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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAYS.

IN A FAN OR BANKS will be

*N Accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1919,

CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS FRIDAY, SATURDAY and HONDAY, the 10ru, Lien and 13TH INSTANT.

[2076 Hangkang, 8th April, 1925.

NOTIFICATION. US Offices and Stations of the CHINESE MARITIME COSTOMS for Kowloon and District will be CLOSED to PUBLIC NUSIA SS on FRIDAY and SATURDAY, the 10rm and 31TH APRIL, 1925.

B. H. R. WADE. Commissioner of Chinese Customs,

Kowloon and District

York Buildings,

· Hongkong, 6th April, 1925.

[2074

5.5." OOSTKERK” ARRIVED

5TH APRIL.

abore Steamer Haring

BUN GROUND TAMKAN ISLAND. General Average has been Declared, Delivery of the Cargo can only be Taken After Signing General Average Band.

For the HOLLAND-EAST-ASIA LINE, JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN, Agents

12075

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. · AMERICAN AND MANCHERIAN

LIKE

FION NEW YORK

Steamship

THE CITY OF BOMBAY" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra-hazardous Godowns of Holt's Whart whence delivery may be obtained.

INTIMATIONS

THE - HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,QUESDAY, APRIL 7TH, 1926

HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The NOTION ORDINARY YEARLY

MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CON STRUCTION COMPANY, LIMI

LIMITED be

held in

Offices of Mestra. SHEWAN, the Toxs & Co, St. George's

Chater the STM Hongkong, on WD Boad

WEDNESDAY,

at 11.00 1, for the DAY APRIL, 1925, at

mcaiving the Report of the Board of a.Statement of Ascaunts for the Year ended on the 91st December, 1924, and of Blecting Director and Auditors.

of

;

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 3x to the BT AMUL, both days inclusive,

By Order of the Board,

8. COURTNEY COOK,

Secretary.

(2025 Hongkong, 26th March, 1925.

METING f

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI:

HOTELS, LIMITED.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SHAREHOLDERS of THE HONGKONG SHANGHAI HOTELS, LIMITED, will be held

Fodder HOTIL Street, Hongkong, o

THE HONGESDAY,

the STE APRIL, 1925, st 12 o'cLOCE Noox, far the purpose of receiving Board of Directors for Statement of Accounta and the Report of the the year ended the 31st December, 1934, con firming the Appointment of Director and re-electing Director and the Auditora.

"The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, the FT APL, 1925, until WEDNESDAY, the 8m APRIL, 1995, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

The Spirit beyond

compare

in

Most men choose DEWAR'S and small wonder! Year" 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 t

DEWAR'S

White Label and

"

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J. BARTHOLOMEW,

Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 20th March, 1995.

"HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

TNG will be held (weather permitting) at THE THIRD EXTRA RACE MEER- HAPPY VALLAT on SATURDAY, 117, and MONDAY, 15TH APRIL, 1925, commencing

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave loft the Godowns, and all Goods remain-st 3 r.. ing undelivered after 11th April, 1995, will

bject to Rent, be subject to

All Claims against the Steamer mast be presented to the Undersiguel on or before 1925, or they will not be

18th

TEC chaled

and damaged Goode ara

All

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays or Fridays, between

The First Bell will be Bang at 9.30 PM, Each day.

The Charge for Admission to the Fablic Enalosa.re be $1.

Soldiers and Sailors in uniform, Half Price. Members are advised that they must show their Season Ticketa to obtain Admission to the Manbers Enclosure.

Each Member has the right of introducing 2

Victoria Vat."

As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons.

By Royal Appointment to His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS -

imagine there can be very slender pro The total rainfall to late From POLITICAL SITUATION

spect of the Administration reversing the January 115 has been 18-81 inches, againsë. decision of the Shipping Board. What an average of 6'92 inches:

The total output of the Kailan. Mining

this salo virtually means is that American trans-Pacific shipping. will become a monopoly of the DOLLAR interests, who Administration's mines for the work

IN CHINA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S'AGANUT,]:

MISSIONARIES IN DANGER.

already own the seven round-the-world ending. March 21st,. amounted to $4,7 SHENKIU ATTACKED BY BONAN

tons, and the sales during the period to

68,282 tons.

