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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

G.

B.

TENDEES are Larited for the SUPPLY of LABOUR and LIGHTERAGE for ADMIRALTY COALING for a Period of 6 MONTHS Certain from the 1ST APRIL, 1926,

for Tendering can be obtained on STORE the NAVAL OFFICER, H. M. NAVAL TARD, HONGKONG, and Tonders should be Lodged in the NAVAL STORE OFFICE Not Later Than Noos an TUESDAY: 23rd MARCH, 1923.

B. V. NAVAL YARD, Hongkong, 11th March, 1996,

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ULL TERRIER PUPS, Pare White BULL

Born 14th FREEDART, 1926, Will be Ready for Delivery about £STE MARCH.

Par

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BITCHES

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Can be Seen on Application to Hon. SECRETARY, U.S.EQ.

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HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

THEATRE-ROTAL. -"

MARCH, 207, 1926, ar 9.15 PM.

SIXTH TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON.

KAIN EVENT: FIFTIEN ROUND CONTEST, STOKER NAGELIN.

FRENCH CRUISER "JULIA MICHELET;"

KID ALFRED, MANILA, P.L AND AROUT FITE OTHER CONTESTI.

BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S 101:- KEMBERS Only, on THURSDAY, 18TH INAT. GENERAL PUBLIC FRIDAY, the 19TH

and SATURDAY, the 90TH IST.

PRICES:-$3.00. $3.00 and $1,00.

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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. STEAMER FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG,

COLOMBO AND BOMBAT,

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS & LONDON,

THE

Steamship

"KINDERPORE” carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be deepstaked from this Port at 4 T.x. on THURSDAY, the 18TH MARCH, 1926, taking Cargo for the abors Ferts.

Silk, Valuable Cargo for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be conveyed by this Steamer proceeding to Bombay and there transhipped to the on-carry- ing Steamer for Marseilles and London

Parcela will be received at this Office until 5.M., on the Day previous to Sailing. The contents and value of all packages must be dool red

For further Partienlari, Apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 15th Masch, 1926.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.'S STEAMER

"JEYPORE."

W

ATLIVED HONGKONG ON 15TH MARCH, 1926. FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the shore Vessel are hereby informed that their Doods are being lauded and placed AT THE 3x in the Hongkong and ....owloon Wharf and Godown Company

Godowns at Kowloos, where each Connigamest will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained se the Goods are landed.

This vessel brings on Cargo from Permian Gulf ex BIS, N., and B. & P.S.N. Co.'s Stommers.

Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions have been given to the con trasy Six hours before arrival of the Steamer.

Goods not cleared within 8 days, including

be subject to Bent

date of arrival will be will be effected by us in

No Fire Insurance any case whatever,

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consignees, and the Company's Surveyors, Mesara GoNDARD Dopcian, at 10 x, on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage Period.

All Claims against the Steamer must be pro- sented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd April, 1926, or they will not be recognized

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

INTIMATIONS

MONDAY, MARCH 15TH, 1926

INTIMATION

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED.

THE THIRTY SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING of the SHARE" HOLDERS of the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, ST. Grosor's BUILDING, Chater Road, Victoria, Hong- kong, on WEDNESDAY, 17TH MARCH, 1926, at 11 o'clock in the FOREROOM, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending $1st December, 1925, and declaring a Dividend.

The TRANSFER BOOK of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from WEDNES. DAY, 3RD MARCH, 1926, until WED- NESDAY, 17TH MARCH, 1926, both days inclusive."

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By Order of the Board of Directors,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers.

HONGKONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.

NOTICE OF MEETING.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the HONGKONG ENGINEERING & CON STRUCTION COMPANY, LIM

LIMITED, will be held in the Offices of Mesra,

SHEWAN Toxes & Co., St. George's Building. Chater Road, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY, the 26TH DAY OF

MARCH, 1928, at 11.00, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Board of Directors and a Statement of Ac- counts for the Year ended on the 31st Dec BET, 1925, and of electing Directors Auditors.

