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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

RACE HOLIDAYS.

THE EXCHANGE BANKS will OPEN

for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUS INESS 9.90 AM, and CLOSE at Now, on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 16TH, 17th and 18TH INSTANT. Hongkong, 11th February, 1925.

11858

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

FROGRAMMES

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1925

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

Ф

THIS DAY REMOVED to

WGROUND FLOOR OF CHINA BUILD ING (Facing QuaN'S THEATRE),

15

CE. WARREN 00.. L()

Sanitary Engineera.

... [2798 Hongkong, lat February, 1925.

NOTICE.

DFORMS for FIRST EXTRA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

BAGE MEETING to be held on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1935 (weather permitting). may be obtained at the Race Cousas, Hoxe KONG CLU and Causeway Bay STABLES.

Entries will Clone a 12 o'clock Noor on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2319, 1925,

Handicapa will be published on FRIDAY, February 27th, 1925.

owing to increasing ill health, ME PERCY SMITH has Retired from the Firm of Pence, Saru, SETH & FLEMING s from the 31ST DAY of JANUARY, 1925.

The Business will be carried on sa heretofore under the same Firm Name.

PEROY SMITH, SETE & FLEMING. "|

11345 Hongkong, 9th February, 1995.

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD. NO FAM CHAN WAI, Has Ralit THE ORDINARY his Position as Chief

Company Dr. Uzu Road

02

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SINCERE, COMPANY, LIMITED, and any Acts

in the

Company by him are for his Own Account, for which SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the

Offices of the This Company will not be Berpensible,

Chater GEORGE'S BUILDING

THE SINCERE 00., LTD. the

1840] TUESDAY, Hongkong 3D MARCH, 1945, at 11 O'CLOCK in the Faxxxcos, for the purpose of receiving a State- meat of Account and Report of the Directors For the year ending 31st December, 1924, and declaring Dividend,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company

BONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

EMINDER.

ENTRIES CLOBE

will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the 1th RD SATURDAY, 1471 FEB.

February 1925, both days inclusive

By Order of the Board of Directors,

SHEWAN. TOME & CO., General Manageix

1923, until TESDAY, the Snl March.

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FETTES COLLEGE. -

DEPENDENTS of OLD FETTESIANS

in the WAR,

sad OLD FETTESIANS Wholly or Partially Disabled in the WAR who now have, or anticipate having, Financial Dificulty in the Education of their Bons, ars invited to Communicate At Once with:---

AH. BOWHILL, Hon. Secretary to the Trustees, FETTES WAR MEMORIAL FUND, 22, Et. Andrew Square, EDINBURGH. All Correspondence of this usture is trosted by the Trustees as absolutely Confidential.

THE PENINSULAR, & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS & LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULT, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN POETS.

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THE Steamship

SARDINIA”

carrying Sigens, RN.R Captain 0. E Majesty's Malls, will be despatched from this Port on or about THURSDAY, the 19TH FEBRUARY, 1925, at Noor, taking Pa

Porta wengers and Cargo for the above

Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be tran- hipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer pru-

Frect to seeding

Hareoilies and London, Farcels will be received at this Office until r, the day before Sailing. The contexts and value of all packages must be declared.

For further particulars,

Apply

to- HAUKINNON, MACKENZIE & 00,

Agenta Hongkong, 11th February, 1925.

71802

THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED.

of

NOTICE TO SKAREHOLDERS. THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Ofice of the Company. No. 4A, Dza VOETE ROAD, on THURSDAY, 19 FEBRUARY, 1925, 12 O'CLOCK Noor, for the receiving a Report of the Directors. with a Statement of Acconals, declaring a Dividend and clecting Directors and Anditors The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from TRURSDAT, 5th Feb- ath Feornary, 1925, both reary, to THURSDAY, 19th dar inclusive, during which period No Transfer of Shane can be registered.

Ptogether

By Order of the Board of Directors, JOHN ARNOLD,

Becretary.

Hongkong, 14th January, 1925.