At the annual meeting of the Land Valuers Society at the Shanghai-Land

GOVERNMENT TROOPS..

PEKING ORDERS. PROTECTION.-

Paxina, April 8th. : The China Inland Mission Headquar

ships and operate the five Seattle liners, By the transfer to them, of the five San Francisco ships they will thus own twelve large liners, and presumably they stand every chance of acquiring from the Ship-Investment Co., Ltd, on March 31st..ters at Shanghai have wired to Peking, ping Board. the five President" liners Lieut. Col. . H. Logan, M.Inst.C.E., stating that Honan Government troops. an attacking Shenkiu, where the C.LM. the DOLLAR interests dow operate from lectured upon the subject of Easements

Missionary, Rev. M. Tomkinsovi and his Seattle..

wife are stationed.

A

During the weekend, a raft, consisting The passing of the Pacific Mail Co.

of two American pine planks fastened will not be witnessed without regret on.

together, two Chinese anchors (on the both sides of the Pacific. As we have

raft), two other anchors, 800 feet of rope said, the Company has a history extend- and 20 drills, were stolen from "the ing over nearly eighty years. It was Netherlands Reclamation Works at North founded, to be exact, in 1848 and in Point. » those early days ran a line of steamers from New York, to San Francisco, vi

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"The return of notifiable diseases in the

"Rev. Mr. Tomkinson says their lives. will be immediately forfeital by, the res wisting forces if the city falls

A later wire states that the CIM. Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Ford, ha reached Shenkiu, but the danger is in tensified.

The British Legation has made repres Colony for the 24 hours ended, on April sentations to the Chinese Foreign Office. 3rd, shows i case each of diphtheria, in the matter.

The Chinese Office has wired to the enteric fever, and cerebrospinal fever,- all Chinese. The return for the 48 hours Military Governor of Honan, urging hữ ended on April 5th shows 3: Chinese cases to take all possible steps for the protec

tion of the Tomkinsons and outer foreign lives and property in that district.

FOOCHOW STUDENTS:

of small.pox..

FURTHER ARREST OF TROUBLE.

the Straits of Magellan. On the com. pletion of the Panama railway, between Aspinwall (Colon) on the Atlantic, and Panama; on the Pacific, in 1960, the steamers ran only from San Francisco to Panama, connecting with the Vandor

A Chinese coolie, who was knocked bilt Line from. Aspinwall to New York. In 1865, the Pacifo Mail Co. purchased down. by i motor-cycle driven by Mz." the Vanderbilt Line, and in the following. A J. Wadmore, of the PWD at year commenced to send boats between. Jordan Bond, Kowloom, has, be sent to Shanghai, and, Yokohama,, aki the Inland the Kwong Wah. Hospital. The injured a plank, and coming man was carrying Sea In January 1887 the Company

out of Park Street.. RELA inaugurated a regular line of stormers

machine... from San Francisgo to Hongkong. The pioneer ships-the Colorado and the

The body of a Chinese, aged about "25 Great Repulitic-ware paddle-wheel steam-years, and wearing Eumpaan style cloth ers, hut these were replaced by modern ing, was discovered by a vyflager at Lui screw steamers as the demands of traffic Kunk Lak, during the week-end, and the increased, and in 1902, the building of the matter was immediates reported to the the two chief agitators,..few days ago. Koren und Siberia-ships of 15,000 tuns Sheung Shui Police.. The man had ap -marked "a

new epoch in trans-Pacificparently been: badly handled, for his body

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the hours of 10.45 ans and. Noon, within the Non-Member, to the Hamber Enclosu A. S. WATSON & shipping. In 1903-4 the Pacific Alail bore several stab wounds.

free storage period of one week.

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

THE BANK LINE, LTD.

General Agenta.

Hongkong, 5th April, 1925.

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PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM NEW YORK.

