1925-08-04 — Page 4

NEW ADVERTISEMENT<

WITH

LABOUR OFFICE.

OF

ITH Referencs to the Notice dated 23rd Jus, It Is Hereby Notiñed that the Office of Dr. S. W. TSO, Assistant Con- TROLLEN LABOUR (Chinese), will be CLOSED as from WEDNESDAY, AUGUST LAN.

G. M. YOUNG, Controller of Labour.

[3483

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD."

EFERRING to the Notice Recently R Displayed Outside the Registers Office of the Company relating to Refands on June Monthly Tickets NOTICE IS NOW GIVEN that the Period arer which Refunds will be considered Has Been Exten led to WEDNES DAY, AUGUST 5ta, after which Date No Application (either Written or Verbal) for a Befund will be Entertained.

L. C. F. BELLAMY,

General Managers. Hongkong, 3rd August, 1925.

A.

B.

(2489

GOVERNMENT BILLS," ETC.

TENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN

DOLLARS Current in this Colony, for Telegraphic Transfer, on the Lonis Commis sioner of His Majesty's Treasury, London, as to and for the sum of £20,000, will be TREASURY CHEST received by the

OFFICER, COMMAND PAY OFFICE, until 110 otos AM, on the ra AUGUST, 1925.

The Tanders to state the total amount (in Ponnda

terling). No Telegraphis Transfer

will be made for less than 2100.

INTIMATIONS

FOR SALE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERN.

MENT NAVY DEPARTMENT.

the

AS IS" AND "WHERE IS" * U,S.8. "AJAX, EX COLLIER SCINDIA.

li

FOR Fall Peption of Yeasel, apply to

110R Fall Particulars regarding Terms of |

SUPPLY OFFICER, 0.8. NAYAL STATION, CATITE, P.I.

Vesso

Open for Inspection from JULY 15rü, 1925, to AUGUST 137, 1925, both Daten inclusive, between the Hours of 8.00 4.3. and 400 P... SUNDAYS and BOLLUAYS Excepted.

HIDS will be Publicly Opened at 20. v.m., AUGUST 1472, 1925.

Copies of Circular Proposis may be obtained AMRICAN CONSULATE GENERAL

TO LET.

FFICE UMON BUILDING ROOMS A FORTE FLOOR

Apply

2435

INTIMATIONS

"THE, PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO,

AUSTRALIA. BOMBAY, EGYPT

MEDITERRANEAN PORTS,

A LONDON.

"

THROUGE BILLS OF LADINO ISSUED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL. AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS.

THE Steamship

"SOUDAN"

Captain G. G. RANDELL, aying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Port on or about WEDNESDAY, the 571 AUGUST, 1925, at Nous, taking Passengöra, and Cargo for the above Ports

Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France TWO and London (ander arrangement) will be trashipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to Marseilles and Loados.

" UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD.

2173

TO-LET.

WODOWNS" in "ALEXANDRA BUILD-

INGS (Basement).

2033

Apply

SECRETARY. "A. §. WATSON & Co., In

TO LET.

Tanders to be in Duplicats, and in Sealed COMMODIOUS SHOP PREMISES,

The Covara, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST COMMAND PAY OFFICE, OFFICER CO and endorsed TENDERS FOR GOVERN MENT HILLS, Ele

The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders in reserved.

Caps of Forms of Tander can be had on application.

Persons tendering for (Bill) are hereby Notified that, having regard to the provisions of the Acts 23 George III. Cap. 40 and 41, George III. Cap. 32, the acceptance of any such Tender is subject to the express condition that no Mamber of the British House of Commons

all be admitted to any share or

or part in or to benefit to rise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bills)

ARY

The provisions in question do not apply to Contracta entered into

by any incorporated

Company

in its corporated capacity and made

for the general beasis of the Company."

R. A. DOBRIN, La Col.

Treasury Chest Officer, R.A.P.C.

His Majesty's Tressary Office,

Blogkong, lat Angust, 1995.

