NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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NOTICE."
SYDNEY HAMPDEN BOSS Chartered and Incorporated Account mat, has been admitted a Partner in our Firm.
FIRCY SMITH, SETH & FIMMING, Incorporated Accountanta.
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BONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following-Debentures-wers-Drama-at the Pavilion on MONDAY, the 20TH APRIL, 1925
6,193,196, 271, 273, 276,280, 284,299,880, 400, 458, 477, 519, 554, 552, 574, 648, 901,831
Holders of Drawn Debentures who desire to To paid on the 9th April, 1995, are requested to inform the Treasurers, Messra, Praer BIT, 8TH & FLEMING, en or before WEDNES- DAY, the 2918 APRIL. 1995.
AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Bebentures ambered sa abava which are nat cashed on the 30th April, 1925, will be 7, paid on the Stat Octčana, 1925, after which
Date they will cease to bear interest
By Order of the Commitiés,
1. S. GREENHILL,
Hoa. Semetary.
Hongkong, 2nd April, 1925.
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NOTICE.
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KOWLOON GOLF CLUB.
EMBERS are Notified that the Course will be CLOSED on SATURDAY, Tu, and SUNDAY, 26TH INST., from 10 ..
WM. PATERSON, 2109)
Hou. Secretary.
ROYAL HONGKONG" YACHT CLUB.
MEMBERS
INTIMATIONS
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 2 1925
CHINA, UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED.
NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Tha FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of CHINA UNDERWHITRES, LIMITED, will be held in the Offices of Mess.
Toxes & Chater Bond. Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 25 DAY of APRIL, 1925, at 11.30 o'clock in the FORINOOS, for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Genarai Manngora and a Statement of Accounta for the year ending at December, 1924, and of Electing Consulting Committoo and Auditors:
COMPANY. St. Georges BANAN
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, Pärn, lāru, to. Saturday, Araiz 35rm, both
days inclusive.
By Order of the General Managers,
R. FABRANT, Manager and Secretary, Hongkong, 8th April, 1925.
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CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND
MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Offioon of the Company. "Sr. Gzonge's HOLLDING, NO. 6, CONNAUGHT Road, on MON DAY, the 27r APRIL 1925, 眙
11.30 o'cock for the paricae of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers, far, the year ended the 31st Decembar, 1924, and Electing Consulting Committee and Auditors
INTIMATIONS
DEWAR'S
WHITE
LABEL
-FINEST
for instance, that, a couple of pounds of Mr. K. J. McEuen. Commissioner of
CORRESPONDENCE.. morphia have been found in the centre the Shängħaï “Municipal" Pollos," come
MODERN CHURCHMENS) CREED. of a hundredweight of Ensoms Salts; of plated a quarter of a century is work with "headache powder "proving to be berain, that Foren on April 19th. His father..
-` \ TO TAK EDITOW' OF 'THE '“"' HOFÖRONG and of morphin and heroin being om Captain J. P.. MeBuen, RN at one'
DAILY PRESS."} bedded in blocks of sulphate of soda.time orcupied the position of King's
Si-Since the Article on Modernism Karbon-tastar at. Hongkong. There is no doubt that morphia niklistiory
was published in the local Pross I have is rapidly increasing in China. A strange Mr. GL. Saades, manager of the had mumerous enquiries about the Modern thing about this illicit traffic is that the Shuoghai Branch of the Mercantile Churchman's Greed, to all of which I dregs are found to come from entries Bank of Bidia, left with Mes Sandes cannot reply, individually.. I woul thare- which are signatory to The Hague Con last week to spend a holiday, in Van- fore be extremely grateful if you coult vention and therefore under sa oblign-couver, Ma... MeDowall, who recently kindly, insert this letter.. tion to take all possible means of pre-arrived in Shanghai from London; re- loves Mr. Sandes as, manager of the branch.
SCOTCH WHISKY venting this illicit traffice.
OF "GREAT AGE.
AWARDED 50 GOLD ÁND
PRIZE MEDALS.