INTIMATIONS

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGER. PUBLIC AUCTION

*

or

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

Situate at HUNG HOM in the Dependency of Kowloor sad Colony of HoxeLONG 'and Registered at the LAND OFFICE as HUNG HOM INLAND LOT No. 176 (Site of No. 103, WORD STREET), Together with the Mesrange or Tenement and other Erections and Buildings thereon in Coarse of Construction:

THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY Situate at YAUMATI in the Dependency of Kowtoor and Colony of EONGLONG and Registered at the Lap ÖITICE S KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 235 (Site of No. 579, CANTON ROLD), Together with the Moasuage or Tenement and other Erections and Buildings thereon in Course of Construction.

IN TWO LOTS

AT

Ms. E. V. M. B. DB. ŠOUSA, Auctioneer,

THE CHINA AUCTION BOOMS, No. 4. DUDDELL STELLT, HONGKOTE,

ON THURSDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 1826, AT 3 O'CLOCI 1.34

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Far farther Particulars and Conditions of Sale, Apply to-m Massas. GEO. E. HALL BRUTTON & 00.

Mortgages's Solicitors,

OX TO-

St. George's Building, Chater Road,

Ma. E. V. M. B. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer, No. 4, Duddall Street." Dated the 10th day of March, 1996.

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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED From the 18TH To the 24TH MARCH, both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

S. COURTNEY COOK, Secretary. Hongkong, 9th March, 1990.. [3296

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THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.- THE FIFTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY

GENERAL MEETING.of SHARE HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the

FRIDAY, Undersigned on

the 16TH MARCH, 1926, at Noos, for the purpose of General Mans receiving the Report of the gers, together with a Statement of Accounts for the rar ended the 31st DECEMBER, 1925.

The SHARE REGISTER and TRANS. FER BOOKS will be CLOSED From the 12ru to the 20 MARCH, 1926, both days inclusive.

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers, HONGKONG FIirz Insurance Co., Ltd. [3275 Hongkong, 5th March, 1926.

NOTICE.

UNION INSURANCE" SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.

ERTIFICATE No. 3461 for 25 Shares, 24 Per Share Paid Up, Numbered 48751/48775 in this Society standing in the Joint Names of HARRY CLABBURN PEARCE and JOHN TEESDALE, both of Shanghai, Has Been Declared LOST, and if at the Expiration

HERMANN

of One Month from the Date hereof the

above Document be not forthcoming the said Certificate will be deemed CAN- CELLED and of Ke Effect, and A NEW Certificate for the 25 Shares will be Issued in its stead by the Society.

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1926, (3233

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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION'

Or

FINEST

AMERICAN

CHOCOLATES

Ceylon

A Chinese woman mendicant was

Pokfulam Road, near Third Street, ou knocked down by a motor-lorry on the

Friday, and succumbed to her injuries on the way to hospital,

nothing more true than that versa in

Capt. R. A. E. Neville, Royal Marines, which, he said that Society was like a who was aide-de-camp to Bir Edward glass of ginger-pop," the dregs are at the Stubbs in Hongkong, has been appointed bottom and the froth is at the top." private secretary to the Governor of Mr. Koo seems to suggest that idea in his general surveys of world-affairs to- The P. & 0. xt. dwaye has been accepted. day; on the other hand, by his own by the Government as a transport, "and presence (if we leave out of account his was to sail from Southampton on March 4th with naval and military ratings for words which are by no means negligible) the Far East. he makes us realise that the clock ean- not be turned back in China. For all the chaos and confusion that exists in the eighteen provinces to-day one fact emerges so definitely that nobody can even question it. That fact is the thirst for H.E. the Governor has recognised, pro knowledge in all classes of the community.visionally and pending instructions from The generals and the politicians. come the Secretary of Stato for the Colonies, and go with amazing rapidity in China, Mr. Harold Shantz as a Consul for the " but the demand for instruction in Western United States of America in Hongkong, ideas and theories continues and increases at a rate that is simply amazing. The houseboy in his leisure moments ponders over the Anglo-Chinese dictionary; the FRESH SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED. apprentice and the workman struggle to

