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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

`S.S. ** CAPITAINE FAURE

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAG SRIES

MARUVIMES.

NOTICE.

INTIMATONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 1924.

LEIGH & ORANGE, „„

CIVIL ENGINERKS AND ARCHITBOTS.

8 From 25rx OCTOBER, 1924, the Office of the above Firm will be at the New

"ONSIGNEES of Cargo from DUNKIRK, P.LA. BUILDING (STE FLOOR),

ANTWERP, MIDDLESBROUGE,

MANCHESTER, LONDON, &c, so Cargo ** *.*. * CHEF MECANICIEN MAILHOL from COGNAC, in connection with abere Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods

of with the exceptanded and stored at their Opium, Treasure and Valuables are being risk into the Godowas of the Hongkong and Lowloon Wharf and Godown Doy Latday whence delivery may be obtained

Cargo will be forwarded on a is received from the Consignees Istimation before Noox, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned. Goods remaining unclaimed after the 3rd November, 1924, Noon, will be

abject to Rent and Landing Charges.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 7th November, 1924, or they will not be recguised.

All damaged Packages will be examined on Baturday, the lat Kavambez, 1924, ab 10 am,

Henry Goddard & Douglas, No Fire Larsrando has been affected.

ན་ ་ ། R BODENFUSER,

Agent.

Heartong, 271 October, 1924

5.3.

21410

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COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

MARITIMES..

NOTICE. MONSIGNERS of Cargo from MARSEIL LES, c. in connection with sborre Steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exception of Opium, Tressure and Valuables are being landed and stared at "their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong

and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Kowloon, whezco delivery, may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Carge will be forwarded on aniows Intimation is received from the Consigates before Noox, TO-DAY, requesting it to be landed hero.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undermigned Goods remaining unclaimed after the 3rd November, 1924, at Noon, will be subject to Rent and Landing Charges.

All Claims must be sent in to me on or before the 7th November, 1924, or they will not be recognized.

All damaged Packages will be examined on Saturday, the 1st November, 1924, at 10 am by Yes, Goddard & Dongias.

Ne Fire Insurance has been effected.

R. RODENFUSER, Agent Hongkong, 27th October, 1924.

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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co.

STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS & LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

HE Steamship

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SICILIA "

Capt. H. C. DAVIS, D.S.C. 2.4.2., carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Port on or about WEDNESDAY, the 297x OCTOBER, 1924, at Noos, taking Pas sengers and Cargo for the above Porta

declared.

seeding

Offic Parcels will be received at this

The contents 5 T.M., the Day before Sailing. and value of all packages must be

For further particulars, to-

MAOKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1924

NOTICE

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THE PEARL ASSURANCE CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND),

bean Appointed FIRE H UNDERWRITING AGENTS to the abore Company We are prepared to ime Pancies at Current Rates,

UNION TRADING CO. LTD. Prince's Building.

(1409 Hongkong, October 27th, 1994

CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LIMITED,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that with

NOTfence to the Special Resolution 'passed and confrined at EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS of the above Com-

hald

the xp and 20 BATH OF OCTO-

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Sharebe division of the above

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Capital from Shares of the Z of $100,00 each into Shares i the Denomination of 325,00 esah, in order to mable soch Special Resolution to be carried into effect, it is necessary that. Shareholders abonid forthwith forward to the Undersigned the Share Certificates in respect of their re- spective hoklings of Shares in the Company in exchange wherefor the Cadersigned will, upon receipt of such Share Certificates, forward to the rospective holders thereof writtan ucknow- ledgments of the receipt thereof.

When the New Certificates in respect of the Division of the Bhares into Shares of the Denomination to $25.00 each sa aforesaid, are ready, Notics thereof will be given to Share- beklers and ruch New Certificates will be obtainable

by Shareholders upon application to the Undersigned at the Company Registered Ofice, PEDDER STEIT, Victoria, Hongkong, in exchange for the above-mentioned Acknowledg

ments.

Dated this ad day of October, 1924. JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Agents, CHINA SUGAR REFINING Co., LTD. 1395]

B.

