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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE. PROSTICT PLACE, Bost ROAD.

THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR begins

DECEMBER 11TH Entrance - amination for New Boys, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 11TH at 9.30 AM. For Pros. pectus, for Boardera had Day-boy, apply

ST STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

PROFECT PLACE.

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NOTICE.

R

OBSTRUCTION OF GARDEN ROAD.

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 618, 1926.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB...

TER FISTE EXTRA RACE MEET ING will be held (Weather permitting) at HAFFT VALLEY on SATURDAY, 67 NOVEM BER. 1926, Commencing at 2.30 PM. The First Bell will be Rung at...

The Charge for Admission to the Fubie! Enclosure will be $1.00 for all Parsons Inclad- ing Ladies. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Half Frice.

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Members are advised that the mat how

their Badges, to obtain Admission to the Members Enclosure.

Each Member bas the right to introduce 2 Non-members 10 the Members' Enclosure, Tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs. LINSTEAD & DAVIS at $5.00 each up to FRI. DAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1926.

The Charge for Admission for Ladies to thà Members' Enclosure will be 32.00. Each em br cap "oitain, spon application to the ARDEN ROAD is Now Open to Tric-ECRETARY, Badges for Admission of

hoth ways lo HotNETREET South 2 Ladies Free of Charge

of Quais's ROAD CENTRAL will be Up n to

Upgoing Traffic only, The MITARY BOAD

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East and Suth of Munnar BARRACKS Are HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION. Closed to Trafic.

E. D. O. WOLFE, Capt. Supt. of Police. Hong Kong, 5th November, 1920:

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.

COMPANIES (WINDING-UP)

No. 2 or 199,

F

IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES

ORDINANCE, 1911-1921

AND

IN THE MATTER or

THE REISS

BROTHERS, LIMITED.

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND.

"

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A

SECOND DIVIDEND is intended

to be declared in this matter.

Creditors, who have not proved their Bebts hy 6th Dec, 1916, will be excluded from This Dividend,

JOHN FLEMING, "C.A.,

Special Manager,

c/o Lozz, BINGHam & Matthews,

Chartered Biak Building. Hongkong, 8th November, 1928,

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THE HONGKONG DEVELOPMENT,

BUILDING & SAVINGS

SOCIETY. LTD.

(IN LIQUIDATION)

FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE

SEASON

| SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6ru ar'd.lò P.M.)

NONTRIBUTORIES are Reminded that the Call of 31.00Per Share is Payable at the Offices of Mestra, Percy Tara, Se78f & FLEMING ON WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH NOVEMBER, 1920

Hongkong, th November, 1326,

J. HENNESSEY SETH, Liquidators. S. HAMPDEN ROSS,

BY. ORDER OF THE MORTGAGÉES.

PARTICULARS

CY THE

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTIES

Sitate at Vict- ris in the Colony of Hongkong

and Knowu sa No. 32, TAI YOEN STREET situato a.on BECTION G of INLAND LOT No. 338

To OLD BY

PUBLIC AUCTION

IN UNE LON

ON

THURSDAY, TEE 18TH DAT OF NOVEM BER, 1926, AT 3 O'CLOCK FM.

AT THE

CHINA AUCTION ROOMS,

4. DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,

AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL.

MAIN EVENT:-

15 ROUND CONTENT FOR THE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONT.

A.R. Evis, «. C.7.0.JM CARTLIDGE,

HALS. Imex. Royal Naval Yard.

Blac FIVE OTHER CONTESTS.

BOOKING T MUTHIE'S Fos:-- Münzes: 3rd and 4th NOVEMBER, GENERAL FOstre: 5th and 6th NoveaDER.

USUAL PRICE.

THE.

ARMISTICE DAY, 1926.

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INTIMATIONS.

Autumn-and the

bring to mind steps that may be taken to protect the fragile and

susceptible.

·WATSON'S '

MALT EXTRACT

The value of the arms' haul on the German vessel, sa. Coblentz, is estimated at about $20,000.

Three dances take pince this evening. One is at the Craigengower Cricket- Club, one at the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, the first of series of Saturday night dances to be given during the coming season, and the other is a dinner-dance

The annual meeting of the Sandakan Light and Power Co., Ltd., will be held this morning at 11.30 at St. George's at Lane, Crawford's Restaurant Building,

The annand meeting of the Hongkong Realty and Trust Co., Ltd., will be held at Exchange Building to-day (Saturday) at 11:30 am,

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's wines for the week ending. October 23rd amounted to 13,974 tons and the sales during the period to 79,933 tons.

