the series, discussions has, in accordance with instructions re whereby the Cabinet is working out its

ceived from the Secretary of State for financial policy and preparing the 1925-20 railway, and a large number of Russians the Colonies, been pleased to recognise budget. Mr. T. Hamaguchi (Minister

for Sweden in Hongkong-

office bas regarded the economic situn tion pessimistically, advocated the most

living in the vicinity of the Chinese Mr. Geofrey Miskin as a Vice-Consul of Finance), who from the time of taking Eastern Railway. It will be observed that in his latest manifesto, of which w summary appears in the cables to-day,

A report has been made by Mr. Me-stringent curtailments and readjustment, Marshal Wu Pri-ry addresses himself Farlane, Chief Engineer, Dairy Farm, and is now demanding the adoption of his especially to the conditions existing in ler and Cold Storage Co., East Point plan of retrenchment totalling 2:30,000,000 Manchuria. He has declared his inten-Depot, to the effect that some time be- diture and a totul suspension of new |yen by the readjustmens of State expeo-

tion to march into Manchuris a

force of

tween September 29th and 20th the two hundred thousand troops. They can the machine store was entered." Nine sets bardly fight their way to Mukden with-of screw cutting dies valued at $60, were out imperilling some lives or property stolen.

of Japanese subjects, and having regard.

enterprises.

The Ministers of War and the Navy' are unwilling to cut down their esti- mates to, a level lower than those drawn up by their own departments, and have to the territorial aspirations in Manchuria Peking is facing a scarcity of food-called attention to the dangers to de- with which the Japanese are popularly stuffs. It is said that since the outbreak fence plans that would result. credited, it is easy to conceive that of the Kiangsu-Chekiang war no rice has ditheufties of the utmost delicacy and been transported to the Capital from the

Dewar's "White Label" and danger may arise. The argument that south, while owing to the currency and

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"Victoria Vat."

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

"By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King,

11235.

A.

JJ

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED.

HOKETS will be issued for 'ROUND Typs during the Months of JULY TO

OCTOBER, from HONGKONG to Foochow (Pagoda Anchorage) and Return, Calling at SWATOW and Amor on both the Upward by the Company's

and Downward Voyanted

Now, Fat, HAI-NING

Steamer

at the Reduced Rate of $80. for the Bound Voyage, incinding Meals while the Steamer in Port

These Special Tickets will be available for Return ONLY by this Steamer, either by the Voyage for which it is issued or by her follow. ing Sailing from Foochew, Duration of Stay st Foochow 19 hours.

The

Trip

8 to 9 days and the Steamer - осопріва

Will Leave

HONGKONG from the Com. pany's Wharf at 6 pm, Arriving at Daylight on her Return (Weather permitting).

The Company's Steam Launch will convey passengers from Pacena ANGKOLAGE FOOCHOW CITY, if required.

to

For further Particular and Dates of Bailing, Apply to

2

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,

General Managers, DOUGLAR STEAMSHIP Co., LTD. Hongkong, 17th June, 1924.

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

It

PUBLIC AUCTION.

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTIES

Situate at TAI KOK TSUI in the Colony of Hongkong,

To be Bold by AUCTION, Subject to a Reserve Price

WEDNESDAY,

the 15tor bat of OČTOBER, 1924 at 3,00 P.K.

Br

"Is ONE LOT,

Mymas. LAMMERT BROTHERS, Auctioneers,

In their Anction Booms in Duddell Street.

The Properties consist of:

A

ALL THOSE Pieces or Parcels of Ground situate at Taikoktaui and registered in the Land Ofice & Section A of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 888 and Kowloon, Inland Lot No. 891 together with the Massuages, Erections and Buildings therean (if any)..

Particulars and Conditions of Sala may be obtained fron-

MZ JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

Prince's Buildings, Solicitors,

or from MEMRA. LAMMERT BROTHERS,

1294

Auctioneers.

TO-DAY

TILL

TUESDAY.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

"The

Rink"

Ralph Lewis

WEST BOUND.

LIMITED

L. 8. GREENHILL,"

„Hón, Secretary,

THE CORONET.

SOLE AGENTS:

S. WATSON

CO., LTD.,

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

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ESTABLISHED 1841.

MARRIAGES.

DaeMMOND-HOUGHTON-At

SHIPPING CUSTOMS.

A JAPANESE PRACTICE.

Toxyo, September 27th.