NOTICE. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

HEREBY NOTIFIED that Bealed

ITenders in Triplicate, which should be

clearly marked "TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF STOBES", will be Received at the COLONIAL BECAFTARY'S Ornicz until Noos of MONDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1904, for the Bapply and Delivery of the following Stores required by Government Departments during the year 1925-

Ironmongery Household and Banitary

Utensils, Brushes, Tools, Lamps, etc. Asbestos, Bubber, Leather, Packing, Repas

othing, Drapery, Haberdashery, etc.

and Cane Goods, Firewood, etc. Drysalterics, Oils, Paints, Varnishes, etc. Lubricating Oils.

Lighting and Fuel Oila,

Flectrical Stores.

Wrought Iron Pipes and Fittings, Brass

Taps, etc. Iron and Steel Bars, Plates, Angles, Brass,

Copper, and other Metals.

Iron, Steel and Brass Castings, Manufactured

Στραπονίας, στο Timber,

Bricks, Cement, Lime, etc.

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE Undersigned hereby give Notice that the 1st OCTOBER, 1994, N. B. KOTWALL is No Longer in their Employ.

Dated 1st October, 1924. 1408).

E. D. KOTWALL & CO. "

THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the HONGKONG AND KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD. will be held at its Office, ASIATIC THURSDAY, BUILDING, QUEEN'S BOLD; On the 30TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1974, at5.x, for

the the

Report of the purpose of receiving Board of Directors and a Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 30th April, 1924, and of electing Directors and Auditors REGISTER BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 230 to the S3TH OCTOBER, 1924 (both days inclusive), during which No Transfer of Shares will be registered.

By Order of the Board of Director,

A. H. BOWL

Managing Director...

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGÄGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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PROPERTIES.

Situate at TAI KOK TSUI in the Colony of Hongkong.

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WEDNESDAY,

the 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1924,

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at 3.00 3..

In ONE LOT 3Y Mema, LAMMERT BROTHERS, Anchonours,

In their Auction Rooms in Daddell Street.

The Properties consist of

ALL THOSE Pisces or Parcels of Ground sitante at Taikoktani and registered in the Land Offices Bection A of Kowloon Inland

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ME, JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,

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ESTABLISHED 83 Years.

The King has given authority to wear the following decorations conferred in ro-

At St. Paul's Church on Saturday after. with the Soviet Government." It will he interesting to learn how this letter, noon. Dr. Li Chi-fang, MD, (Berlin), oF addressed to the Central Committes of Canton, eldest son of the Rev. Li Ting- the British Communist Party, came into sham, of British North Borneo, was mar. the hands of the Foreign Office, and until tied to Miss Daisy Pong, fourth daughter the reasons that led the Foreign Office of Mr. Pong Trol-ching, accountant of, the to be so completely conâdent, of the Charbonages du Tonkin in Hongkang. A authenticity of the letter are known, the reception was afterwards' held at the

Hongkong Hotel. repudiations of it from Moscow are not likely to change very greatly the damag- ing impressions of the Soviet attitude that it has created in the public mind cognition of valuable services :-Order of on the eve of na election which will the Excellent Crop (China): Insignia of decide the fate of the draft treaty that the Second Class.-J. H. Macouna, Esq., the late Government negotiated with the of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service. Soviet Administration. According to the Order of the Striped Tiger (China): In- signia of the Third Class.-Brig. Gen. R Labour Party's 'communique, this cannot M. Johnson, C.M.G., D,S,O., Commander- be settled "until after the election and in Chief of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. Mr. MACDONALD's return to the Foreign Fusignia of the Fifth Class-Hajor G Office." It is, of course, very doubtful Grayrigge, formerly Commander of the at present whether Mr. MacDonALD will Chinese Company of the Shanghai Volun- sa back to the Foreign Office as Scarotary teer Corps..

The Italian Grand Opera Company, of State for Foreign Affairs, but he will, of course, need to justify the Foreign with Signor A. Carpi as impressario, Office communication to the Moscow arrived by the s.s. Sicilia pesterday nod.. Government, or to admit that the Foreign open at the Theatre Royal this evening, Office has been grossly deceived in the when "Trovatore" will be presented. H.E. the Governor will attend Wedges- matter. Mr. MACDONALD himself did not day's production of "Faust" and also sign, the Note addressed to the Soviet Thursday's presentation of "Aida." Tho Government; it was signed in the Company was specially, formed in Milan absence of the Secretary of State" by for an Eastern tour and is complete with. Mr. J. D. GREGORY. What personal tull orchestra, chorus and ballet Other operas to be produced during their short. knowledge, if any, Mr. MacDONALD, as

season in the Colony are Traviata," Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,