General Tax Sex claimed that two junks had been sunk, with the loss of 26 lives and $8,500 worth of specie, and "deliberately forced an issue by taking as reprisal two British ships-which had no approaching Winter-connection with the "accidens and hold ing the imprisoned officers and crew a hostages until his imperious demands had been satisfied. The British Navy exists in Chinese waters solely for the protec tion of British lives and property. And when "H.M.S. Cuckchafer intervened to protect the ships and the men imprisoned on them, the threat to her was an un- qualified act of open hostility. Geceral YANG SEs set at defiance all international shipping rules and mocked, at interna tional courtesy. Nevertheless, no effort was spared by the British officials to bring about a 'just and peaceful settic- ment. But YANG SE ignored all the representations of the British Consul He declined to agree to any terms other than the arbitrary ones he desired to impose, and with each effort at concilia- tion became more obdurate and defant. The only thing left to be done in these circumstances was to secure the release of the officers and vessels by lorce,‹ ̈When the ship carrying the relieving force arrived at Wanhsien, she was fired upon without warning. In the engagement that followed no other action than the one slightly injured. Damage was caused to taken was possible. We cannot allow our the front wheel and mudguard of the ships to be pirated with impunity and

WITH

COD LIVER OIL

valuable support to the gives patient's natural power of

resistance.

from British Prepared

winter

malted barley and cod liver oil specially selected for its vitamin content. Its palatability makes

"BRITISH LEGION" has been it acceptable Ted to furnish Contingent for the Ceremony at the Cenotaph.

Will those willing to attend. please send fastidious. tbeir Names in to me by MONDAY MORN ING, 8TH NOVEMBER.

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R. E. CABI E, Hon. Secretary. Hartian Lzeios, G.OH.

NOTICE.

BONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

HE HALF-YEABLY GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS will be held the JOCKEY CLUB ROOM, Hosaxone CLER AXNEX, on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 1925, at 12.30 P.M..

By Order,

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C. B. BROWN, Secretary.

HONGKONG WOMEN'S GUILD & MINISTERING CHILDREN'S LEAGUE.

NOTICK,

"locker Club Race Committes have WING to the fact that the Hong Kong

fixed the date of their First Extra Race Meet

November on the tia of that monik. the President of the H.K.W.G, and M.O.L has decided in the best interests of all con cerned to Postpone the M.7L FÊTE tatil SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, His Excellency the Governor and Lady CLEMENTI have very graciously and kindly consented to allow the date to be changed.

The FETE will be opened by Lady

CLEMENTI AL 2. P.M.

The PASTORAL PLAY produced by Mrs. Chater (the Dances of which ure bein

to the

most

A. S. WATSON

& CO.. LTD.

"THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Phone No. 16 C.

(Kowloon Dispensary K 17).

Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road London Office: 131, Flest Street, E.0.

The Daily Press.

BONGKONG, NOVEMBER 6TH, 1928:

WANHSIEN.

MR. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer, arranged by Miss Violet Capell) will be held Tax incident which occurred at Warbie

The Let consists of

All that Piece or Parcel of Land situate t Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and known SECTION G OF INLAND. LOT No. 383 together with the Message Erections and Buildings thereon known na p. 32, TAI YUEN STREET. The Property is held for the unexpired residuo of the term of 999 years from the 8th March, 1855, created by un Indenture of Crown Lease anted the 19th May, 1855, and made between. Hen LATE MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA of the one part and CHEONG ASSOW of the other part.

Annual Crown Heat: $9.80. Aron: 820.7 sq. feet or thereabosts."

For Farther particulars and Omnditions of Sale apply to:-

MESSEN. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER, Mortgagees' Solicitors,

OR TO

MME V. M. B. De 8008A,"

Hongkong, the 5th November, 1926, (4183

-NOTICE.--

HONGKONG SHABEBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION...

T IS DEREBY NOTIFIED that the

BROKERS ASSOCIATION hare This Day Moved from No. 12 to No. 10, ICE HOUSE STREET.

I offer at the HONGKONG SHARE

1st November, 1267"

PAUL HODGSON,

Secretary.

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SANDAKAN LIGHT & POWER CO.

LTD.