A difficulty has arisen in shipping circles here over the protest by foreign

the dispate of a punitive expedition bond trouble during the Mid-Autumn against CRANG TSOLIN is action on the Festival most of the local rice shops have part of the Central. Government to "quell been unable to order rice from outportines of the trans-Pacific freight confer- rebellion logen force when we hear in As the result of the late food in Honian,ence against the Japanese lines' practica a flour-producing province, no four has of issuing bills of lading on goods before the goods are on board and the reported been" sent to the North.

threat of an phreak from the conference. unless the practice is stopped.

mind that the present. Government in Peking has never exercised authority over hall of China, and the further fact that the Manchurian provinces have been ruled

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N.V.K. STAFF DISPUTE.

SEEKING A SETTLEMENT.

Toxro, September 27th. The N.Y.K. directors at a meeting this,

Sir Hugh Clifford, the new Governor by CHANG TSO-LIN with a greater neof Ceylon, was to sail for Nigeria on sure of success than has been achieved September 3rd, but Lady Clifford waJ by any provincial Government in China, unable to accompany him, as she was with the exception. perhaps of that of entering a nursing home to undergo an Shansi. From the point of view of the operation for appendicitis. The reading afternoon entrusted the Vice-President foreign residents in Manchuria, we are and play-going public win recognise the Mr. Kurokawa, and two other excentives unable to see that a change of political Governor's wife better under her former of the company to negotiate for a settle-

Besides ment of the dispute according to the plan: control would produce is that territory, name of Mrs. De La Pasture.

the blessings of "everlasting peace and being a gifted writer, she is a very cap-submitted by them. Details of the plan order," or a more enlightened adminis-able actress, white her daughter, Mrs. are not yet available. tration. The Foreign Powers, it is true, Dushwood, is a popular dovelist, uning SHANGHAI EDITOR'S. DISMISSAL. would be glad to see China unified, but the nom de pluie E. M. Delafield.

The Principal Medical Officer, F.M.S.,.

$44,8 DAMAGES :: AWARDED,

we doubt whether any of them expect to

SHANGHAI, September 27th. see unification achieved by force, and

Mr. Herbert Webb, ex-editor of the in his report for 1929, writes: "The therefore, they are not likely to support! Shanghai,

general health of the Europeap popula Chian Press, was awarded $44,885, dam- on September 30th, JOHN SYDNEY, China's efforts to realise reunification. tion has been good; there was very littleges out of a claim for 880,000 for alleged only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Q DRUMMOND, of Edinburgh, to BRA. hy consciously helping either one side of sickness and invaliding. The total Euro. wrongful dismissal by the United States TRICE, elder daughter of Mr. and the other. If there is intervention it will j Mrs. HorCHTON, of Vancouver, HUTCHISON-PARKER-A Shanghai, che with the sole object of safeguarding }" September 20th. WILLIAM HUTCHISON, foreign life and property where it is, to MABEL LILIAN PARKER.

placed in jeopardy, and in ne part of; China, perhaps, is that "more readily conceivable than in Maschuria,

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Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London: Offen: "1:1, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, Sztembex 20тx, 1994.

**PROTECTING FOREIGN LIFE

AND PROPERTY."

L

It is officially announced that the bath ing beach at Stonecutters Bay. is now closed.

ILL

pean and American population catimated at the end of June, 1993, was 6,220. There were. 198 births giving a birth-rate of 90.24 per mille and 34 death with a death rate or 5 per mille. It is impossible to obtain £gures for illness and invaliding of European or others as there are many, private practitioners who could not supply these figures nor spare the time to collect facts.

„Court this morning.

ARGENTINIAN WORLD FLIGHT.

ZANNI REACHES FoocHow,

Foocnow, September 27th. "Major Zanni has arrived..

OBITUARY.

MRS. D. J. ALLEN.

The death took place on Friday evening at the French Hospital, of Mrs. Allen, Major C. P. F. Warton; O.B.ES has

The journey from London to Peking wife of Mr. D. J. Allen, of the Hongkong. and Whampoa Doek Company. The de- been appointed to officiate as Second-ic-

has been done over the Trans-Siberian ceased tady had been in the Colony for Command of 2/4th Bombay Grenadiers.

route in 17 travelling days by Messrs some fourteen years, and had a host of Is the matter of affording protection for

The Hon. Mr. F. W. Pinnock has been Mystrom and Wright of Taiyuan Univer friends. Deep sympathy is extended to foreign lives and property in the areas unanimously elected as Chairman of the sity and Mr. A. Ramsay of Peking. Mr. Allen and his six children. affected by the war in China, the an-