OF THE FINEST QUALITY

FROM

H. D. FOSS & Co.

NEW STÝLES

AND

NEW FLAVOURS.

any

read books about their craft; a crowd quickly collects round motor-car that has the machinery exposed the school boya and students are spell-bound by any stories about modern ideas, whether they he about communisin or neroplanes, sociology or wireless. "Old China hands" may sigh for the days of ignorance, but China is out to acquire Western know ledge and is doing so. It is still true that knowledge grows but wisdom lingers. LEIBNITZ preached, in the eighteenth

FOUR LOTS OF VALUABLE LEASE. In Elegant Boxes which century, that we live in the best of all

HOLD PROPERTIES,

NAMELY

LOT No. 1"

ALL THAT Peca or Farcel of Ground situate

at TAI KOK TSUI in the Dependency of KOWLOON and Colony of HoroKCNG Kid Registered at the Land Orrick sa KOWLOON INLAND LOT No, 191, Together with the Messages or Tene ments and other Erections and Buildinge thereon now known as Nos. 91 AND 93, KREMER STREET;

LOT No. 2

ALL THOSE Pieces or Parcels of Ground

aitoate at TAI KOK TSUI aforesaid and respectively Registered at the Lun Qincr KA SECTION A AND THE REMAINING PORTION OF KOW. LOON INLAND LOT No. 187, To- gether with the Messanges or Tenemata and other Erections and Buildinge thera- on respectively now known ha Nol. 115 AND 117, KRÉMER STREET;

make a Charming Present.

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S. WATSON

CO., LTD.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

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Hongkong Office: 1a, Chater Road. London Office: 181, Fleet Street, E.C

The Daily Press.

LOT No. 3 ALL THOSE Fieces or Parcals of Ground situate at FUE TSUN HEUNG in the Dependency of Kowloor and of

Colony HONGKONG and respectively Registered

the at LAND OFFICE SECTIONS A AND B AND THE REMAINING POR- TION OF KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 1115, Together with the Mesranges or Tenements and other Erections" and Buildings thereon respectively now know OUR DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. as Nos 1, 2, 3 AND 4, NEWCHWANG . STREET;

".. LOT NO. 4

HONGXONG, MARCH 15TH, 1926.

ALTROCOH, under normal, circumstances,

At Taikoo Dockyard tho.steel screw. turbine steamer Antung, of 3,000 tons, i being fitted out for the China 8. N. Ca.. and the twin screw vessel Raub, for the plated. Straits. Steamship Company, is being

is

Among the passengers who belt for leit for Home by the P. & O. Kashmir en Saturday, were Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Bird and Miss Bird, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Austin, Mra G. W. Sellars, and Mrs. Arthus

H.M.S. Hacking (Hag-ship of Vive- Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander Sinclair) leaving for Singapore to-day return- ing after a week's stay there to Hongkong prior to proceeding on the summer cruise to the North

H.E. the Governor, has under instruc- Lions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, recognised Monsieur Dufaure de la Prade, provisionally and pending the issue of His Majesty's Exequatur, as Consul, in Hongkong for France

possible worlds and that it is improved, gradually, in all ways so as to be trans- formed into an earthly paradise. The Many Hongkong friends will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Churchill, darker aspects of human experience un-widow of the late Mr. J. F. Churchill, fortunately provide incontestable facts who was for a few years Assistant Direc tor of Public Works in Hongkong. She that, at times, it is a wicked world, a grim died at Oxford on February 7th.

world, and a disappointing world.

The

Among the passengers leaving for Home last ten years bave made many agree leave on the P. & O. es. Kashmir on with the pessimists. The strong-minded Saturday was Mr. J. Russell, of the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., and the really sane, however, realise of Hongkong, Ltd. Mr. Russell was that, for all cur éataclysmic experi- accompanied by his wife and family.

