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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1911,

AND

IN THE MATTER OF THE LUEN MOW

STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD. - (IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION).

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN paraust to Section 191 of the Companies Ordinance, 1911: that A MEETING of CREDITORS of the above-zamed Company will be held at No. 65, CENTAVOIT BOAD

INTIMATIONS.

SAFE DEPOSIT. VAULTS.

THE HONGKONG: DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE ATE,

THE AD Interested in SAFE BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE beg DEPOSIT, that they bare actually in their Jew Building. 5. QUEEN' ROAD, SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES at the Yearly Rate of $8. For the Small Size and $12 for the Large Size,

[3479 Please Apply to The CASEIER,

COMPANY. LTD.""

CESTRAL, Victoria, in the Colony of Hona-INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION KONG on the DAY OF JUNE, 1990, at Two O'CLOCK in the Artzaxo. Dated 4th day of June, 1926.

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Q.

LEUNG TEW NAM, Liquidator...

K.

ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.

TENDERS

TENDERS are Invited for the SUPPLY of CARPENTERS, CAOLKERS. FLATERS, PAINTERS and SCRAPERS. and PLUMBERS to H.M. DOCKYARD.

Forms of Tander can be obtained at the Ofice of CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR, HJE

and Abouki be DOCKYARD, Hongkong,

tilled in and returned as indicated in Tondar Form, Not Later Than NocN, SATURDAY. the 12ru JUNE, 1936.

3640)

A

J. 8. GILLINGHAM, Chief Constructor

CHATER, C.M.G., DECEASED.

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FORTY-FIËTH ORDINARY GEN. TERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Offices of the General Mangers, MEATS JARDINE. MATELION & Op. LTD.. Pedder Street, Hongkong, on TEURSDAY, the 10TH JUNE, 1926, at 11 Noos, for the

tors, passing the Accounts, and electing Direc tors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the sun to $4TH JUNE,

926, both days inclusive,

INTIMATIONS.

FINE

PORTS

AND

SHERRIES

Bottled and shipped by

& Co., Ltd.

1925

MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

KUOMINTANG TROOPS ARRIVE. AT THE FRONT.

FORCES.

(FROM OUR CHINESE COUDESPONDENT.]

In the debate in the House of Commons BRITISH BOXER INDEMNITY, an Tuesday Mr. EvoWDEN aid he had Ir the reported allocation of the British I never listened to a speech with such hope Boxer Indemnity, to which referepes was

lessness and despair as he had listened made in the Daily Press on Wednesday, S to that of the Premier. The only solation is correct, the high hopes entertained by SKIRMISHES BETWEEN OPPOSING of the problem, in his opinion, was action, the Hongkong University of securing a but the cables do not tell us whether he substantial portion of the remitted funds gave Parliament any idea of the particuwill be dashed to the ground. One-third lar form this action should take. Hers of the money available is to be devoted

The Kuomintang. troops sent from lies the great trouble of all industrial

to conservancy work and the remaining Kwangsi to reinforce "General Ting Seng disputes when a position of stale-mate two-thirds will be divided between agricul- Chi, who is now opposing General Yeh has apparently been reached. It is intural education, medical education, "fea-Bai Chin for the control of Hunap, are credibly difficult to sit still and wait patiently when almost incalculable losses are being suffered on both sides. But there is little else to do. An imprudent move on the part of, the Government at

turing publie health and sanitary work, and the education of Chinese in England. If the University comes into this scheme at all it can only be to a very limited extent.

We should have liked to have seen some

reported to have reached their destina- tion. Skirmishes with the enemy took place on May 30th, necording to the latest information to hand from the front.

RETURN OF GENERAL GALLENT: General Gallent, the Soviet military purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc- Geo. G. SANDEMAN SONS this stage would probably only lead to

greater and more widespread unrest in allocation made for the completion of the adviser of the Kuomintang Army, after † the future, ̈

Canton-Hankow Railway. Ten or filteena leave of absence for several months in Russia, has returned to Canton with Mrs. The offer of a subsidy has been with years ago this was the subject of con

Gallent. drawn as it was known it would be. Itatant debate in the Legislative Council was made in order to provide the neers-and the Chamber of Commerce sary financial assistance during the period always urging the importance of the pro-tang will soon arrive at Whampoa.

+.

By Order of the Fcard. JARDINE, KATHESON & CO., LTD.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 20th May, 1926. [3557

PORTS:

FAB

It is said that a large consignment of arma ad ammunitions for the Kuomin-

CHINESE YM.C.A.

NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE REPUBLIC,

וי

TUNE OF GOD SAVE THE KING."

of negotiations, but reither owners norject. On one occasion, we remember, DUTT PAID.

men appear willing to negotiate upon any Mr. C. G. ALABASTER painted in alluring" Fer Case Per Bot basis which offers the smallest possible colours the advantages, which would There is no doubt accrue when we were enabled to travel $3.30 chance of success.

that the offer would be resumed as soon by train from "King's Cross to How- 3.25

as any suggestion for a conference took loon, or was it from St. Pancras to the 3.75

practical shape but it has to be realised Praya! In those days it was not re- 3.90 that the Government's financial assistance garded as an altogether fanciful picture, 4.75 must be only temporary. The taxpayers' but hope deferred maketh the heart sick. 5.00 money, as Mr. BALDWIN has repeatedly Recently the question of railway develop

pointed out, cannot be used indefinitely ment in the South of China has been honour. Mr. Ngan Ewan Yu, chairman to support the coal industry at the thrust into the background and now Lord of the membership committee of the As- WILLINGDON's Commission appear to have overlooked it entirely. Yet the completion of this trunk railway would have a far reaching influence upon trade and would

TO LET.

4-Roomed FLAT in CAMARTON BUILD INGE, KOWLOO-Apply to HUM. PHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO. LTD., Alexandra Building.

[3543

Invalid

Douro

Old Tawny

Estrella

Very Old Tawny

$39.00 38.00

44.00 46.00 56.00 60.00

Light Dry Solera Very Pale Dry Pale Dry Nutty

SHERRIES:

...$32.00 37.00

38.00-

40.00

THE HON. SIR CATCHICK PAUL

REMISES TO LET in the DAY Fanx

ALL Claims against the Tate Sunt to BUILDING, PENNINGTON STREET, East Oldest & Finest

named Decessed must be

1. Den Voux Road Central, Hongkong,

Hengkong, 20th May, 1926,

Point, Floor Area: 5,835 Sq. Ft., Height: For Make Excellent "Godown. 20 40 Ft. further particulars apply to the SECRETARY, THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD

[3356 STORAGE CO., LTD.

the Undersigned forthwith.

DEACONS. Solicitor

(3692

HONGKONG JOCKEY "CLUB.

TE

TER THIRD EXTRA RACE MEET ING will be held (Weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY 5TH JUNE. 1928, Commencing at 3.15 r.x. The First Bell will be Rong at 2.45 r.x.

The

Coon Vacant,

Semi-detached EOUSE Magazine. Gap. Ideal Position, Cool, Excellent Views, consist of buite of FiveFine Old Brown ... 44.00 Rooms Two Bathrooms, Eat and Cold Water. Use of Telephone, Lawn Garage Ample Servants Quarters. Entirely Self-contained. Farnished $275. Tufu nished $950. For Sale or Rent "DEBBINGTON", PELE ROAD. Beautiful House in Spacions Grounds, Centrally Lessted.

7.

Charge for Admission to the Public Enclosure wil be $0 for all Persons indlad. Available. Houses Flats, Building Lots SMALL INVESTORE, TIL ing Ladies. Soldiers and Sailors is Uniform-Negotiated. HAH Price.

Members are advised that they must show their Badges to olitain Admission to the Members Enclosure.

Each Member has the right to introduce 2 Non-members to the Members Enclosure. Tickets for whom can be btained from Moser, LINSTEAD & Diris at $5 each up to FRIDAY, 4731 JUNZ

The Charge for Admission for Ladies to the Members Enclosure will be $2. Each Mem ber can obtain, apon application to the NEURETARY, Badges for the Admission of * Ladies Free of Charge.

3490

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES.

PUBLIC AUCTION TWO LOTS.

OT

07

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTIES

NAMELY

LOT No. 1.

ALL TEAT Pleci er Parcel of Ground situats at MONGKORTSUI in the Colony of HONGKONG ADA Registered at the Laxe OFFICES BSECTION 1 or SEO TION OF KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 12, Together with the Building thereon now known as No. 677, SHANG- HAI STREET.

LOT NO. 2. ALL THAT Pisce or Parcel of Ground sitaste at MONGKORTSUI aforesaid and registered at the LAND OFFICE as: KOWLOON INLAND LOT No. 18:20 containing about 4,215 Square Feet

IN TWO LOTS

BY

Ma. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,

AT

THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,

No. 4, DUDUELL STREET, HONGKONG,

אס

„, AT 3 O'CLOCK. PE

4630.

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAMER FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG,

COLOMBO AND BOMBAY, THROUGH BILLS OF LADING ISSUED FOR EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN AND CONTINENTAL PORTS

LONDON.

AND

HE Steamship

THE

"NAGPORE"

carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatch. ed from this Part at Noor on MONDAY, the 7 JUNE, 1926, taking Cargo for the Above Porte.