Committee of the North Borneo Chamber Apart from difficulties experienced in The funeral, which took place on Satur- of Commerce for the ensuing year nounced intentions of the various pro-

one or two places in securing tickets and day, was attended by a large number of tagonists are excellent. By hath sides. The total output of the Kailan Mining reservations, the journey was made in people, wreaths being sent by the follow- foreigners resident in the country are Administration's mines for the week comparative comfort. Messrs. Mystroming:-Mr. and Mrs. Dizon, Kowloon Dock assured that they will be left in peace ending September 13th, amounted to and Wright have completed the double Recreation Club, Tommy and Jack, Mr. journey in approximately two months. and Mrs. Cuthilf, Mr. and Mrs. "B. L and be able to continue their various 70,554 tons and the sales to 61,150 tons. occupations without molestation. We

The police have received a report from The possible cause of delaying an early Church, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ramsay and may give the authors of these proclama the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, agents, to the return may be found in obtaining the family, Mr. A. M. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs tions eredit for the best of intentions, effect that stores valued at $281 have been Soviet transit vise. This difficulty can A W. Bliss and family, Mr. and Mrs. but it must be as plain to them as to stolen from the store-room of the Fakuma be overcome by paying for telegraphic Cullen, Mr. and Mrs. Neave; Mr. and Mrs. everybody else that a war cannot be Maru. Fearried into territury in which foreigners

Major Rashleigh, R.E., has reported to

commudication with Moscow.

on the 26th inst. at the age of eighty-four

Jenner, and Mrs. Smythe...

AMERICAN LADY'S JEWELS.

FEARED #33,000 LOSS.

ENTRUSTED TO FELLOW COUNTRYMAN."

reside and have their properties without the police that on Tuesday night, |-·

The Indian Community in Hongkong placing those lives and properties in burglar entered his quarters at No. 39, regret to learn the death of Sir Currim- serious jeopardy. Evidently some repre- Heavy Battery, and clothing, valued at bhoy Ibrahim Bart, who died in Bombay sentations have been made to Marshal $56.50 was stolen. We PE- on this subject following the His Honour Judge Peter Grain of years. Sir Currimbboy was one of the An American Indy, Mrs. Adolf Shoger, issue of bis proclamation a few days ago, H.M.'s Supreme Court at Shanghai, has greatest Indian commercint no well as has reported to the police that the and he has deemed it necessary to issue been seriously ill. The report by the industrial magnates, and the house of entrusted a fellow countryman, wha a manifesto by way of making a public latest mail is that though his condition Currimbhoy," besides having an exten-atated that he was farshal for the answer to a question which, as he puts is still grave, an improvement has set sive trade with China, stands foremost United States in the Far East, with

fin.

it,' "foreign visitors invariably ask,”

in the realm of Indian Cotton Mill 63,000 in money and a package of jewel- lery said to be worth $30,000, to be taken namely, whether, in view of the fuct

Ex-Senator Ting Shih Yi, former chief Industry. The deceased was well-known to Hongkong from Macno and safely de- that people of various nationalities are secretary to ex-President Li Yuan Huag,

for his various charitable foundations posited there. residing, along the South Manchurian was arrested by the police at Peking,

The money and jewellery, she states, recently, for his activities in inducing which are too numerous to enumerate, the

were deposited with the manager of the and Chinese Eastern Railways, a punitive the parliamentarians to proceed South last one being a donation of one million King Edward Entel by this man on the expedition (such as he proposes to lead to form another Parliament.

rupees granted to the Bombay Univer- 22 d inst. He was staying at the hotel into Manchuria) would accord the fullest

sity for the furtherance of Islamic edu at the time. When she returned to Hong keng on the 25th inst, she learned that protection for foreign lives and property knocked down in Caine Road by a motor- Yesterday afternoon, a Chinese girl was

cation. On account of advanced age, the man had, on the previous day, re moved the money and package and had there." The only meaning that can be

car belonging to Mr. Sam Pak Ming the deceased retired from business a few not been heard of since.

The management of the Hotel state that attached to Marshal Wu's reply and The child was removed to hospital safferyears ago. The usual ceremony due to

the money and package were deposited in arguments on the subject is that foreign-ing from injuries to the face, which in a deceased Muslim was duty carried out the name of this man, and that they did not know. but that they were his property, in the Mosque in this Colony. ers should clear out of the war zone, or cluded the loss of several teeth.

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