RUARY, 1925.

11857

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The SLYMBELING

of the Shareholders in this Corporation will be held at the CTTT Hit Hongkong, an SATUR of receiving the Report of DAY, the 21ST FEBRUARY, 1925, at 11.30

for the

purpose ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st the Court of Directors together with State December, 1924.

A.

REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 9th February, to SATURDAY, the 21st Feb ruary, 1925 (both days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of shares can be registered.

By Order of The Court of Directors. A. HBARLOW,

Chief Manager -

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Hongkong, Pud February, 1925. THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU. FACTURING CO., LTD.

THE ORDINARY

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOOKEY OLUB.

RACE MEETING 1995,

FEBRUARY lötu, 172, 19TH AND SBI,

INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

TICKETS of Admission of the Fall The Spirit beyond

be obtained from

KELLY & WALSE or at the Gate. Price-$3.00 per day.

Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform $1,00 por

day.

No One Admitted without a Ticket to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.

1907]

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Tresenzora.

NOTICE,

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1995, FEBRUARY 16TH, 17TH, 19TH, AND 21ST.

"EMBERS' Badges of Admission are now ready and may be obtained by those Members who have not already received them, from Messrs. LINSTEAD & Davis, Alexandra Building".

C. B. BROWN, Secretary..

ME

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NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB,

RACE MEETING 1925. FEBRUARY 16TH, 17, 18ru; AND 21st.

HE Stewards request the pleasure of the presence of the Ladies at the Races.

[1809. Hongkong, February 2nd. 1925.

NOTICE:

THE HONGKONG JOOKEY CLUB. RACE MEETING 1995, FEBRUARY 16, 17; 185, and 21st.

i

ASSES for Servants will be issued on application to Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Alexandra Buildings. No Servants will be allowed inside the Enclosure of the Race Race Days WITHOUT Course during TICKETS.

"

These Tickets are only available for Servants while in attendance on their employers or when on duty at the Various Stands.

compare

Most men choose DEWAR'S and small wonder! Year in and year out its distinctive character remains steadfast and incomparable.

Perfect distillation, genius in blending and gigantic stocks make DEWAR'S popularity, -and will keep it!

Dewar's

White Label" and"

15

Victoria Vat."

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS:

The Shoughti Mercury of the 7th inst stated that there were 20,000 soldiers of the Fengtien Armuy then in Shanghai, and that they would remain until Sun. Chuan Fang had, withdrawn all his soldiers to Sungkinng.

Mr. S. Benbow Rowe has been ap- The promise by the Government af China that it will not depart from the pointed Secretary of the Shanghai Muni- policy of prohibition, and will exert all cipal Council. Mr. Rowe, has been Acting. its power to enforce the policy "indepenSecretary of the Council since the resigna-

tion of Mr. Norman Eiddell. dently of the action of other Powers," can be of no value until the Central Government in Chion regains effective control of all the provinces in which the militarists are carrying on what the Tinies has not inappropriately called a "drug war." When that will be accom. plished it is not possible at present to We note with form any conception. Katisfaction and pleasure the efforts which the Chief Executive is making towards that end, and we hope that successful accomplishment is not so far off, as, to most people, it seems to be. The Chinese delegate's appent to other Powers to make every effort to prevent the illegal traffic in opium and narcotic drugs and progressively suppress the legalised use of prepared opium: " is in the main a the Powers futile attempt to cast

C. W. H. JOHNSTONE. responsibility for the existence of the opium traffic in China. If Ching would

We regret to announce the death from or could only do as much to this end, as the Powers the Chinese delegate and appendicitia of Mr. C. W. H. Johnstone, chicfy in mind, the outlook for a great the eldest son of Mr. J. Jobastone, of reduction in the trafic would be more the Union Waterboat Company, and, of hopeful It is a big problem, however, Mrs. Johnstone, of Minden Villas, Kow- that will take many years to solve. The loon.

on

Three coolies each received three months' imprisonment at the Shanghai Mixed Court last week for stealing three rolls of cloth, valued at $1.680, from, the Glen Line stenmër l'embrokeshire whils that vessel was lying at the China Mer- chauts Lower Wharf.