Silk and Valuable Carge for Italy, France and Landon (under arrangement) will be conrayed this Steamer proceeding to Bom

and there tragshipped to the on-carrying boy and Steamer for Harsailles and London.

Parcels will be received at this Office until Noor on the 5 JUNE previous to Sailing. The Contents and Value of all Packages munt be declared.

For further Particulare, Apply to--

MACKISHON, MACKENZIE & 00,

Agents Hongkong, 2nd June, 1925, (3639

PREPAID *WANTED"

ADVERTISEMENTS.

ANTED.-EUROPEAN with Morninga

$2.75 expense of other industries in the country. The hard fact must be faced that the 3,10

oal mines, as at present organised, can 3.25

not pay the wages demanded The Coal 3.40 Commission Has endeavoured to find 3.75 way out of the impasse by formulating schemes of re-construction which, it is hoped, will reduce working costs and lead to higher profita. The Government have

A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.

Wine and Spirit Merchants.

BIRTH: WATSON. On May 30th, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. WATSON, a daughter.

MARRIAGES... BOWEN-MARKs--On Saturday, May 29th at H.B.M. Consulate, Shanghai, DONALD BOWEN to JEAN E. MARKS, of Eastbourne, England.' CLOVER-TOVEY-On May 22nd, at Holy

Very Rev. C. J. F. Symons, MA.. DonoTRY ETHEL, danghter of the late HAMILTON TENANT TOVEY and Mrs. JENNINGS, Of Vancouver, BC., to VICTOR BAGSHAW, son of Mr. and Mrs. ALEXANDER GRAY GLOVER, of South ampton and Edinburgh.

A Chinese banquet was held at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. last evening, when

financial campaign were, the guests of those members who assisted in the recent

sociation, was toast master.

The usual toasts were bonoured Among the speakers was Mr. Ewok Lum Shong, who raised more money and enlisted more add enormously to the prosperity of the members than any other member of the whole of the Southern Provinces of China Association this year. Mr. Kwok, who Only a comparatively few miles remain is a manager of the Wing On Company, to be built to link up the system from the North with the Canton line and when the

was presented with a prize as. a reward for his good work.

the departed, Before the guests present troubles are over-and there secus National Anthem of the Chinese Re accepted the Commission's report in its

now some likelihood that they will be over public was sung to the tune of "God entirety and are willing to put into effect

3000-we trust their construction will Save the King."

An entertainment to which 'former all the recommendations, but the men against be vigorously advocated. The hold out for a definite assurance that money for such essential work should be students of the Chinese YM.C.A. Day

School were invited was also given.., their wages will not be reduced in the readily available even if none is forth- meantime and this assurance cannot be coming from the Boxer Indemnity Fands. given. Presumably, it is thought by their leaders that a stoppage will sooner or later force the Government to take con- trol of the mines, but Mr. BALDWIN BAYS he will never be co-creed into such a position and so the tug-of-war continues.

HOBBIES.

[BY A LADY CORRESPONDENT.]

Everyone has (to use the cant phrase of the day) his hobby-borse. Something that pleases the great boy for a few hours'

So said Wesley from the pulpit, in the

THE FISH LANTERN

PROCESSION."

MAY HIS BRITISH MAJESTY LIVE 10,000 YEARS,

A tremendous crowd of Chinese men, Wisdom," declared the Premier, "is

women, and children assembled at Tai- the Chinese the slowest growth among plants, but it

pingahan Street, near Y.M.C.A., to see the start of the fab will come in time and I believe sooner

Year 1780,

lantern parade, on its way to E.E. the than many people expect.". That is the

Most men, it seems nowadays, ride Governor's reception at Government only hope. The inexorable economic facts some particular hobby-horse. They are House. of the situation will have to be recognised great boys for a few hours, escaping The leading banner-lantern was adorn- Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the and the more quickly that recognition from the treadmill of work.: Buted with paper flowers bearing the ins Ying Wong Marn takes place the better for everyone con- strangely enough, few women appear to cription in Chinese"

May Hia British Majesty live Sui," or " cerned. Meanwhile households are being cultivate one. They are too busy. Life is

10,000 years" and in English "God strictly rationed and arrangements have too full. At school they painted, wrote, been made to obtain coal from foreign sang, played. But since they have grown Save The King." The dragon included

They are up, it is impossible.