"Cavalleria Rusticana," "Rigoletto,"

"Tosca," Pagliacci," had of the matter yet remains to be dis-

Further particulars appear closed, but in view of the fact that it Boheme.” cannot be controverted the letter ex presses the views and aims of the Com- munist International, of whose Executive Committee ZixOVIEFY is the President, its damaging induence will remain upon the mind of the British public until & VI and his Executive Committee not merely repudiate the authorship of the letter but categorically declare and show that they have no such aims in view as the letter represents. And that, we think, is asking sure than they will dare to attempt, in view of what all the world

an earlier return to the Far East than ho already knows of its propaganda. The illusion to the Hous" laurels" in originally intended, says a London paper. ZINOVIEPP's message repudiating the His son, Mr. Edward Ho Tung, will not authenticity of the letter may seem necompany him, being still in Warsaw,

Conference of Students, strange to many readers, but anyone attending the meeting of the World's acquainted with the literature that eman- ates from the Soviet Press Bureaux, even in China, will know that the Ameri- can Secretary of State is the bete, noir among Western statesmen in the eyes of the Soviet authorities.

BIRTH. Coas-At Shanghai, an October gard, to

of P. II. COBB, ANGELA, wife daughter.

Hongkong Ofice: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 181, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

Korokoro, OctoŁA TH, 1924.

THE ZINOVIEFF LETTER. THE ZIMOVIEF letter episode in Great Britain recalls to memory the famous PARNELL letter of a quarter of a century

Each of the above is a Separate and Distinct Silk and Valuables and Tes for Italy, France Tender Tenderers may quote for say one or and Londen (under arrangement)ll be tran-

more or all of the sbore Lists, and any one or shipped at Bet to Marseilles and London.

at Bombay into the

Steamer pes- more or all may be accepted or rejected in whole T OFFICE 1x 2001, No. 14/18 ago. A letter containing the most damag

or in part by the Government. until

Each Tenderer must produce with each Tendera Receipt that he has deposited in the Colonial Treasury the Bum named on the respective Tender Format & Pledge of the bona fida of his Tender, which Sum shall be forfeited to the Crown should the Tanderer refuse or fail to carry out, to the tisfaction of the Government, the whole or any portion of the respective Tender or Tendars which may be accepted. The Deposit will be returned to sayOFFICE ROOMS in CAZAL POSIZION

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Tenderer whose Tender is not accepted.

For Forms of Tender and further Particulars apply at This Ofice.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the Lowest or any Tender,

HAROLD T. CREASY,

Director of Public Works.

Under the Distinguished Patronage of HE.

24th October, 192

The Governor, BIR REGINALD STUBB, K.O.ME.

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with which is incorporated THE CHINA OVERLAND

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NOTICE.

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

CERTIFICATE NO. 918 for 5 Shares,

per Bhare paid up, Number 9628/5630 in this Society standing in the Name of HORMUSTEE COOVERJEE SEINA, of Bombay, has been Declared LOST, and it at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above Document be not forthcoming the Baid Certificate will be deemed Cancelled mad of No Elect, and NEW Certificate for the 5 Bhares will be issued in ita stead by the Bociety

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager. Bongkong, 24th October, 1924. (1405

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Sir Robert Ho Tung, who, with Lady Ho Tung and Mise Ho Tung, left England on September 25th on his return to China

the Continent, was presented, in the quadrangle of the Hongkong Section at Wembley, on September 24th, with an ad- dress and a massive silver loving cup, as

a mark of appreciation of the invaluable services he has rendered to the Chinese exhibitors. Many speeches in Chinese were delivered, and great enthusiasm pre- vailed. Sir Robert, whose name and per sonality have become prominent during his stay here this summer, has decided on

The Rural Deanery of Westminster last month joined in the celebration of the Jubilee of the North China Mission. Fifty years ago, when Bishop Howard. Wilkin- son was vicar of St. Peter's, Eaton-square, one of his curates, Charles Perry Scott (now Bishop Scott), went out to North China, and became the Apostle and Founder of that great Mission. At the

Sir Paul Chater sailed from Southamp-Deanery celebration there was a meeting ton on September 27th for Canada, en ruute for Hongkong.