NOTICE.

[2487

JULY TELEPHONE DIRECTORY,

THE ENGLISH SECTION of the JULY of the TELEPHONE EDITION DIRECTORY is now Available at the follow ing Addresses, between 9 A.M. to 5 .. on Week Days

13-17, QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL

PEAK STOAR (By courtesy of Messrn.

LANK CRAWFORD & Co., LTD.)

1. CAMERON HOLD, KOWLOON.

Subscribers are Requested to deliver up their Old Directories when applying for Now Copir

The Chinese Section will be Available at an

[2468 Early Data.

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

N INTERIM DIVIDENO of Filty Ceata por share has been Declared and will be Payable Un and After WEDNESDAY, THE SER AUGUST, 1925, hon Dividend Warrants may be obtained upon Application at the Offices of the Company,

The REGISTER OF MEMBERS of the Company will be CLOSED from THURS DAY, 13TH AUGUST to WEDNESDAY, 26 ADRUST, 1925, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board.

W. F. SIMMONS,

Secretary,

(2479

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO..

Hongkong, 29th July, 1920.

LIMITED.

སྙུ་

S practically all the Chinese Employees kao Absented themselves from Work and the Remainder of the Staff is required for the maintenance of the Electric Supply, the Company asks Consumers to Call at the HEAD OFFICE, P. & D. BUILDING (3rd Floor), And Pay their Accounts which are now ready.

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD,

agents Hongkong, 13th July, 1925, [2432

'GLEN" LINE. LIMITED.

3.S. PEMBROKESHIRE" TONSIGNEES of CARGO: for Horskona

in ALTYD BUILDINGS, from 18T SEPTEMBER NIIT.

Apply

́SECRETARY,

A. S. Watson & Co., LTD...

{2289

EQUITABLE EASTERN BANKING CORPORATION.

AN AMERICAN BANK.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS U.S $2,975 00 HEAD OFFICE

97, WALL STALIT

NEW YOR

BRANCHES

SHANGHAI.

General Banking and Exchange Business. Interest Allowed on all Deposits. Rates on Application.

LONDON AND PARIS AÓLKIE: EQUITABLE TRUST Co., or NY.

D. M. BIGGAE, Manager.

18)~

"

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.

HEAD OFICE-HONGKONG.

Authorised Capital.......................

Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund

$10,000,000

5,000,000 1,000,000

Parcels will be received at this Office until 5. the Day before Sailing. The contents and value of sil packages must be declared.

For farther Particulars, Apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Agents

[2474 Hongkong, th July, 1925.

PRINCE LINE FAR EAST SERVICE,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROK NEW YORK.

HE Steamship

TE

"SLAVIC PRINCETM having arrived from the above Fort on 29th instant, Consignees of Cargo am hereby in- formed that their Goode are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Warf and Godown Company. Tamited, Kowloon, sad stored at Consignees risk and expense.

ΑΠ

broken, cha

chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be amined on Wednesday, 5th August, at 10 ▲x. 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 Godowns, and all Goods remain

undelivered after the 6th August, will be subject to Bant,

Conngress of Cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exporta, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading can be con

No Fire

has been affected. Bills of Lading will be counteraigned by

FUENESS (FAR EAST), LTD., 2nd Floor, King's Building, Connaught Road, Hongkong

Telephone No. 316

Hongkong, 29th July, 1925,

TUESDAY: AUGUST iru. 1925

INTIMATION

WATSON'S

E

WHISKY

Blended where it is distilled, and Bottled where it is blended -in SCOTLAND.

A Skilful blend of the

finest matured Highland

Whiskies. A happy result

of long years of exx perience in distilling and

with blending;

fine

-flavour that cannot fail to

a

assure appreciation from the most discriminating

palate.

A. S. WATSON

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS.

&

CO., LTD.

12481

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL LINE.

FROM NEW YORK.

THE Steamship

"ELMBANK

BIRTH.