in the Parade measured. 100 feet. sources. The railwaymen will raise no either married, or busy trying to get The lanterns and the dragon were all chbjection to handling this coal and there married. Life rotates too quickly for made by the firm of Sing Fook Kee, who should, therefore, be no danger of a them to drop out of the swing for also provided the pieces for similar but closing down of factories. Coal, however, moment. They might get left behind longer parades on the occasions, of the represents one of the most important Unless they have genius, or a call to Peace Celebration and the visit of parts of our export trade. This, of a profession, they prefer to keep out HR.H., the Prince of Wales. course, has been stopped and the losees, of anything more enlightening than the direct and indirect, must increase as each social whirl. They need no pity, for the simple reason they do not realise what day passes. The miners are the worst

they miss sufferers but no trade can remain entirely

and woman, however, Every man unaffected by the fact that the earnings, of a large body of men have ceased. And should have a hobby. Often one's work allows no means of self-expression. A the country's ordinary expenditure, apart hobby is the ideal outlet. No matter

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Boad Londoz Office: 181, Fleet Street,

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 4TH, 1926,

THE COAL DEADLOCK.

AN ARMED ROBBERY.

BOAT-WOMAN VICTIMISED WHILE CROSSING HARBOUR...

While crossing the harbour yesterday

FRIDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 1926. W. Free, Wishes Obtain Commerti was almost inevitable that failure to from trude dislocations and disputes is what it may be collecting odd carion, morning a boat-woman and her Jokis

For further Farticulars and Conditions of Fale, Apply to- M2: GEO. K. HALL BRUTTON & co.,

Mortgages's Bolicitors,

St. George' Building, Chater Bord Hongkong, 27th May, 1928.

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criticisms of the Government. Less than Lwo weeks ago Mr. BALDWIN was acclaim

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is to come from.

were the victims of armed robbers, who,

of taking some iron to Tung Man Street,

bring the coal strike to an end would over eight hundred million pounds a year 1 books, prints; rearing dogs, cats or lead to increasing bitterness in the Well may the people ask where the moneyguines pigs, studying psycho-analysis, after nailing the woman and her com- Christian Science, or Chinese; hitting panions in the hold, decamped with any kind of a ball with any kind of a money and jewellery to the value of 104, The boat woman's story, na told to the ed throughout the world for his masterly During the absence of Miss HD bat; dancing the Charleston or playing

police yesterday afternoon; was that at handling of the grave situation arislag Sawyery on home leave, Miss Agnes Dut the eukelele, even out of tune.

Some men, poor things, begin and end 10.30 in the morning two men engaged DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE out of the General Strike Success was mage, B., will act as Headmistress of their lives in offices. Especially is it so her boat, which was lying off the Re

the Diocesan Girls' School achieved in a short and sharp encounter

in this Colony. And the women vegetate clamation Ground, near the Bowrington with those who, in reality, challenged our

Mr. R. A. Green, of the Hongkong & into domestic and social cabbages. The Canal, Wanchai, and directed her to CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA system of democratic control through Shanghai Bank, has undertaken the Hon only hobby-horse they ever mount being convey them to Bay View for the purpose Parliament. A sigh of relief went up Treasurership of Cathedral Notes. The sentimental colt,' as Shakespeare ay Central. On the arrival of the boat at when the men returned to work, and finances of the magazine, it is pointed out, bouquets were freely showered upon the are at a very low cbb.. members of the Cabinet for the bold

A welcome is accorded in Cathedral front they had maintained during

the

Notes to new members of the choir crisis. The Government are still stead Misses J. and L. Thornhill, Miss Hardinge LANGE EDITION, with Mape and Treaties, 812 fastly carrying through the policy which and Mr. Gabagan. It is stated, however,

they outlined when the first signs of the that there are still many vacancies. approaching storm were noticed, bat cow

The Bishop of London, who will be paas that matters appear to have reached" a

ing through the Colony at Christmastide deadlock grumbling and charges of in-on his way to Korea, will preach in St. Leseptitude are taking the place of complt. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on December

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26th, at the morning service. ·

Bay View near the A.P.O. worka, two Referring to the death of Sir Paul mere men came on board, and instrae Chater Cathedral Notes recall that when tions were then given for the boat to the Cathedral Hall was proposed and the proceed to Hunghom. When near the

gave late Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, who $20,000, insisted that his donation should Docks there, the men suddenly stood up,. not be published, Sir Paul Chater very one going to the stern and taking the

kindly bended the subscription list, with tiller. The others forced the host people

$5,000. Only last year having read of the

deficit which accumulated on the Cathe into the hold which they nailed down. dral General Fund, owing to the expense Later the mistress heard the anchor drop- of the new roof for which no special ap

peal had been made, he most generously, ped and on coming on dock found the and without any request sent a cheque for bost tied up near the Hunghom ferry $9,900 to the Chaplain to put the account straight. He was therefore practically pier. A broken box showed from where the donor of the roof of the Cathedral the robbers made their haul.