(1922), TÖTTE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders of the abova Company will be held at the Head Office of the Company, Sr. GEORGE'S BUILDING bater Road, Victoris, Hong Kong, on SATURDAY, the 6x NOVEMBER, 1926, at 11.30 O'CLOCE the FORENOON, for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the Year ended 30th Juz, 1928, and electing a Consulting Com mittee and Auditors.

in

SHEWAN, JOXES & CO., General Managers, Hengkong, 29th October, 1928, [4130

from 3 to 4.30 F.M. (weather permitting).

.

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10 DAYS' EXHIBITION

or

PICTURES

AT ME. KOMOR & KOMOR COMMENCING CA MONDAY, THz FIRST of NOVEMBER,

OIL PAINTINGS

on. September 5th has been described in many sober statements of fact. But, following the political fashion in China, the facts are being contorted out of all semblance to the truth, and it becomes necessary in the interests of our readers to go over the ground again. We pablish in this issue a full account of the incident

By Royal Acadamy Artists of Europe and the causes that led up to it. KARPATHI, ALIBERT, ROLLIN, DOUNAL, etc. etc.

WATER COLOURS-

WAGNER,

The Waichinopu, in its lengthy note to

The annual camp of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps begins this weekend at Fanling, and will extend on weekends from now until December 19th. This week-end has been given over to the Mounted Infantry and Armoured Car Companies, and next week the Scottish. Company go gut, as well as the Engineer Company

Shareholders are reminded that the 23rd annual general meeting of the, The Kowloon Cricket Club bold a Grand Hotel des Wagon Lita, Ltd, will successful dance at Messrs. Lane, Craw-¦ be held at noon to-day at the registered Ford's Restaurant last evening. Many offices of the Company in Exchange members and their friends attended, and a very enjoyable time was spent.

Messes. Melchers & Co. announce that Mr. Stephan "Reimers having left for Shanghai, Mr. Carl G. Melchers, part- ner in the firm, has now taken over the management, and signs per procuration,

Building (2nd floor). The 3rd ordinary. yearly meeting of the Hongkong Realty and Trust Company, Ltd., will also be, held in Exchange Building to-day -at 1,30 mm.

A meeting of creditors of the Oriental Commercial Bank, Ltd, which is in voluntary liquidation, was held at the registered offices of the Company, No. 25, Des Yeux Road Central, yesterday after. A motor-cycle, ridden by a young noon. The object of the meeting was to Chinese, collided with a taxi-cab in Park considered the advisability of the winding up of the Company by the Court. Mr. Rond on Thursday. The rider was only, H. Ross, one of the four liquidators (the others are Messrs. J. H. Seth; Lai Hin Man-nnd Kwok Tat Son) presided. Several speeches were made including some in Chinese, which fully explained to the creditors the reasons for passing the matter over to the Court. A resold- tion was ultimately pasted in-favour of " the winding-up of the Company's affairs by the Court.

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our sailors to be shot without resisting. The Rev, W. H. Murray Walton, M.A., The relieving force and gunboats defend-F.R.G.S., of. Tokyo, contributes an inter- ed themselves and British lives and eating article dealing with Christianity property. That is the whole story of in Japan to the current issue of St. Wanhsien.

Andrew's Church Monthly Messenger,

Yet the inert Government at Peking."

which, unlike the Government of any other country, can neither control the actions of its servants nor accept respon sibility for them, makes this ridiculous attempt to upheld. Chinese prestige in a formal protest" by brazenly distorting the facts of a perfectly well-attested case. Much lying propaganda on the subject is belg disseminated by various bodies and

agencies. It is a very short-sighted

one

There arrived from Singapore yes. terday 130 Indian recruits for the these men, it is understood, will be posted Hongkong Police Force. A number of

for guard duty aboard coasters.

Appearing before Mr. J. H. B. Nihili, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, on a charge of hawking fresh pork, a Chinese pleaded. in extenuation that he invariably smuggled pork from Chinese territory during the recent **Govern- ment holiday." The defendant was fined $5."

A Mr. Johnson, residing at the Station Hotel, Kowloon, (Room No. 8) has re- ported to the Police that some time since October 19th, when he was admitted into hospital, a trunk containing 861 in cash which he left in his bedroom, was breken open.