150

EDY.-At Dean Lodge, Sevenoaks," the wife of BETRAN MONTAGUE Ens, daagh

ter.

having arrived, Consignees o Cargo by her are informed that all Goods are being landed | Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. at their risk into the hazardous and/or London Office: 131, Fleet Street, B.C. estra-hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong

and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence Delivery may be obtained.

DIRECTORS Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son, Chairman Fang Ping Shan Ng Ching Lek Hayah Tei Lá Koon Chun Fong Wai Ting Kan Ying Po P. K. Kwok Make Ching Kong Chan Chinging

" Wong Yai Tong Shek

Every description of Banking and Exchange basinois transacted. Loans granted on ap- proved securities.

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO LET.

KAN TONG PO

Chiat Manager Hongkong, 16th Febuary, 1922.

133.

CHARTERED BAYİ ̄ ̄01 - INDIA,

"AUSTRALIA AND OHIA.

IncorroCATED BY Rotal QuanṛKR, 1863,

HD Onica-Lombon, "

***

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain. andelivered after 6th August, 1925, will. be subject to Rant.

All Clairns against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before 13th August, 1995, or they will гесортеней.

not be

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be Bxamined on the 6th August, 1995, at 10.30

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

THE BANK LIŠE, LTD.,.

General Agents. Hongkong, 31st July, 1925.

~[2185

46 STRIKE SALE £2,000,000 HATS and FROCKS

Paid-up Capital Beserve Fand Boserre Idability of Proprietor £3,000,000

201

£4,000,000

Forston Exslarge and Omaral Banking Basicom transacted.

QUERANT Accouw opened and Fran Dercars received for one your or shortar periodi at rates which, will be quoted on application.

A. H. FERGUSON, Hongkong, April 15th, 1995)

Mariager.

[20

PEMBROKESHIRE THE OCEAN ACCIDENT AND

hereby Notified that their Cargo which was

Landed at Bing Areas, is now being Be-shipped

to HONGKONG per mLY, "GLENOGLE ich GUARANTEE CORPORATION

Vesset is due here about the 6TH AUGUST.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,

Agenta

Henghong, 29th July, 1927.

[2480

HONGKONG HOTEL.

TEA LOUNGE 10 am to 12 midnight.

PUBLIC BAR

to 12 midnight. 8 am

SODA FOUNTAIN

9am to 11 pain.

NOW OPEN.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

HOTELS, LIMITED.

LIMITED.

Issue Policies Covering

ACCIDENT AND ILLNESS MOTOR CAR AND CYCLES BAGGAGE (ALL RISKS)- PUBLIC LIABILITY

(GENERAL THIRD PARTY) BURGLARY, ETC.

Agents:

GILMAN & Co., LTD.,

4a, Des Voeux Road,

AT

25%. DISCOUNT OFF USUAL PRICES.

At the Sign of the Lantern.

12, PEDDER STREET. TELEPHONE CINTAL 4804, (FIRST F100M).

PREPAID " WANTED

ADVERTISEMENT8

Letters are lying at this Office for BoxXB, XL, X8, XYZ, YL, 31. 40, 96, 880, 979, 1609, 1890,

0-LET Orrick, flat Floor), Quesa's Building, Occupied by Pacific Mail Steamships Company. Apply--Box No. 166. slo llenakony Daily Press

[106

The Daily Press.

Hushxona, Avgust 4ïu, 19:5,

#1

H.M.S. Titania left yesterday for Wex...