THE Steamship

GOTHIC PRINCE"

having arrived from the above Port on 1st instant, Consignees of Cargo see hemby in formed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong

Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Fimited, Kowloon, and stored Comp

and expense

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are

Tickets for whom can be obtained from Mésar. LIESTEAD & Davia at $5 snely day up to Fainar,. 10TÉ À FAIL.

The Stewards invite the Ladies of Hongkong

[2071 to be present

NOTICE.

NOTION that

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the MAN KAM LO and MAN WAI LO tween and ALFRED EDWARD HALL Carrying on Basiness as Solicitors at Alessadra Build- of MESSIEURS Firm ings under the Style LO AND LO Has Been Dissolved as b'rom the 1ST DAT of APRIL 1925, so far as concurs the said ALFRED EDWARD HALL who Batires from the exid Firmi.

Dated the 31st day of March, 1905.

(Signed) 31 K 10. (Signed) M. W. LO. (8igned) ALFRED E. HALL.

20521

PREMISES TO LET.

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be amined on Wednesday, 8th instant at 10 AM "All Claims must be presented within 150 LET-HOUSE in CANTON, SILAMEER,

days of the Steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain ing. undelivered after the 8th instant, will be sabject to Rent

Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit signed by the Baperintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Billa of Lading

be countersigned.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD. 2nd Floor, King's Building Connaught Road, Hongkong. Telephone No. 3165.

Hongkong, 1st April, 1925.

по

British Concession, with Three 3-Boomed

FLATS with Modern Sanitary Appliances, Ofices and Spacions Godown. Early Partension.

Apply to A, P. VILLA & BROS., OF CANTON, INC. CANTON, SHAMRIX.

6J

(2027

TO LET.

ODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD.

Apply

GINGS (Bassment).

2032)

(2036

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS,

LIMITED.

Pack LEITH, MIDDLESBRO, ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Stemehip" **BENCLEUCHTM

NONSIGNEES

of Cargo are hereby inform ed that all Goods are being lazded at their zitk into the hazardous and/or extra kazanlons. Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon What and Godown Co., Ltd, whence, and/or from the

way be obtained.

wharves, debe admitted after the Goods

No Claina

here left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining adelivered after the 9th instant, will be subject to Bent. ·-

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before 23rd

All bror, y will not be recognised.

instant, or

chafed and damaged Goods are to

BECRETARY,

A. 8. WATSON & Co, Ltv.

TO LET. ·

NITORAGE SPACE on Marine Lota with Godowas and Chinese Houses TO LET.

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

1799]

PREPAID

*WANTED"

ADVERTISEMENTS

Latters are lying at this Office for Bort, AL, XS, XYZ, YL, 39, 40, 85, 86, 880, 979, 1609, 1890,

CO. LTD.

MARRIAGE

DA

acquired the still larger steamers Mongo-

into the

MAKERS LEADERS.

PEKING, April 8th. Four more ringleaders of the Students* Union at Foochow were arrested on Saturday by detectives, who, were sent

to protect the local Y.M.C.A., and caught......... the students in the act of threatening the- Chinese Principal of the Y.M.C.A.

School,

This action, following on the arrest of

has made a most favourable impression. among foreigners at Foochow, as indicat ing the determination on the part of the

on authorities to put 12, end, to the

trouble.

[FBON THE "DALET BULLETIN..'} REORGANISATION CONFERENCE. THREE SEPARATE COMMITTEES TO BE FORMED.,

PEKINŐ, April 5th.

lia and Manchurit, and these four ships! A sensational shooting incident took the night in conjunction with the China, main-- Blue în Chapel, Shanghai, an tained a regular weekly schedule of mail of April 1st, when two Chinese detectives ings from Hongkong to San Francisca attached to the French Municipal Police and a member of the Chapei. Volunteer down to the time of the Great War. Force were shot, one of the detectives HILL-BANHRIDGE-At, Shanghai,