DEWAR'S
"VICTORIA VAT"
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com pany will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, the 10TH APRIL, 1925, until MONDAY, the 27 66 APRIL, 1925, both days incluaive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 9th April, 1995,
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THE HONGKÔNG TÚG & LIGHTER CO., LTD.,
"THE VERY FINEST OLD
THE FIRST ORDINARY ANNUAL SCOTCH WHISKY.
an Notified that THT MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in CLOSING CRUISE and LADIES' DAY will be held on SATURDAY, the 9x theabore Company will be held at Sr. GEORGE'S MAY NEXT.
BUILDING, Chater Bond. Victoria, on THUES Ladies and Guade are Cordially Invited. DAY, the 7TH MAY, 1995, at 2.30 O'CLOCK for the purpose of receiving a Statement 2127]
cf Accounts and the Rapart of the General Managers for the period ended 3lat. March, 1925, and Electing Consulting Committee and Anditors.
A. W. TICKLE,
Hou. Secretary.
"BOXING" BOXING
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THE VICTORIA, RECREATION CLUB.
BANTAM, FEATHER LIGHT, MID- DLE WELTER AND HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP. Open to all Clubs and The Services of the Colony...
ADMISSION —
$3.
Bing Bida Reserved Fest Unreserved..................şû and $1.
Season .....................$8. Members, Season....$3. Merabers, Sailors, & oldiers and Boya-Half Price FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ONLY
BOOKING AT ANDERSON MUSIC. Co.
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BY ORDER OF THE FIRST MORTGAGEES.
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTIES.
“ITUATE 15ĒBĀMSBUIPO in the DEPENDENCY
O KOWLOON AND COLONY OF HONGKONG and known as NEW KOWLOON INLAND LOTS Nos. 21 and 293. Together with Al Messunges or Tenements and other Erections and Buildings therson respectively.
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TWO LOTS
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MR. E. V. M. R DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,
AT
THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS, Chins Building.
Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
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WEDNESDAY,
Tas 29TH DAY of APRIL, 1925,
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AT 3 O'CLOCK TM,
For further Particulars and Conditions of
Bair, Apply to:
Mes. GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & CO.,
Mortgagees' Solicitors,
St. George's Building,
Chater Road, Hongkong,
or to
ME. V. M. R. DE SOUSA,
The Auctioneer,
China Building,
Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
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The TRANSFER-BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from. MoxDAT, the TE MAT, 1925, nasil THURSDAY, the 778 MAT, 1925, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., General Managers, Hongkong, 21st April, 1825. [2185
A. S. WATSON & CO. LTD.
NOTICE.
NEW ISSUE OF CAPITAL
NHAREHOLDERS are Hereby Notine
that the Second and Final Call of $5 per Share on Shares of the New Tss is payable on or before the 1 DAY of MAY, 1925.
Cheques should be Bent addressed to the Company together with Certificaten of Title in Yespect of the First Call, when Fully paid Certificates will be issued
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company in коприе of the Naw lawns of Shares will be CLOSED from WznxszDAY, the 22nd day of April, nntil Sarunnar, the 2nd day of May, 1825 (both days inclusive), laring which period No Transfer of Shares of the New Issue can be registeral.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers. Hongkong, 9th April, 1925.
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SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.
THE Committee of the Society will lay A WREATH on the OETAPH on ST. GEORGE'S DAY, APRIL 23, at 12.45 M.
It is hoped that as many Members possible will be present
WANTED.
WANTED Some Chi Second Hand
CARPETS for Packing Purposes, No Matter How Old bat Must be Clean,
Apply to--
Ma. PERCY SMITH,
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THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
STEAMER FOR SINGAPORE AND BOMBAY
THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS AND LONDON.
THE Steamship
THE
"LAHORE". carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be denumich. ed from this Port at 4 P.M., on TUESDAY, the 28cm Ari, taking Cargo for the above Ports.
+ Des Veur Road Central. -
TO LET.
TO LET.
As supplied to the Houses of Lords and Commons
SOLE AGENTS :-
A. S.
WATSON
& CO., LTD.
MARRIAGE
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ANDERSON-TURNER-A Shanghai.