41

MR.

OBITUARY.

erating for opium in China. like the The news was received by cable on craving for alcoholic drinks in AmericaTuesday from Rangoon, where the deceas

years creates a market for narcotic substitutes.

ed had been living for some five The suggestion made by one of the

Mr. Johnstone, who was 30 years of London papers that at the bottom of the American plan to prohibit the produc age. had previously lived for many years He join- tion of opium for other than medicinal with his parents in Hongkong, was au and scientific purposes, is the formidable extremely popular young man. increase in the use of drugs, especially opium, in the United States since the adoption of prohibiton, does not seem open to much dispute. Nor is it open to eriticism. Similar reasons must promp the same desires in China where opium

NUAL MEETING OF SHAARHOLD- Any Chinese found lottering about with A. S. WATSON & suppression, when it was more effective

ERS in the above Company will be held at ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING, Chater Road, Victoria, FEBRUARY on THURSDAY, the 20

them and hollers thereof will be Removed from the Enclosure.

of

1807c

at 11 o C A for the purpose ing Suoment of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year. ended 31st December, 1924, and electing a Consalting Committee and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company HONDAT, the 15th

will be CLOSETSDAY, 26th Feinuary,

#

anti! February, 1925,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. 1923, both days inclusive.

General Managers.

[1847 Hongkong, 7th February, 1925.

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LIMITED. (INCORPORATED IN HONGLONG.)

No

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Mest JARDINE. MATHESON AND COMPANY LIMITED, on FRIDAY, the 977 DAY of FEBRUARY, 1995, at 12 o'clock Nogs, to Transact the Ordinary Business of the

Company.

AND NOTICE 13 HERZDY ALFO GIVEN that 助 EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of HONGKONG TRAMWAYS LIMITED, will be held at the Offices of Means. JARDINE, MATHESON AND COMPANY LIMITED, en FRIDAY, the 27211 DAY of FEBRUARY, 1925, at 12.15 O'CLOCK in the afternoon, when the BUEJOINED RESOLUTIONS WILL BE PROPOSED sa Ordinary B

ATV Isolation: (1) That authorised Capital of the Company (which is now $1,625,000 consisting of 325.000 shares of the Nomical Value of $5 each of which the whole have been issued) be incresaed

the to $3,250,000 by

the Value of $5 each ranking for dividend and in all other respects pari pass with the Shares constitut

The Company's present issued

-#

[1724

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

THE ANNUAL BHOW of FLOWERS TENETABLES will be held at

HEADQUARTERS VOLUNTEER THURSDAY, Brx MARCH, 1925.

ENTRIES DEFINITELY CLOSE

1 fx. of WEDNESDAY, 26 BUARY, 1825, the Hon. Becretary Office, but it is hoped that intanding Thr hibitors WILL SEND in their ENTRIES AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE

FER-

SCHEDULES re now being printed and

posted at an Early Date MEMBERS who have not yet Paid their Babscription and ALL, THOSE who with to kindly Requested to Join the SOCIETY

the Him. Send $5 IMMEDIATELY Secretary, Mr. B, B, C. HORNELL, 0/0, Meers. Jerns, Markson & Da, In

NOTICE.

[1683

Frane

ot

No $25,000 Additional Shares of t

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. PACE MEETING 1923. FEBRUARY 167, 17, 18TH, AND 21st,

EMBERS have the Privilege of intro. Mucing Two Non-morabers to the

Members' Enclosure.

Alimited number of tickets are available and may be obtained from Messrs. Linstead & or before DAVIS, Alerandre Buildings' on SATURDAY the 14TH of FEBRUARY, 1925, Price $10.00 per day or $30.00 for the Meeting.

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LINSTEAD & DAVIS, Treasurera.

