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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS"
HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
THEATRE BOYAL,
JUNE 18TH, 1925, 9.15 .M. FIFTH TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON.
ANDRE DUPREE
C.P.O. JIN CARTLIDGE.
FIFTEEN 2 MINUTE ROUND CATCHWEIGET CONTEST.
1
AND ABOUT BIX OTHER MIND CONTESTS.
INTIMATIONS.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUE.
HALF
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH, 1925
YEARLY GENERAL
INTIMATIONS
MEETING OF MENDERS will be held To Connoisseurs
on SATURDAY, éra JUNE, 1995, at 19.30 Ex in the JOCKEY CLUB ROOK, HONGKONG CLUB ANNET. "
12230
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, LIMITED.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The
NNUAL ORDINARY GENERAL
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the HowGLONG Bork, Hongkong, ca MONDAY, STR JUNE, 1995,
at 11 4. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th
1925. 11TH.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company be CLOSED from WEDNESDAY, 3RD JUNE,
BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S
JOLL MEMBERS Only on. the 10T and.
JUNE. "GENERAL PUBLIC, 12 and 13 JUNE
0
PRICES: $10.00, $5.00 and $1.00.
NOTE KEKBERS of the HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION are entitled to One Ringside Beat Each for $7.50 Da profaction, of their Membership Cards. Members are requested to Bign their Namas when taking Tickets at the Reduced Rate..
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP 60., LTD. AND OHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
ONSIGNEES por Company's Steame MEMNON
ara hereby notified that the Carge will be dis charged into Holt's, Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees' risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 4th June.
Optional Cargo
will be landed, unless Notice Беер giren prior to Steamer's arrival. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be ersized o
ined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.43 A. and Noew within the free storage period.
kma
No Claims will be admitted ator the Goods bave left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th June, will be subject to Bent.
All Claims against the Steamer mest be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 24th Jane, or they will not be recognised. No Fire Laurance will be effected
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agente
[270 Hongkong, 3rd June, 1925,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
FROX NEW YORK VIA MANILA.
ONSIGNEES per Company's Steamer EYSON
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be dis charged into Holt's Wharf, Kowicon, where it will be at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of Storage at Holt's Wharf. The Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 5th June.
ed, unless Notice Options! Cargo will be landed, has been given prior to Steamer's arrival,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods sze to be left in the Gódowns, where they will be examined on any Tusadaya and Fridays between the hears of 10.40 AM, and Noon within the
free storage period
Claims will be admitted after the Goods No Lave left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 11th Jane, will be subject to Rent
All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 25th Jane, or they will not be recognised No Fire Insurance will be effected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRK
Agents,
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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION Co. STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS & LONDON.
to TURIDAY, STa Jusk, 1925, both days inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Manager,
[1258 - Hongkong, 29th May. 1925. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
THE FORTY-FOURTH ORDINARY
TGENERAL MEETING of the Com any will be held at the Offices of the General Managers, Years. JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, L., Pedder Street, Hongkong, an WEDNESDAY, the 10TH JUNE 1995, at
purpose 11 o'clock in the Morning, for the receiving the Report of the Directors, passing. the Accounts, and sleeting Directors and Anditors.
of
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the Sap to 24TH JUNE, 1925, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board, JARDINĖ MATHESON & CO. LTD. General Manager.
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PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM NEW YORK
THE Stabi
MOORISH PRINCE" having anived from the above Port on 30th inriant, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wasri and Godown Company Kowloon, and stored at Consignees
Lamited,
and expense. All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be axamined on Friday, 5th June, 1925, 10 M.
All Claims must be presented within 15 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 Golowns, and all Goods remain ing undelivered after the 6th Jane, 1925, will be
to Beat subject to
Consignees of Cargo. are hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit TEROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED gned by the Saperintendent of Imports and
can be countersigned.
No Fire Insurance has been affected.
FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GOLF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.
THE Steamship
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Captain R. HanaISON, ..., ..., carrying His Majesty's Mails will be despatched from this Fort on or about WEDNESDAY, the 10TH JUNE 1945, at Noos, taking Pas sengers and Cargo for the above Porta.
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MARRIAGE.
On
EDINGTON-MANN-At Singapore.
May 23th, WILLIAM STODDAN EDING TOS, Manager, Tingkil Tin Mins to HELEN daughter of ALEXANDER MANN, Edinburgh.