April 16th, WILLIAM EVAN, Sơn of Mr. and Mrs. ANDERSON, of London, to ULARA MARGARET, daughter of Mr. and Mrs W. B. TERNER, of Norwich. DEATHS.
enos-At Shanghai, on April 17th WILLIAM EDWARD RUDDAN, aged-43 years, beloved husband of Mr W. ERUDDAN (uée Jenny Teyssier) and
brother of Mrs. SOPHIE ALLES.
FESTA JOHNSTON-At Shanghai, on April
17th. Mr. CATERINA FESTA JOHNSTON.
Hongkong Office. 14, Chater Boad Landon Office: 131. Fleet Street. E.C.
The Baily Press.
HONGKONG, APRIL 23, 1925.
AN IMMANENT MENACE."
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The Churchumen's Union for the Ad- vancement of Liberal. Religious Thought was inaugurated at the Church House, Westminster, on October ist,, 180s..
The aims of the Union are.1-
We do not know whether the public attention called to the matter at Geneva last autumn will În connection with the armed robbery have served to get a stricter control perpetrated at No. 30, Chathaine Roud, exercised over the export of drags fra Kowloon, on Tuesday-after which two-Tu affirm the continuous and progres- the countries specially concerned; it will men wear arrested-a third was captured The interesting to lean in due course
at' dawn yesterday by the police in Stanley Village. One of the revolvera from the Customs reports in China: The
which Anti-Opium Society are naturally disapin their Bight was recovered frott a was thrown away by the robbers
pointed that the Conference at Genera nullah near No 3 Railway Bridge..
to
sive character, of, the revelation given by the Holy Spirit,, in the spheres of knowledge and of conduct.
2To maintain the right and duty of the
Church of England to restate her doctrines from time to time in accord- ance with this revelation.
3.--To uphold the historic comprehensive–
ness of the Church of England.
students, clerical qu well as lay,, in, their work of criticism and research. To promote the adaptation of the Church, services to that needs and knowledge of the time.
6-T assert the claim of the laity to
langer share in the government and responsible work of the Church -To loster co-operation and fellowship between the Church of England and other Christian. Churches..
--To study the applicatoin of Christian principles and idends to the whole of our social fe
"The
The
There is an Annual Conference in August or September. Last year. the Con- ference, which 1 attended,, was on President of the Union is the Very Boy, Scientific Approach to Religion.. W, R. Toge. C.V.O., D.D.,. E.B.A., Deanc of St. Paula,
last autumn failed on the main issue- restrict production to asedient and
In addition to the two attempted-To defend the freedom of responsible aimed robberīce which were perpetrated scientific uses only. The Association
on Tuesday and reported in yesterday's strongly advocate State, monopoly, of
paper, another arm robbery was car harcotics, their manufacture and sale;ried ou: pesterday. This one, which was
we are is strongly in favour of Govern
mala at No. 973, Portland Road, was ment monopoly for morphia and narcotic successit. Four men, armed with twn drugs," they say, "as we are, opposed revolvers and two daggers, entered the to monopoly for raw or prepared opium," 2nd floor at 10 km After straling on the ground that morphin is necessary quantity of money, jewellery and cloth- to every State while opium-smoking ising from a married woman, named Wong" not. We are told that the coming pro- Kam, they made good their escape. blem is: If China cannot be protected On April 16th a farewell dinner was against narcotic drugs, would it not be given to Mr. E. F.. Mackay, the popular wiser for her to retain her opium head of the firm of Messrs. Butterfeld Judging from what we have seen written & Swire, Shanghai, in the Union Club from time to time about the growing of China by the Chinese members of the preraicace of the morphin and herots Club and friends. In the course of his habit, in North China particularly, there can be no doubt that it would have been much wiser not to have attempted to rigorously suppress the smoking of opiuin. But we are not persuaded that a liovern ment monopoly of narupties in China would improve matters very much, unless at the same time the production of har recognized: I have almost reason to marise the Work of former conferences The Conference in 1925 will try to sum- coties was restricted everywhere through.
think that amongst those who study the und will be on the SubjectThe Faith out the world to medical and scientific amongst them in any event there is a
situation it is recognized, and that of a Modern Churchman." uses only. Since approval for such dras-real desire to
reply to the cost of his health, Mr. Mackay said" Ïï has always been our the Shanghai Municipal Council's con- Chiness friends who choose to reside in stdnt' thought and desire to see that our
the Settlement should have always al fair deal wish that could be clearly
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work is harmony with tie costral could not he won at Geneva, their foreigu frínads.” the remedy must be sought in shaming the offending countries into taking more Leffective measures to fulfil the obligations undertaken by them when they signed
The Hague Convention.