Sir Harold and Lady Parlett and child were passengers to Yokohama, per P. and U as Karmala, which left London on September 26th

The Commissioner of the Hongkong Section and Mr. Hallifax were at home

at the Section on the afternoon of Tues. day, October 7th.

ing admissions was published in The Times over the famous Irish leader's signature and created a profound sensa

The total output of the Kailan Mining tion which compelled PARSELL to retire Administration's mines for the week end- from public life. "His protestations that ing October 11th, 1924, amounted to 86.478 the letter was a forgery were disbelieved. tons and the sales to 43,873 tons. Fac-similes of the letter were reproduced

Asylum.

A man who was found swimming in the in The Times and those who were fami- Harbour near Yaumati Ferry on Sunday liar with PARNELL's hand-writing were con- for no apparent reason, has been certi- vinced, his enemies with complete satisfied as insane and sent to the Lunatic faction and his friends with a natural reluctance.

Mrs. Guy Acheson is coming out on the Eventually the letter was proved to be a very clever forgery, by a Blue Funnel steamer Hector, to join her the man named Picsor to the present case husband at Peking. Mr. Acheson, junior, is going up to Oxford for his first term the Rumiao. Communist fender declares

in a few days. that the letter which has caused such a stir in Great Britain, and prompted the Foreign Office to address a very strongly worded Note to the Soviet Government in a gross falsification," and "a fabrica tion so erade that not even a not too

At the Marine Court yesterday morn literate official of the British Foreigning, Li Cheong, unemployed, of no fixed Office could fail to see the falsity of it." abode, was fined $50 with an alternativa

The Medical Officer of Health's return issued yesterday for the 48 hours ended the 28th inst shows one case of typhoid, ons of paratyphoid-both Chinese-and a dog infected with rabies.

at the Caxton Hall, on September 20th, at which the speakers were the Bishop of North China, Rev. F. J. Griffith (Famine Relief worker in North Chins from 1829 to 1921), and Miss A. G. Bowden-Smith On October 8th, at 8.30 (of Peking). pm, ther was a Central Service for the whole Deanery at St. Gabriel's Church, Warwick-square, SW.1, when the preach er was the Rev. F. L. Norris, Bishop of North China.

HARBOUR ARMS SEIZURES TWO HAULS OF GUNS AND. AMMUNITION, **

LAUNCH DUMPS SUSPECTED CARSO,

There were two (and nearly three) seizurca of arms yesterday. The first was secured in the junior officers' quarters of the French liner Amatone. sued by Revenue officers in a motor beat.

Then a launch in the harbour was, pur

It was suspected that there were arme ou board. The launch unheeded the call to stop, in consequence of which about a dozen shots were fired. It was observed that the people on the launch dumped three or four heavy cases overboard,

Later in the evening, a large seizure was made on two sampana near the Har- bour Refuge. The Ravenue launch had evidently been observed, and when it

be deserted. reached the sampans, they were found to

Regarding the weapons seized, these were mostly of the Luger pattern, whilst some 30,000 rounds of ammunition weCO on the sampans.

ALERT SERGEANT.

The Soviet Government declares it to be of 50 days' imprisonment for boarding the ARRESTS MEN TRYING TO SELL, an impudent forgery" while at the same time it firms that it is not respon-

.s. Saarland without permission.

Mr. E. L Matheson, General Agent of sible for the acts of the "Communist the Admiral Line, has reported to the International."* Whether the letter Police the theft of a diamond ring, valued proves to be a forgery or not it un- at $1,000 from his bedroom at 21, Hum doubtedly gives a faithful presentation of phreys Building, Kowloon The ring was the views and aspirations of the Com-missed on Sunday." monist International, and the letter

News has reached Hongkong that the freighter Lee Loong, plying between of the British Foreign Office says, no Hongkong and Wachow, foundered in the one who understands the constitution and vicinity of the Wuchow Customs House about midnight on October 30. Fortu relationships of the Communist Interns nately, all the crew were saved. The ver tions! will doubt its intimate connection sol was at que time a dredger at Macap,

GOLD WATCH.

Through the alertness of a British polleo officer, a valuable gold watch which its owner had imagined he would not see On the 19th inst., Mr. J. Greiff, fourth again, may soon be restored to him officer of the s. Engelston, lost a gold watch and foh on the fair ground at Kow- loon. The value of the articles was $150

Bergeant Kellett, happening to pasa through First Street, saw two Chinese attempting to sell a gold watch, which resembled the description of the one lost. by Mr. Greift

Ha arrested the men, who will appoar before the Magistrate this morning