DEATH. THOMPSONAL Singapore on May 26th, GROHOS EDWARD THOMPSON, third son of the late WILLIAM THOMPSON, Chief Interpreter Supreme Court, Singa-
porn.
Hongkong Office: 11, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.
The Daily Press
Horazone, June 8TH, 1925.
city, there are few soldiers, and an external appearance of quietness. But here and there, the charred ruins of a temple or other building which was burn- ed in the last disturbance reminds the inhabitants of these districts that they are not by any means immune from the consequences of a struggle, Business in the larger shops is exceedingly small; and more people than usual, are leaving the neighbourhood.
Yesterday we published a manifesto, which was stated to have been drawn up
GOVERNMENT AND * RODERICK RANDOM.”
THE TELEPHONE AGREEMENT.
QUESTION RAISED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUFOIL.
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Before the Legislative Council yester-merce with which body the Government day proceeded to the consideration of had been in close communication through- the business upon its agenda, reference out the negotiations leading to the was made to the column of notes written arrangements for the new Company. It by the Canton General Chamber of by "Roderick Random" and published was, therefore, I submit, entirely proper that he should second the resolution. He would gain nothing by doing so, just am Commerce and associated merchants under the title of Random Reflections" organisations, urging the summoning of a in the Daily Press on Wednesday
It will be remembered that these he would lose nothing by refraining from Provincial Assembly and the prompt development of local self-government. notes commented upon the Telephone speaking or voting. This was a question It was evident on the face of it that this agreement, and the question was nak. relating to a Company, which it is hoped document had been inspired by the led whether it was in order that the will be of great beneßt to tue community.
Council, representing the Chamber of political party in power and we have Hon. Mr. Holyoak, a director of the new and in his capacity as a member of this since received reliable confirmation of Company, should second the resolution Commerce, and as a compliment to that, this. The manifesto was not only inspir-expressing, the Council's approval of that!
body having regard to the work done by ed, but was actually written by the agreement.
it in the matter, he was requested by the The COLONIAL SECRETARY said: Sir. Government, and the Chamber of Com-
Government to express the views of the unofficial members on the resolution. I merce had no power to prevent its pub It is unusual to take notice in this Council lication in their name. It is worth re- of statements made in the public press on
regret that it should be necessary for mer to defend the Hon. Member against per- cording the fact as evidence of the matters which come before us, but with
sonal attacks in the public press, wholly methods of propaganda adopted by the your permission I would like to refer to
certain remarks' fade yesterday morning undeserved and inspired by a singular Kuomintang. We would also point
want of perception of the facts, but, it is, out that the statement in the manifesto in the 'Hongkong Daily Pre newspaper
I consider, mast desirable that such that the objects of the Kucmintaag party regarding the procedure adopted in con-
attacks should be immediately and public are not the same as those of the Soviet section" with the telephone resolution on the remark of the 21st May. Had these remarks re-
ly resisted. accorda badly with
H.E. THE GOVERNOR: I think that my Zinovieft at the plenary session of theated merely to a question of public policy
Enternational that Communist
"the I would not have intervened, but they honourable, friend takes a more pessimis member of this Council the view of human nature than I myself similarity of our aims with those of the referred to Kuomintang party is of vital importance personally and reflected on his conduct do. I have more belief in the common to the Comintern.”
in a manner, which, if left unanswered, sense of the inhabitants of this Colony We have grown accustomed to regar might give rise misunderstanding. The than to think that they could be inm fuenced by, or that they would attach any Canton and Shanghai as two separate point made was chat in seconding the re- centres of political activity, but a careful solution the senior Unofficial member was importance to, the scurrilous vapourings examination of this official review of the acting wrongly as he was interested in the of an anonymous slanderer. The Council Knominting policy proves conclusively proposed Company. It is true that the is doubtless familiar with the story of that the manifesto and the riots,, in Hon. member is to be a director of the Mr. Justice Maule and the anonymous Shanghai stand in close relation to one Telephone Company, but he is also the letter, but the process adopted by Justice another. Both emphasise the attitude Senior une cial member of this Council Maule cannot, for obvious reasons, be various political leaders are adopting and Chairman of the Chamber of Com-applied to passages in a newspaper.