April gad, SYDNEY ERNEST, n of When in 1913 the old management of the

being killed. The officers were uttempt- Me and Mrs F. C. FULL of Northampton, England, to LILIAN Company announced the sale and withing to round up a gang of alleged black- MARGARET, daughter of the late H. B. drawal of their steamers from the Pacific, mailers. BAINBRIDGE, and Mrs. BAINBRIDGE, ČÍ

it was the only remaining line on the West Bolden, England

Dr. Harry F. Ward, Pacific flying the Stars and Stripes. Naturally the people of America were Christian Ethics in Union Seminary,ly, Financial Readjustment ond Military so greatly stirred by this withdrawal, and New York City, who is on his way round Reorganisation Committees, and a Prori after an interval of but six months the the world, arrived in Shanghai on April sional Assembly, under the Chairman. Pacific Mail Co. was reconstructed and 1st from Peking with the intention of ship, respectively, of Liang Shih Yi, la the trans-Pacific service was renewed with giving a series of lectures on social and Kai Peng and Tang-Yi.

DEATHS

REMEDIOS.-At Shanghai, on April 18, Musa, wife of Mr. G. M. P. REMEDIOS, nged 38 years. Carver At Yanking on March 28th,

LUELLA M. CRAMER, mother of S. S CRAMER, of the Standard Oil Co. of

New York.

STEPHEN At Ahrweiler, on March 31st, ARTHUR CLAIR, only surviving son of Mrs. A. G. Bergen, Shanghai, and the late Mr. A. G.. STEPHEN.

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Oc: 131. Flest Street, E.C...

The Daily Press.

Professor

of i

the National Self-Government Institute. conomic questions under the auspices of

Dr. and Mrs. Ward will remain in China until July.

the famous green ships of the Ecuator class, which continued to run until after the war when the American Government had to find employment for the great fleet of merchant shipping it had hur

The East Surrey Regiment-the 1st riedly built up, primarily for war trans Battalion of which is stationed at Hong. part service but with an eventual view kong,-got 134 recruits last years out to the creation of a national mercantile of the total of 385 enlisted at the depot of the regiment at Kingston-on-Thames. marine. Under contract with the United The class of recruite was very good, both State's Shipping Board the Pacific Mail

physically and educationally. In all 681 Co. have been operating five of these men were calisted at Kingsgton. Towards great liners in the trans-Pacific service, the close of the year, Lieut. A. E. Cottam, It is these that have now been sold to MC will vacate the adjutancy of the a syndicato Beaded by Mr. STANLEY 1st East Surreys at Hongkong; ou com- We publish in another column the news DOLLAR name which has become picting three years in that position. that the United States Shipping Board famous in the trans-Pacific Shipping bas awarded to Mr. STANLEY DOLLAR and world in recent years. The probable.

Hoxazone, AFRIL 7TH, 1925.

AMERICAN SHIPPING ON THE PACIFIC.

It is. understood. that when the Reorganisation Conference ends it will be converted into, three brancher, name-

FIGHTING IN HUHAN.

OUTBREAK IS NOW REPORTED IN WESTERN DISTRICT,

PEXING, April 8th. Haiao Yao Nat has wired to the Government stating that fighting in oo- carring at Chinshib, in Western Hunaa. Hupeh has appointed La Chin Shan Commandant of Border Defence in Western Hupeh

The telegram adds that the majority of the militarists in Hapeh desire neutrality as regards a conflict between Chuo Heng Ti and Hsiung Koh Wa and wish to prevent the defeated troops. of either side entering Hupeh,

LOCAL BENEVOLENT FUND. PROCEEDS OF A.D.C. PERFORM- 'ANCE OF "FRENCH LEAVE.".

The benefit performance given by the those associated with him in the tender, disappearance of a Company like the Madeline Bossier Company at the Star the five "President" lidera now oper- Pasific Mail with so long a history can- Theatre, Kowloon, last week, for the ated by the Pacific Mail Stenship Co. not be viewed without great regret, widow of one its members, Mr. Jack between San Francisco and Hongkong though in the circumstances in which it Bennotte,, who was taken ill and died in