The death occurred last month of Lady ences, life is well worth living as it is anyway interesting and always full Jerram, wife of Admiral Sir Martyn Jerram, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., who was of adventure and fine opportunities. Commander-in-Chief on the China Station when the Great War broke out and sub- Europe has at cast escaped the pessimsequently played a prominent part in the ism that swept over Asia like a wave North Sea operations. after the appearance of the Buddha, and perhaps Asia is now" experiencing viclent reaction with hopes too high and beliefs in sudden remedies for human ills too fervid. For Young Asia, like Young Europe, i sanguine of a happier and better world. Mr. Koo has told us, as so many other preachers have told us,

ALL THAT Place or Parcel of Ground Hongkong is to be reckoned amongst the that the root of the trouble is inability

situate at SHAMSHUIPO in the

Dependency of KowLoos and Colony of three biggest ports of the world, there is to see the other fellow's point of view. Hosezone and Registered at the LASD far less opportunity to listen to stimulat. A few days ago we reprinted the address OFFICE SECTION A OF NEW KOW. LOON INLAND LOT No. 139, Togettering addresses than is offered to citizens given by the late Dr. Sus when he visited with the Messuage or Tenement and other of some of the quiet and commercially Erections and Buildings thereon now known as No. 11, KI LUNG STREET.

IN FOUR LOTS

|..

:

Ma. E. V. M. R. 93 BOUSA, Auctioneer,

A CHINA. AUCTION BOOMS, No. 4, DURDELL STREET, HONGKONG,

OF

FRIDAY, THE 2613 DAY OF MARCH, 1926

AN 3 D'ELOCK 1.3.

1

For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale, Apply to MERA. GEO K. HALL BRUTTON & CO., Mortgagees' Solicitors, St. Georgs Building, Chater Road,

Ma. E. V. M. B. DE SOUSA, ·

Auctioneer, No. 4, Daddell Street.

OR TO

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods WANTED IMMEDIATELY-AB815. Dated the 12th day of March, 1926,

have left the Godown.

MAUKINNON, HAUKENZIE & 00.,

Agent.

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Hongkong, 19th March, 1926,

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

TH

THE Following in the Provisional List of Dalas upon which EXTRA MEETINGS will be held This Season

3RD APRIL, 1r. MAY, örx JUNE, 215

OCTOBER and EARLY NOVEM BER..