unequal treaties "the towards the only charters of protection which the
It may be stated at once that this phone agreement were not the subject of foreigner in China possesses at the pre- sent time. It should also be remembered paper accepts the fullest responsibility considerable comment in Hongkong: Wa that the students in, Peking and at the for the comments made. by Roderick have the greatest respect for the Hon. Kwangtung University have made demon Random." These comments were care- Mr. Holyoak and the highest admiration strations supporting the action of the fully considered and approved before they of his public service. There was never students in Shanghai. There is evidence, were published over a pen name, which any suggestion of an attack upon his therefore, from a widespread area, that has been associated with our editorial integrity. The point raised was one cá-
definite movement is forming, ous columns for many years past aspect of which is anti-foreign.
a
THE ATTITUDE OF THE DAILY PŘESS."
We have no quarrel with the form of the On the other hand, the Western powers statement made by the Hon. the Colonial kad Japan are becoming tired of the Secretary. It was, in the circumstances, the anarchy which neither ceases
in
cerned solely with procedure and we venture to think that His Excellency him- self would be entirely at a loss to justify the procedure before Parliamentary
nor only explanation that could possibly be Committee. His references, therefore, diminishes. Japan is waiting for the given to cover the facts of the case. In to the scurrilous vapourings of an anony- other powers, to make some suggestion our opinion such an explanation was for enforcing order; and, two English absolutely necessary in the public. in- papers, so different in point of view as terest. We are therefore glad we obtain. the Times and the Daily News are in
ed it, and although it does not convince agreement that some sort of intervention
mous slanderer were deither dignified nor to the point, and we feel confident that their palpable injustice will be recognised and strongly resented in the Colony.
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Although residents may have no parti→ is necessary. If the students of China us that the procedure in Council over the Telephone agreement was a correct
cular voice in the Government they follow. Shanghai disturbances are to be regard.one certainly it was not in accordance closely the Government's actings, ank THE SITUATION IN CANTON. who engineered and are supporting the
with the precedent established in these consider themselves entitled, rightly or Flasting has not yet begun in Canton.ed as the rulers of the near future, it
matters at home-we are now quite will-wrongly, to ask a question and to receive," Bodies of troops belonging to the various
exceedingly doubtful whether parties parade the Bund at frequent China will ever be capable of acting in ing to leave the issue to the decision of intervals: the various units of the navy conformity with the requirements of a have taken up a position in line opposite modern civilised state. To use an un the city, and the crews are on board (a pleasant simile, she resembles a festering
seema
the public.
Referring to H.E. the Governor's re- marks we can only express our great
at any rate, a courteous answer whenever anything is not clear to them. "Rode_ rick Random" raised the question he did
Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading unusual feature), whilst trenches are sore, and some sort of surgical operation regret that he should have felt it incum. 1 on behalf of a considerable number of
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Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
FURNESS (FAB EAST), LTD., 2nd Floor, King's Building, Connaught Road, Hongkong. Telephone No. 3165,
Hongkong, 30th May, 1925,
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VEREENIGDE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ (USED NETHERLANDS NAVIGazor Co.)
being constructed and guns placed is becoming inevitable. Meanwhile, we at different poists. It is impossible, look to Canton—and wait. however, to take these preparations
very seriously. The various armies them- selves (which include youths of 15 and 16, together with old men over fifty) do not. They enter with considerable zest into
in which it was brushed aside by His bent upon himself to contribute in the residents, and the contemptuous manner particular way he did to the discussion. With all necessary deference we submit Excellency will not inspire confidence that His Excellency has little knowledge in His Excellency's tact whatever opinion Mrs. H. P. Winslow retained to the of human nature if he imagines that the may be held regarding his administrative
proceedings in Council over the Tele-ability -THE EDITOR. Colony by the a. Tanda-
A cargo-coolia wax accidentally killed
the amusement of riding on the outside on Wednesday by three bags of rice fàll-
tranihipped st
ombay into the Mail Steamer HOLLAND-OOST AZIE LIJN of official motor cars, in parties of about ing on him in the hold of the steamer proceeding direct to Marelles and London.
Parcels will be received at this Office until
5 r., the day before Bailing. The contents
and value of all packages must be declared.
For further Particulars, Apply to
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO., Hongkong, 5th June, 1925.
Agente.
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(HOLLAND-EAST ASIA LINE)..
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.-
Tax AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM,
HAMBURG AND BREMEN,.