LOCAL WEDDING.
LEEDS-DAWSON.
Finuer Presidents were the Very Res. H Rashdall, D.D., D.Litt., D.C.L., F.B.A., Dean of Carlisle and Professor Percy fiardner. Litt. D., FSA, FBA
Foriner Conicrence Subjects have ben "Liew in the World of Ethics," Tho Church and Madara Churchmen,
Modern: Churchmen, and Religious
Christianity Christ and the Creeds," Experience, The Relation between Modéra Knowledge and Traditional Christianity as the World Religion "Christ and Human. Scoict?"
If the members of the Rationalist Press Association in. Hongkong could send a Visitor to that Conferenca I would bo only too glad to give the necessary intro- duction for a visiting member. The only reward I would ask is that, if there are to be any more R.P.A., dinners in Hong- kong, the after dinner speakers would confine their remarks to what they know and not to what they Mink they knows In other words please do not attack mis A pretty wedding took place at the sionaries and their work indiscriminately, Peak Church yesterday afternoon betwerp Today we want as much unity and good. Lieut. Commander Ronald Leeds, Rfeeling as possible and I am convinced
that joint work can ho dose-by-members- H.M.S. Hawkins (flagsbip of the China of the RPA and of the Christia Station), and Miss Betty Dawson,
Churches. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Dawson, liberally minded. May we make the annES "The Christian, Churches are asked to ba Shanghai, the bride having arrived at demand from the members of the Jl.P.A.7 at the Hongkong in the morning on board the.
Yours faithfully, Empress of Ariu..
To-day is St. George's Day, and the anniversary of both the birth and death of Shakespeare,
A Marine Court of Enquiry has been fixed for 10.30 am. Harbour Offices,
10-morrow
It is announced that Mr. S.--Ross has been admitted a partner in the firm of Messra Percy Smith, and Fleming." These words are used by the Interna
The return of notifiable diseases in tional Anti-Opium Association at Peking the Colony for the 24 hours ended on to describe the traffic in morphia and April 21st, słowa 1 case each of enteric nargotic drugs in Chim, and certain fever and cerebrospinal fever, both statements and Egures given in their Chinese.
latest balletin go far towards justifying
are 10%
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W. T FEATHERSTONE, Hongkong, April 21st, 1995
The Rev. E. V. Kemp, naval chaplain. Diocesan Boys' School, performed the ceremony,
The church which was crowded, was beautifully decorated with white lilies.
dress of shimmering white charmeuse The bride was prettily attired in a silverlined, with a tulle veil. A wreath
FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD. DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $4,000,
of white blossoma crowned ber bend and
At 12.20 m, yesterday, the Central she carried a bouquet of white lilies Fire Brigade received a call to a fire, She was given away by her brother-in-which had broken out at No. 4, Queen's law, Mr. E B. C. Hornell. Miss S. Road Central, which is a fancy goods. Dawson, sister of the bride, who was shop, owned by the Sunshine Company. attire in a dress of mauve marovain with had to match and carried a bouquet of flowers was the bridesmaid.
Lieut.-Commander Middleton, R. N. was best man.
After the ceremony, naval officers, the majority of whom were from the H.M.S. Hawkins, comprized a guard of honour, and bride and bridegroom walked out of the church" under an archway of thirty-eight swords:
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that the conflagration was confined to one When the Brigade arrived, they found room only, this room, being at the rear of the shop on the ground floor, and is though the firemen soon had the outbreak used as an office and storeroon AL under control, and were able to return had obtained such a hold that the store- to the Station again by 1.38 a.m., the fre room was practically burned out.
Messrs. Brower & Co. have recrived the description. We are told that there cable intimating that Mr. N. Instone of thousands of Brewer, the local barrister, who left ODOWNS in ALEXANDRA BUILD- addicts of morphin and heroin in China. Hongkong for Europe last month, has
INGS (Basement).