French, after experimenting with-a- number of constitutional forma fashioned | Haï Wei after the old Roman model, ultimately submitted to a military despotism, of the most extreme type, which for over twenty years terrorised the continent of Europe, and was only destroyed at length through the united and'determined efforts The Rey J. B. Simpson, Vicar of St. of the peoples of Europe struggling Mary Magdalene's, Munster Square, towards freedom and renewed national London, has been nominated to the sen

It is understood that the French war- ship Jules Michelet is on her way to join the French flagship Jules Ferry, now xb, Shanghai.

existence. The Russians, on the other

hand, seem to have remained stationary.

in a condition which, when it is assessed

of Kobe,

A marriage will take place this month, at its true value, is nothing more nor between Lieut. Edwin Bidder Clark, less than a reversion to the primitiva R.N., and Elspeth Steuart Fripp, older communalism which was universal iv daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steuart Frippy Russin in the days before Peter the of Peking.

| Great, with this difference, however,

i

The Chinese Chargé d'Affaires ami tho, that the middle classes and the nobility, Siamese "Minister in London were present o whom the various reforming TARS

Lt a luncheon party given by Mrs. relied for support in their policy of Charles Hancock and Mr. C. H. Hancock

Westernisation have been deliberately at the Berkeley Hotel on July 2nd.

destroyed..

When the Bolshevista first rose to power, it was confidently predicted. On all sides" that their rule was merely a temporary phase, and that when the mass of the Russian people could make their voices heard, the Soviet would be re- placed by a truly democratic Glovern. Yet the "fact remains that over

ment.

There have been large audiences at all performances since the Queen's Theatra was taken over by the Hongkong Amuse- ments, Ltd. on Saturday. The high standard of music there is being main- taived, and the orchestra is heard to ad-

vantage.

The Yang Di Pertuan Besar, of Negri seven years later, the Russian people Sembilan, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H have not made their voices heard in the Kemp, of Hongkong, were guests of the way that was anticipated and the Marchioness of Salisbury on July 7th Soviet, to all outward appearcace, is just at a reception on behalf of the Women's us secure 12s ever it was. Meanwhile, Section of the British Empire Exhibition defying all the usages of a civilised at 91, Arlington Street.

society, their agents have laboured cease- Among the passengers who arrived for lessly to stir up trouble for the Powers Hongkong by the round-the-world 'liner, 8.2 President Munroe yesterday in Morocco, the Balkans, Asia. Minor, the Persia, India and China, to say nothing werg, Mr. Milton Edward Miles, Miss of their activities within the territories Camille Pintec. Mr. Harold G.. Robinson and Dr. H. M. Soo, all of whom embark- of the Powers themselves in Europe.

ed on the vessel at Shanghai.

The chief problem for every civilised state at the present time is to estimate Saturday, was the anniversary of the" the degree of permanency which is to be establishment of the Swiss Republic, and attached to this peculiar and offensive the Swiss Consul for South China, who is on a visit to Hongkong, celebrated the To modify the type of Government, words of a famous Parliamentary resolu- occasion by giving a little party to his tion of the 18th Century somewhat, "The fellow country people in the Colony, to menace of the Soviet has increased, is the number of about a dozen. increasing, and ought to be diminished." Reciprocal enforcement of judgments The Powers cannot afford to tolerate and maintenance orders between the without limit the ceaseless and hostile Straits and F.M.S. are proclaimed as activities of an organisation which "has regarda Colombo, Western Australia, Johore, Hongkong, New South Wales, St. repeatedly declared its intention of

Vincent, Tasmania, Union of South spreading the entire system of modern.

Alries, Queensland, British India and civilisation in fuing. Replying to

Victoria. question in the House of Commous the

During questions in the House, of Coin- other day upon Soviet activities in

Mr. Mackinder (Lab.), asking moox, Britain, Mr. CHAMBERLAIN declared that

supplementaries on the Chinese situation, the efforts of the Bolshevists to destroy

was äpeited with a Conservative remark, the British Empire had hitherto met

Ask the Chinese." "Mr.. Mackinder re- singular lack of success, That is trus,torted, I'll and you one if you may of "course," but "it" has" not "beça för want that to me again. Come and say it out- of energy ou the part of their ubiquitous side, my lad" 48zts, nor is the Foreign Secretary's

Major-General Sir Archibald Edward optimism any assurance at all that in

Harbord Anson, K.C.M.G., of South- the future their efforts will not be accom-feld, Silverhill Park, St. Leonards, a panied by a far more serious element of Crimean veteran, afterwards Lieut- danger to that type of civilisation of Governor of Penang and Acting Gover which the British Empire is such a pro-

minent example.