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By Order,

.O. B. BROWN,

Becretary.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

Tis Regretted that the State of the RAGE

School Sports or Athletic Meetings

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B. J. PATERSON,

Clark of the Course.

~~~~COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES

“MARITIMES.

DMA & E. MIOLLIS vill Take Tem- URING MỸ Absence from the Colony porary Charge of This COMPANY'S

AGENCY Tad Further Notice.

R. HODENFUBER, Agent. Hongkong, 10th March, 1926, **

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Preferably Unmarried.

Apply Bar No. 3288,

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unimportant towns in Great Britain. We have many distinguished visitors passing through the Colony in the course of

For

* year, but we seem to have no machinery for arranging with them for lectures or addresses on the subjects with which their names are identified. some years General Fowite resided in Hongkong and on his return to England he delivered an interesting lecture on the Chinese armies. Entertaining to read, it

A Chinese, who was charged with the possession of a number of counterfeit Singapore coins, was discharged by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy on Saturday. Mr. A. J. O'Donoghue, solicitor, who defended, said that delend- ant was a hawker on the Singapore boats. and it was easy for him to have come into the possession of the coins in the course of his hawking.

Capt. Morris, of Kowicon, reported, to

the police yesterday that sometime on Saturday night a clock, valued at 235, was stolen from his inator-car, which he End left on the public stand outside the Star Ferry, Kowloon. A robbery was also committed yesterday on a paral" lighter anchored near the Admiralty A quantity of rope camber, Kowloon. and canvas was stolen.

the Hongkong University. We would welcome addresses on general topics of interest by prominent Chinese who have

A summons against the manager of a good command of English In Hong Messrs. Pohaamull Brothers, silk mer- kong we all want to promote Anglo- chants, for unlawfully causing the re- moval from the sa Andre Lebon," of 2) Chinese friendship. We suggest that gallons of French liquor at 10 p.m. on small committee should be formed to March 3rd, was dismissed by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, after hearing evidence at the arrange for the reception of eminent Central Magistracy on Saturday. Mr. Chinese and others who pass through this. D. Lloyd was for the prosecution and

Mr. D. McCallum for the defence," Colony and who would give a public- address, as did Mr. Koo, at the Univer|

...

Miss Elsie Wilcox, Commissioner of Public Instruction for Kausi, one of the

it on some non-religious and non-islands of the ferritory of Hawaii, of

| political subject of interest.

...

His Honour the Chief Justice has order ed the next Criminal Sessions to be held on Monday, March 22nd.

which Honolulu is the capital, arrived in Hongkong by the s President Wilson, after having visited the schools of the Philippines. The schools over which Miss Wilcox has supervision have large numbers of Japanese, Chinese, and Filipinos. While in Hongkong, she met "Mr. 2. T. Koo, mcretary of the World's Christian Students Federation, and other Chinese who are also members of the In- stitute of Pacific Relationa

would have been delightful to listen to and to, discuss subsequently in Hongkong. It has been truly said that man cannot live by bread alone and cannot thrive by work alone. We all need to be, as it were, lifted out of qur ruta The cinema

The 2nd Battalion, Duke of Welling is popular for the purpose and appeals ton's Regiment, arrived at Singapore DOMED FLAT I CASARyon particularly to certain minds; others recently on the transport Derbyshire.

In addition to the mail from Home, appreciate another style of intellectual HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE stimulus. Recently we have all been contemporarily act as an Assistant Superin malls from the United Kingdom and Capt, Hugh Fitzherbert Bloxham is to Friday, there were two other inward which arrived vid Negapatam late on

pelled to think very seriously about the tendent of Police, with effect from March Europe this week-end. One was (vid

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Siberia) brought by the an Ting Sang. on Saturday; while the other (papers The Jules Michelet, the flagship of only, vid Negapatam) arrived by the s.. Hong Hwa yesterday. To-day there Admiral Basire, returned to Hongkong should be another mail from Home and yesterday afternoon. The usual salutes were exchanged.

changing conditions of life in the Far || 8th East, and consequently all who have listened to such an accomplished speaker as Mr. T. Z. Koo, who has been giving addresses in this Colony, during the past week, have been greatly interested in his points of view. He has thrown some light w on a dark picture. He has returned to his own country after obtaining the benefit of travels in India, Europe and America. He has met statesmen and earnest 'socis) [155 workers in many countries. From the TO LET From ANIL 7TH, for 6 Months distance he has been able to discern the

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FUND BUILDDESS, KOWLOOK Fur Experience and Long Service to the Adverb so often rises to the top for a short space Large Rooms and Usual Quarters. Fittings set, will be left in the Honas.Apply of time and then disappears entirely. Available, Now Vacant until August. Apply HOLYOAK, c/o HOLICA MAY CO. GILET wrote nothing wittier and

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The Kennedy Town Hospital has been appointed to be a Government quarantine station for the purposes of the Vaccina- tion Ordinance, 1923.

Three Chinese cases of enteric fever were notified to the Medical Officer of Health on the 12th inst. All occurred in the Victoris registration district.

the Continental via Siberia by the .. President Monroe, which is also bring ing lettera and papers from U.S.A.,. Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai,

on the go. Tonkin for Singapore ta Prior to leaving Hongkong on Friday

take up bis new appointment of French Consul there. M. Yves du Courthial, who had been the French Consul in Hongkong for just over a year, was pre-.. of bis services at a gathering of members sented with a gold watch in appreciation of the French community held at the Hongkong Hotel, at which M, du The Iata Mr. James Tallock (05) of Courthial was the guest of honour. The Devonshire Road, Aberdeen, merchant, departure of M. and Mme. du Courthis! left £10,737 (personal estate in Great community here and by their many formerly engaged in the China tea trade, will be mach regretted by the French Britain).

friends,