Apply
These narrotie drugs are not manufae been married in Victoria, B.C.. SECRETARY,
tured in China: "every ounce of morphin, A. 8. WATON & Co., LTD.
Mr. W. J. A. Hoy, who was fined $50 heroin and cocaine comes from abroad,"
for not attending the Criminal "Sessions and these drugs are smuggled into China,
It is estimated that damage was done to act re
The reception, which was largely at & juror, sent in a doctor's tended was held at Mrs. Hornell's, of stood that the place was insured wilk an a great scale. The Customs seizures
to the extent of $4,000, but it is under- af narcotics at the four ports of Tientsin, he present, and consequently the fine was ins which was decorated in accord.
certificate to the effect that he could not 204, The Peak, after which bride and the Po Tai lasurance Company for the
bridegroom drove Shanghai, Tsingtao and Harbin during remitted.
ance with naval custom. 1524, totalled 11,612 onoces.
The happy Of these
couple were then pulled to Kowloon by 5,507 ounces caine from Germany: 5,513) A dog belonging to Hr.. Matheson, No.& cutter's crew whence they left for punces from Japan; and 502 from Switzer. Tregunter Mansions, which is stated spent.
Fanling where the honeymoon is being land. Not an ounce of narcotics seized to have bitten the daughter of Mr. in China during 1924, or in 1923, came Mitchell, of No. 6, Tregunter Mansione, from Great Britain or the United States has been sent to Kennedy Town for ob The surprisingly large quantities of these drugs seized by the Custoins, represent,
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KELLET
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MANOB being No. 125, Moos
Apply as the Premises, or to
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Mr. W. E. Rudden, who had been a member of the printing department of
to HMS.
sum of $10,000,
Bride and bridegroom were recipients of numerous and costly presents.
OBITUARY.
“MR" CHE HIN SHING.
the Paulus Hospital on the 6th instant.
AMERICAN CHARGED.. SEQUEL TO DRAMATIC ARREST IN KOWLOON,
on
At the Central Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. H. R. Butters, Merritt Harett Jones, aged 40 years, a native of the 1.8.A, whose local address was given an the Kowloon Hotel, and who, as excha it is safe to say, but a very small frac
sively reported in yesterday's Daily Pres Mr. Che Hin Shing, Chief Procurator was arrested in Kowloon on Tuesiny war tion of the total which surreptitiously the NC. Daily News for 21 years, died of the Shanghai District Court, died at charged in the following terms: That he finds its way into China, for the methods at Shanghai on April 17th, at the age
April 21st, not being in exempted Mr. Cho, who was 26 years of age, was person or Britia subject as defined by of the smuggler. are extremely ingenious, of 42 years He was x Shanghai-born born in Hongkong, where his father was Section 4 of Ordinance 35 of 1923, was Mislabelling, as well not labelling at
a merchant. When 14 years old, he en found in this Colony without a vali
with all are natural processes in all contra Rear Admiral D. Murray Anderson, went
tereil Queen's College, but left a year passport." later to join St. Stephen's College.
Mr. FC Vaux appeared
for his hand traffic, and it can be quite under commanding on the Yangtze and tem- in 1911 as a Freshman at Christ's Colpolice custody for two days, and he will
England in 1908 and matriculated
ated defence.
His Worship remanded defendant in stood that small quantities of a few porarily Commander-in-Chief on
lege, Cambridge, whore"be took the law For further Particular, A21E & CO. B WANTED. Please Communicate with large consignment of general drugs or Lieut. Candt, Bymes, cade down to and in 1918 returned to the East after sion were found cheques, mounting,
the degree. In 1915 he was called to the Ear again appear before the magistrate to pounds are very difficult to detect in a China Station, with his secretary, Pay- by the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, It was stated that in defendant's posses
having read in Chambers for one year:
nearly $2,000.
Bilk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be con
eyed by this Steamier proceeding to Bombay and there transhipped to the co-carrying Blesmer for Marseilles and London." ***
Parcels will be received at the Office until 5 7.x. on the Day previons to Sailing. The tenta and value of all packages must be declared
Apply
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Hongkong, Mad April, 1923,
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