"with

www.c

nor of the Strait. Settlements, who died on February 22nd, aged 9, teft estata of the grow value of £48,605, with net Personalty £41,123.

THE ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY: ELEVEN years ago to-day Great Britain entered the war, principally to ensure the freedom of the smaller nations of Europe, which, had been menaced by the boundless · ambition "of· Prussian --Mili tarism. As is so often the case, the war, during its progress, liberated forces which the Powers, when they assembled at Versailles, found it impossible to con- trol. When the military monarchies of Central and Eastern Europe disappear ed, it was anticipated that they would be replaced by popular Governments of the orthodox model. Accoplingly the The time has come when the whole frat Revolution in Rusia was welcomed question must be faced by every Power by certain sectiona of the Allies against which the Soviet has laboured. na the greatest moment in modern The most recent evidence of European history, being in fact, no less activity comes from China-a countryMr. Stanley Garrett, formerly appren

tice on the Ayremont Castle, for gallan- an event than the emancipation of the with a population of something like 400 try in saving members of the crew of the Russian people.

When KERENSKY was millions, and which is everywhere shows. Loong Sang-during the typhoon in quickly replaced by LEXIN and TROTSKY, ing marks of Bolshevikt intrigue. To shut Hongkong on August 18th, 1823. however, it became apparent that an one's eyes to a menace and declare that Bails from Shanghai and Europe via

Siberia arrived yesterday, by the eutirely new situation had been created, it isn't there may be the means of scoring President Monror. The vessel brought in and statesmen of all nations began to a cheap and rapid diplomatic success, a total of 242 bags of ranil, of which 25 realise somewhat uneasily that 'eivitis but it reminds one irresistibly of the which was despatched from London an bags were from Home The Home mail,

tion in Russia was less than two hundred famous remark of Louis XV's Court: July 10th, took 24 days, in transit. The. and Afty years old.

When the

** Apres nous, le délugë."

At Buckingham Palace on July oth the King couferred the Board of Trade silver medal upon Mr. John Cropper, formerly" their chief officer of the sa. Bowes Castle, and

mail was landed by 8 45 3 and before- eleven o'clock was sorted ready for collec

The circumstances of the Russian Powers discuss the problem of China, we tion. catastrophe have often been compared require no more optimistic resolutions,

The death occurred at the age of 15 CHIN KE well with those of the French Revolution. In but, some definita. indication of their years, of Miss Helen Elizabeth Maxwell, WANTED - YouDE

equipped with Knowledge of English. both cases the moderate forces were determination to check, by all possible daughter of Dr. James Laidlaw Maxwell," Book-keering, Typing and Office Routine, desires Wont in any Capacity and anywhere utterly swept away by incultured extremeans, the extent of Bolshevist activities. land. Miss Maxwell, it appears, was a of Shanghai, who lately returned to Eng- Apply Boz" L. eja Hongkong Daily Pressists whows attempts to promote the To do this would serve a double purpose. student at

aborthand class ON SALE.

Brotherhood of Man" were accom- It would administer & long overdue while taking dictation, and afterwards Bouthampton Row,.. W.C., and fainted ROUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG panied by wholesale massacres, the des rebuff to the Bolshevists themselves, and died. Her father was called to attend his WEEKLY PERSE, July to December traction of religion, and the disappear-it would do something towards demon-daughter. At the inquest on July ist Fit was stated that denth was due to heart ance of all signs of civilsation. Hero, strating to the Chinese that the Powers failure while the girl was safering from With Impac Price-$7.54.

(however, the reacteblance unde, for the "mean business."

status nyphaticus.

Telephone No. C. 290.

1926

[24

Un sale at the Hongkone Dotlu Prezu Ora