Mra Holyonk, who is Vice President Unless this decision is set aside on the occurs, it is not likely to create either Hongkong, when the Company were pre- of the Hongkong Ladies Benevolent appeal which has been made to the on the West Coast of America or in the iously touring in the Colony, realised a Fund, has received the following letter from the Honorary Treasurer of the Administration, it may be taken as highly Orient the same amount of consternation Bross total of $1,000. The sale of tickets Hongkong A.D.C. and asks for its probable, if not absolutely "certain, that that the temporary withdrawal the amounted to $967, and the sain of pro publication as an acknowledgment of the it will mean the extinction of the Pacific Company did in 1914 Then it was en remitted by deatand draft to the generous assistané :—

grammes" to $103. The total amount has Society's sincere thanks to the "A.D.C.” and Mesara. Anderson for their very Mail Steamship Co. which has a history case of the virtual disappearance of the Variety Artistes Foderation for payment "ANTED—Competent STENOGRA- WATER Como Box No. 85, c/o reaching back very nearly eighty years. Stars and Stripes from the trans-Pacific

to Mrs. Bennetta. The news comes in the nature of a sor carrying trade. The pending change in- Hongkong Daily Prom...

prise, for it was recently reported that volves no catastrophe of that kind, for the Pacific Mail Co. bad made the highest offer for the five ships. The figure was on the Pavia are practically certain to given as U.S.$6,750,000, while the bid of be maintained at full strength.. WANTED To Beat Only Small

HOUSE or Large FLAT, Hongkong Mr. STANLEY DOLLAR and his associates er Kowloon inmaterial only Bituation must be was reported as U.S.$5,625,000. If these Good. Apply-Box No. 84, c/o Bengkong Liesly Prom

figures are correct it is to be inferred

that there we ʼn other considerations, that

be left in the Godowns," where they will be WA Easepan Fitu. Apply-Bor

No, 86, c/o Hongkong Dally Prem

examined on the 9th instant, at 10

No Fire Lasurance has been effected.

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

GIEB, LIVINGETON & CO., LTD.,

The Aguzla,

Hongkong, 3rd April, 1925.

(2065

BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP.

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Hongkong, April 2nd, 1925 "Dear Mrs. HOLTOAK,-With reference to our performance of French Leave in aid of the Ladies' Benevolent Fund, F beg to inform you that the amount receiv ed from the sale of tickets, etc; together

the ships, now flying the American flag PLAYING SPACE FOR CHILDREN with some donations totalled $1,281.75

The

KOWLOON'S LACK OF IT.

Inglish-speaking Society of Shang-resolution at today's meeting of the ent the piano free of charge and abo

hai zelebrated its first anniversary last Bunday

The expenses in connection with than special production came to $379.50, / ing a balance of 8002-25, for which amount I beg to enclose cheque on behalf Dr. J. C. MacGown has given notice of the Hongkong A.D.C. I should like - of his intration to move the following to add that Mears, Anderson very kindly waived Macar looking fees-Yours Inith- Banitary Board:- That, in view of the fully de Pa FOR SALE AS PULA, influenced a bare majority of the flip

lack of space for children playing in ping bid to accept the lower offer. What

A. Chinees who knocked down in Kowloon, the Board respectfully roquesis those considerations were we shall doubt. Queen's Road Central, by a motor car on the Government to take steps to provide ADMISSION to the Preliminarias ded: Un tracted BUNGALOW is a splendid

WEIHAIWEL TO LET: Newly Co less learn in due time. There is no Saturday, anstained a broken leg, and suitabls recreation ground in place of Non Members of the V.B.C. 50 cents Potion Close to the Sea. Farnished. indication of grounds of appeal in was removed to the Government Civil the present totally inadequate children's

The First, Bession commences at 8 o'clock Electrle Light. Was particular, the brief paragraph we publish, but we Hospital,

play ground in Chatham Road HL BEER, WHIHADWEE

HE HONGKONG BILLIARD CHAM-10, Peak.

PIONSHIP has now commenced as this

VICTORIA REČERATION CLUL CHAPSES of

Members and Sakliers and Bailors 25 centa

rach Evening

2021

ApplyMr.

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HONGKONG AMATEUR DRAMATIO CLEA (agu.) WA. HANNIBAL Hoa Secretary and Treasurer Mr. Holyoak writes: The incrtan

our funds, which was badly needed, is value in relieving distress during this

most welcome and will be of inestimable

year.!!