CAFE WISEMAN

LEE SUPPLYING

TIFFINS & TEAS

AT THE

JOCKEY CLUB STAND FOR MEMBERS AND AT No. 11 STAND

FOR NON-MEMBERS DURING THE RACE MEETING.

TABLES MAY BE BOOKED.

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inal. (2) That it is desirable to capitalise the Bum of $1,425 000 being part of the Undivided Profils of the Company

TO LET. standing to the credit of the Com pany's Reserve Fund and accordingly

TORAGE SPACE Marine Lots with for the

eflecting capitalisation in parpote

Godowns and Chinese Houses TO LET pursuance of Article 193 of the Company's Articles of rom 81 DECEMBER

W.8. BAILEY & CO., LTD”, “ Kowloon Bay,

CON

LTD.

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Office: 131," Fleet Street,

The Daily Press.

than it is to-day, was likewise fallowed by an equally formidable increase in the

ap early, on the outbreak of war in 196 and served in the Navy. He was later inployed by Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Lefore proceeding to Racgood.

"CANTON NEWS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT]

An officialmiaiqué from tamry of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, issued at Canton on February 10th," stated that the Cantonese forces supporting Thr. Sun General

use of other narcotic drugs, and the hat REPORTED CANTONESE SUCCESS. state in Chine was fast becoming worke than the first. These substitutes, so far as China at least is concerned, are prac- E.Utically all of foreign manufacture and are ingeniously smuggled into the country

There is no captured Changmoutou from on an extensive scale.

Chen Chiang Ming's army on the after- remedy in sight for this but the most stringent control over the manufacture noon of February 8th; that the Yun- of these drugs” and especially of the pro-nance reached Tit-kong at one o'clock, duction of opium which forms the basis also of the 8th, and that on the same of all these drugs. An impasse has been day, the pro-Sun troops captured threa reached in the matter until China sets anti-Bolshevists at Sheung Ping, and the WHAT has recently happened at Genera her own house in order. What has taken prisoners were immediately shot. can have caused no surprise to anybody place at Geneva should prove a powerful pro-Hun forces from Boccas Tigris Forts who has followed the discussions at the stimulus to effort in this direction in reported at the same time the re-capture

China

Hoxoxoxo, FERRUART 12TH, 1925.

CHINA AND THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.

8

Opium Conference. The American dele- gate has withdrawn because "it now clearly appears that the purpose for which

The Banks announce that they will close

The

of Bo On District from the anti- Bolshevists on. "February 9th. On the 10th, the Government troops commenced

the Conference was called cannot be at noon on the first three days of aere to actaek Ping Woo, also in Eastera

accomplished" China has withdrawn week (Race days). because no undertaking had been given

The return of notifiable diseases in the

Kwangtung.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY. February 12th being the anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of China and the re-unification of China after the Manchu abdication; the Can-

The Canton Telegraph Administration ton authorities have declared this day a is repairing the telegraph line to Hong-public holiday.

ong with the object of restoring com munication between the two centres with the least possible delay.

to suppress opium smoking in Far Eastern Colony for the 24 hours ended on Febru territorities, and consequently the delegaary 10th, shows 1 Chinese case of diph tion considered no quod purpose would theria, and 1 British and 2 Chinese cases be served by its further participation of enteric lever.

This is entirely to the Conference. " misrepresent the facts, at all events so far as

Hongkong is concerned. The

CANTONESE OLYMPIC TEAM,, British Government has from the first

The Canton Committee in charge of contemplated the complete suppression

sending a contingent to represent South of the traffic in Hongkong, pari paesu

the coming Far Eastern with its suppression in China. The real For anchoring his lighter in a Cable Chios in reason for the withdrawal of the Chinese Beserve, a boatmaster was fined 10, or Olympiad to be held at Manila next May delegation was obviously that it felt ten days' imprisonment in default, by is asking a Government aid of B14,280 embarrassed by the appeal made by Lieut. Commander G. F. Hole, R.N., at for the expenses in connection with train LORD ROBERT CEzcu to the Chiness and the Marine Court yesterday.

ing and other necessities of the team.