A. Chinese boy, who recently absconded from the Hotel, is believed to be the culprit.

Shareholders in the China Provident Lan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., are remind. ed that the 29th ordinary general meet- ing, which was held on July 22nd this year, and was adjourned on that or casión and subsequently adjourned on two other occasions, will be held at the

11.20 a.m. Prior to this meeting there registered office of the Company, St. George's Euilding, on Friday next at "will be an extraordinary general meet- ing of shareholders of the Company at 11 am to receive, consider, and, f thought advisable, to adopt the report of the Committee of Investigation appoint- ed at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, held on April 8th, this. Year. The transfer books of the Com- pany will be closed from Wednesday next

unti. Friday, both days, inclusive,

།།

THE HERMES". BÄLL.

SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION AT KING

EDWARD HOTEL.

C.B.E., R. N., the ship's company of By permission of Capt. R. Eliot, HM.S. Hermes held a most successful dance at the King Edward Hotel last night.

This is the second dance the Hermes'. ship's company has held since the return On Wednesday afternoon police search of the well-known air plane carrier to ers found in the steerage quarters of the Hongkong. The first venture, a week or so ago, was very successful, but the 5.5. President Grant, twenty-three rounds dance held last night was even more so, of ammunition, which, on the application both by reason the large number of Sergt. Goodwin, were ordered to be attending it. and by the enjoyable time confiscated by Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, at which was provided. There were well the holoon Magistracy yesterday.

over two hundred present, and in addi- tion to naval ratings from the various centage of the general public. ships in harbour, there was a good per

College, Prospect Place, Bonham Road, The new school year of St. Stephen's begins on December 13th. The entrance examination for new boys will take place on December 11th at 9.30 am. For pro- spectus for boarders and day-boys, ap plication should made to St. Stepher's College

Theatre,

policy, for blatant propaganda, though it may be temporarily successful,, vitim- ately defeats its own ends. It, injuries those who direct it rather than those at whom it is directed. These waves of agitation over "fabrications are, in the long run, a danger to national integrity.

No nation has ever received more sym- pathetic consideration of her grievances, real or fancied, than China did at the Washington Conference. And the Powers at that Conference have striven to abide loyally by their promises. Yet since the Conference Chins has been guilty of very serious aggressions and grave interna: tional delinquencies, without the saving grace of an attempt to earn the esteem and good-will that would follow on one praiseworthy achievement or even honest and sensible effort at improve ment. China has busied herself during recent years discovering and enlarging

A new dance band will appear at a sovereign rights. She loudly proclaims the growing spirit of nationalism, but dance to be given at the Royal Engineers Wellington Barracks, Bext does nothing to show that Chinese Tuesday evening by H.M.S. Carlisle. nationalism is conviction and not The name of this orchestra is "Metro- Gnomes. Dancing will be from 8-20 the British Legation, describes the action

merely a sentiment. She demands a seat p., to mid-night. Refreshments will be By the Foremost Artists of Japan of the British, which was really a fight on the League of Nations and seeks a provided and the price of admission is BARKO, TORACCHI, KANO, Yoxoveni, YA MAMOTO, KEATABUI, etc, etc.

for honour in great danger and against readjustment of relative position and $1 and ladies by courtesy. The Prices of Water Colours range from

importance among the nations of the $2.00 to $63.00 each; all guaranteed by Messrs. great odds, as "wanton disregard of life KOMOR & KONOR Being Genting. They and property." The accusation may be earth. Yet she declines to consider the should make dmirabia CHRISTMAS and WEDDING-PRESENTS.

made more appropriately against General first essential to accept vicarious state YANG SEN, whose piratical conduct fully responsibility for the injurious and un- vindicates the action of the British in authorised acts of her agents and sub- defence of unquestionable rights.

jects. Ingenious attempts are being made, for In fact, China is doing almost all abe obviously ulterior motives, to let the can possibly do to alienate the sympathy the wedding of Mr. Joseph Edward It was announced some time ago that

She event obscure the cause that led to it and respect of foreign nations.