TH
SALAHANGKA (1)"
half a dozen; they escort supples of pro- Kiung Chom
THE Steamship having arrived from the above porta, Consignees of Cargo by her are notified that all Goods are sketchy system of discipline, but the
landed at their risk into the hazardous and or extra-hazardous Godowns of the Hang- Chinese soldier does not bother to
two
H.E. the Governor (Sir Edward
Stubbs, K.C.M.G.), has consented to lay the Foundation Stone of the New Build ing of St. Paul's Girls College between
tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock. Entrance to the site can be obtained from the West end of Kennedy Road, near the
Mr.
Sverre Berg, the Norwegian Consul-General, residing at 25, Tregunter Mansions, The Feák, has reported to the police that in the early hours of Wednes day same person stole from his room the
visions through the city in ifgularly A Chinese who run over by a slipsbod fashion, and they tourige about wheeled truck, the wheels of which pass Kennedy Road and Macdonnell. Boad sum of $105, on guard in front of official buildings ed over his chest, on Wednesday, was with an air of supreme boredom. Some taken to the Government Civil Hospital. South American armies have a somewhat
A coolie, employed at No. 361, The Peak, was seriously injured as a result Peak Tram Station, PUBLIC AUCTION.
kong and Kowbon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. march in step or even to stand on guard of a drop of 28 feet from an upper floo ŽUVALUABLE whence and for from the wharves Delivery TONY of the Mortgages, c BLEASEROID PROPERTY situste st be chtained.
Goods YAUMATI, KOWLOON, in the Colony of Hongkong, and known as The Rasining 1925, will be subject to Bent. Fortion of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1359,
No. 36 Portland Street together with
erected theroou to be sold by AUCTION es THURSDAY, JUNE 11ra 1926, at 12,00 Nood, at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria Hongkong, by Mesure. Hoons & Haven, Loren, Auctioneers,
of
For further particulars and Conditions
Sale, apply to Moms. Las & Ross, Solici» tars for the Mortgages or to Mours. Hoor & Hocan, LIMITED, Auctionser Hongkong, 28th May, 1925,
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cleared by the 8th June,
He sits down, pits aside his rifle, lights of a cigarette, leans back with an air
of the house on Wednesday, and was taken to the Government Civil Hospital, ~Petroleum is reported to have been dis
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The return of Botiable diseases for the week ended on May 30th shows a fail Chinese casca cf small-pox, 1 fatal
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Chinese of Biam have sent two dele- petition the Government to establish a gates, new in Shanghai, to Peking, to Legation and Consulates in Siam for the protection of the 1,800,000 Chinese living there. It is understood that the Peking Government has given no definite answer to the delegates, but the matter is being taken up officially with the Government of Siam.
Another armed robbery was perpeirut All broken, chafed and damaged Packages are complete satisfaction and (to remain in:]
No. 39, Ko Shing Street, second floor. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 6th June, 1925, 10 sympathy with the movement) flourishes covered along the coast of tas barrio of Chinese case of diphtheria, 2 cases (1ed yesterday afternoon, the scene haing
by Men Goddard & Douglas. Chacus against the Steamer must be presented loaded revolver with a negligent air, Guinsilihan, municipality of Sagay, Cami Chinese and I Indian) of enteric fever, About 1.10 p.m. yesterday three men, in writing within Ten days after arrival of Als of which is very disturbing for the guin jaland, Philippines, the lucky inder from which, 1 death resulted, and i fatal armed with revolvers, entered the houss Blommer, otherwise they will not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be affected by the good citizens of Canton (for a stray abot being a fisherman named Gregorio Wami Chinese cass of cerebrospinal fevere Undersigned in be countersigned by
whatever. C$30
might plunge the whole city in anarchy), nal. The discovery aroused considerable return for the 46 houra ́ended on Jane Bill of Lading will
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN,
but it gives the coolie soldier & pleasing interest. among the residents of Camiguin, 3rd shows 1 caso each of enteric and General Agente
(2209 Hongkong, 1st June, 1925.
sense of importance. In the heart of the island.
cerebrospinal fever, both Chinese;
and before the inmates could raise any alarm, they intimidated and overpower-
found they had taken three pairs of gold ed them. The robbers only remained a
bangles and about $1,000 in money;" short time, but when they left, it was
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