Some 197, families of Manchurian There will be a cinematograph display the production of opium. The

The for children at the Helens May Institute Bannermen around Tae Ka Hong Lane, bus by the distribution Bar NULLY FURNISHED, $73, The PEAL report of a local Commission has shown on Friday, February 13th, at 6 p.m. Tic- Canton City, have just been served

present issue of Shares of the Fler Joy les Octonz Surable

convincingly that the traffic cannot be kets, 50 cents each Family tickets, $1.00 notices of eviction from their homes for day 1925, of One of thy of February for Mess.

suppressed in Hongkong until it is sup for three people-ADVT.

failure to pay the special war-tax of $25 or 100 Chinese square feet of. There is still a prospect, we under per cheng

Association bonus of

shares

of 80 por on the larmed Bhares of the Company

bo and the in hereby declared

and that the Directors be and they

se hereby autherised to satisfy unek

persons who are registered se

Ale 27th

insued

Bhares of the Outpany credited fully paid up in respect of

Oce

bald by such persons Comp

existing Shares of the

and

that such new ordinary shares rank for dividend and in all other respects

pari passa with the shares already Dated the 10th, day of February, 1925, W. B. SIH KONS,

Bar Bocciary:

[1853

Russell Street, Hongkong

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that consequent upon the Retirement of My. HOBICH PERCY Baris, the partnership subsist ing between HORACE PRECY HEXIST Syrit and DANA VE under the Firm Name of PERCY SMITH BETH & FLEMING in Hongkong and

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD, FLEMING, FEROY SMITH & SETH in has been dissolved and that the Mania,

TOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF HEMBRES of and Damn. 14 Bert in the

s practice FIRMING in the

Hongkong

practice Cossed on EONGKONG TRAMWAYB LIMITED, will be CLOSED from SATURDAY, 14 FEB- the 31ST JANUARY, 1005,

Internet Plity of Your HEYRANNY

**1799)

TO LET.

other

delegates to give an undertaking

to

stop

Apply

ELDON POTTER,

373, Peak.

pressed in China. It has been obvious

1835)

all along that the Chinese Government

TO LEÍ.

is not in a position to give an understand, of the Hongkong A.D.C. taking land, to Government, in Canton before taking of this character. After all the B Joan for production in Shanghai February 1st, as ordered. The 197 FROM 1 MARCH or LATER, st buncombe with which Dr. ALFRED Szz It will interest the Committee to learn families to be ousted represent only the about 850 8q. T., ABIATIO BUILDING has been regaling the Conference he has that the French Municipal Council of first batch served with the hotico to 17 FLOOK

Moderate Bert, TWO OFFICE ROOMS

Apply

TORNEMANN, & 00.

now frankly admitted that present Shanghai has received a letter from the move. Before the Republic mest of the conditions in China, unfortunately, make directors of theatres in Hanoi and Hai Banneruien in Canton were in the old it impossible for the Chinese Govern phong, stating that they propose giving aring service or occupying minor official ment to enforce effectively its policy of a series of presentations in Shanghai in positions, but the change of Government prohibiting the production of opium for April, and would like to receive informa. tion on the subject of theatres. As the LDSMOBILE, 8 Cylinder, 7-Bealer, in other than medicinal and scientific par- French Concession does not own a Muni the lot of many Manchus in the city

1838)

FOR SALE

has thrown many out of employment, and

Bl. Jouw HINNEST SETH will carry on theRUARY, to FRIDAY, 27 FEBRUARY,Good Condition $1,500 or Nearea poses" But these conditions, he says, cipal theatre, negotiations are to be today is a miserable one. Many of themER

practice in Hongkong on his Own Account 1925, both days incluye

in the Firm Name and style of PEROY

AMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Incorporated

By Order of the Board,

872 Boczulary.

Of

W. F. MONS.

1819

O. W. DARCH.

Asiatic Building

are only temporary So we have opened with theatres in the International are loopid to adopt new and produc-

tive occupations. been told now for several years past Settlement.

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