Badeley, barrister-at-law, of Shanghai, General Yaro Ses had been in the habit seems to have gone out of her way to only son of the late Mr. E. J. Badeley, of the Hongkong Civil Service, and of of commandeering British steamers to revel in disorder and ignore the rights Mrs. Badeley, of St. John's Wood, N.W., of others, and this at a time when the and Miss Evelyn Holmes, only daughter carry his troops up and down the Yang- The

Beverley, would take place in Hongkong. 384 Shares in this Company, standing taze, not only without payment but in Tariff Conference and the Extraterri. of Mr. and Mrs. Holmes, of Hurn View, in the Name of LEUNG BING CHEUNG, violation of regulations prohibiting British toriality Commission have been conduct at the beginning of November. The an- Have Been LOST, and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the following vessels from transporting troops of rivaling investigations." It is a curious psycho-nouncement of this marriage was posted

Slogical problem. Share Certificates be not forthcoming, other armies during a civil war. In the attempt

There is never more than history behind of his troops to board the the European His background is a finite Wanliu at Yauyang, a zampan contain one, But at the back of the Asiatic stand 50852/60911

ing eight soldiers collided with another legends and fairy tales. They represent 30214/30241 560-0/26104 sampan and sank. The soldiers may or more, in so far as possibility is always 12413/12418 50954/60973

may not have been drowned: it is very more thar reality." 56130/56179

probable that they were rescued by some 22556 101431/101526 of the other numeroas sampans on the ziver at the time In any case the officers of the Wanliu were not respon sible for the accident.

EXHIBITION OPEN FROM 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. for 10 DAYS ONLY.""

KOMOR & KOMOR,

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Art and Curio Experta.

St. George's Building.

NOTICE.

A S. WATSON & CO. LIMITED.

Undermentioned 9 Certificates for

Certificates for the raid Shares will be Issued

by the Company and thereafter No Other will of be Acknowledged

Certificate for 100 Shares Nos. 39314/29413

60

+3

11

384 Bhares to all'

A. B, WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 8th October, 19.8

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some

"

Macao Industrial Fair opens to-morrow and it will undoubtedly attract many visitors from Hongkong. A special ex cursion will be run by the Hongkong, Canton and Maçao. Steamboat Company, and their . Kinshan will leave the Wing Lok Street Wharf at a a.m., leav ing Macao again at four o'clock in the afternoon for the return trip.

yesterday, but the date of the wedding is not known.

One of the cbjects in arranging the dance was to encourage the civilian ele- ment to attend, and this object was well achieved. The ship's company of the Jermes are very desirous of creating a spiri tof co-operation, friendliness and sociability between themselves and the public of Hongkons, and intend arrang- ing more functions of this nature as the season progresses, in order to keep in touch with their friends ashore.

The dance took place in the dining and lounge rooms of the Hotel, these having been transformed into an admirable ball room with an excellent floor. The scene presented was bright and gay by reason of., the attractive scheme of decoration carried out with national flags smaller flags suspended across the dance rooms. Everyone present spent a thoroughly en- joyable time, and although dancing began at 8.30 it was with regret that the 'pro- gramme had to be brought to a "close at : one o'clock. In all there were over 20. dances, including extras. The music was supplied by the Semreh" band, which is one of the finest ship's dance orchestras work all the evening and encores were in the Colony. They were kept hard at repeatedly demanded.

A prize was awarded to the lady who possessed the lucky number" ticket. Prizes were also awarded for spot and waltz dances.

"

ARMISTICE CARNIVAL ́ DANCE.

FOR EARL HAIG'S. POPPY DAY FUND.

The following forthcoming weddings In addition to the usual Poppy Day are announced:Mr. John Murray Mc Collection, and other events taking place Bride, of the China Sugar Refining Co.,

on Armistice Day (next Thursday), there residing at No. 2, East Point Terrace, is now an additional feature to be added to Miss Margaret Elizabeth Gäirus, re- to the programme. This is a grand siding at No. 337, Nathan Road, Kow carnival dance, which is to be held at the loon; Mr. Luis Atanazio de Souza Victoria Recreation Club on Armistice Remedios, residing at No. 4, Peace Night. The function will commence at Avenue, Ho Mun Tin, to Miss Guiomar nine o'clock, the hall will be, as usual, Two Chinese case of enteric fever were María dos Remedios, residing at No. 6, gaily decorated, all manner of carnival notified on Thursday,

Humphreys Avenue, Kowloons and Mr. novelties are to be introduced, and prizes Frederick Scheer, confectioner, of No. 1, will be awarded. "The Revellers Orches Duddell Street, to Miss Maria Carmen tra" will provide the music. The pro- de los Bantos, residing at No. 68, Nathan ceeds are for Earl Haig's Poppy Day Boad, Kowloon.

Fund

The Wantsien Fund in Shanghai had up to October 20th totalled £254 31., Tls. 7,200 and $7,545.