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INTIMATIONS.

NOTICE.

THE Government of the Straits Settlements

is prepared to consider Applications for the Issue of a Lease of a pince of Orown Land OF PEVAND HILL for the purpose of erecting a HOTEL

The Site has been levalled and is about 5-4,000 eq. ft. in area. It is situated about 350 yards from the Top Station of the Penang Bill Rail- way at a height of about 1,400 feet above sea Jarel.

The Lease will be for a Term of 99 years and

will be $100 per annum. then be a condition of the Lease that the Lenee agrees to erect a Hotel within a Period of Three Years in secordance with Plans which have already been approved by the Government of the Straits Settlements and that failure to obearra this condition will entitle the Govern- ment to re-enter and resume possession of the Land.

The Lessee will also be required to enter in- to Bond in the sum of $10,000 for the obser Tance of the above condition,

The approved Flans provide for the following accommodation

BASEMENT FLOOR-- Reception Hall with Panger Lift and Stairs.

Hotel Office, Fort, Telegraph and Telephone Offices with Private Exchange.

Hair Dressing Saloon.

Luggage Room

Drying Boom for Mattresses, alo

Linen Room.

Wing Store.

引

Bey Quarters and Duty Row

with

Lavatories.

with Lavatories.

Kitchen Store

Amab and Ayah Quarters and Duty Room

INTIMATIONS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 1926.

THE HONG KONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY CO., LTD.

THE Undersigned hax TO-DAY Resumed in Duties SECRETARY of the above named Company,

L. 8 GREEN HILL. Hong Kong, 2nd December, 1924.

NOTICE.

TIONS.

Fine PORTS.

Per Cam.

DUTT PA

For Bet

14255

Invalid Douro Old Tawny Estrella Very Old Tawny Oldest & Finest

41.00 43.00 .49.00

64.00 66.00

Mis Authority to sign our Firm Per MR. H. SCHMIDT, having left C. Procuration has CEASED.

BIEMSSEN & Oo. Hong Kong. 1st December, 1975...

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LOST.

Wira Esired FOX TERRIER PUPPY.

White and Black Markings. Fine

Reward

to A.D.U., GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

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*NVESTMENT Share Negotiated in mail or large lots: Eensus and Flats managel and rented for owners going home. secured properties Mortgages arranged on yielding good interest. Apply the RONG- KONG SMALL INVESTORS SHARE & REAL ESTATE CO. Targowa "C. 4630

TO LET,

B.E. the Governor has accepted the résignation by Lieut. J. T. Smalley of his commission in the Hong Kong Felun teer Defence Corps.""

H.E. the Governor has re-appointed Dr. A. D. Hickling, M.B.E., to be a member of the Board of Education for a further period of two years.

It is advertised that the pew school year of St. Stephen's College begins on December 13th Entrance examination for new boys will be held on Saturday next at 9.30 6.

Home mail rid Negapatam (letters and papers) arrived by the s.s. Shirala yes- terday, which also brought Straits mail." The Home mail was dated London, November 4th.

Tino

moro

round-the-world cyclists arrived in the Colony on Saturday by the s.s. Atsuta Maru, from Japan. They are M. Evangeli Moless, of Greece, and Y. Julius Vilnits, of Riga, Lativa. They have been 18 months en their travels and have already visited most of the countries. of the world."

so long, controlled and admirably ad ministered in Manchuria. A responsibla Government is undoubtedly" the great need of China to-day. There seems to be no prospect of the North being able to establish such a Government and we. truat, therefore, that the South will $42.00 $3.70 undertake the task and carry it through 3.60 quickly and successfully. That seems to 9.80 be the only hope of getting some som 4.25 blanco of order out of the present chaos,

5.50

The Kuomintang whilst struggling to 5.75 power has necessarily had to close its ezes to the disorders and excesses of many of its ignorant and unruly up- portera. Its success has been achieved mainly by propaganda and by enlisting all the Labour Unions under its banner. and as consequence wherever the Canton army has gone strikes and trade Por Caso. Per Bot. disturbances have quickly followed. But

His Majesty the King has been advised ...$35.50 $3.00 we do not believe that the responsible not to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinance: 37.00 3.10 | heads of, the Kuomintang Party, many

40.00

3.40 of whom are well educated men trained-Ordinance No. 10 of 1920--An Ordizites that an attempt is being made to ance to amend the Peak Tramway Ordin-get an assistant Chaplain for Hong Kong, but in spite of all efforts no one has yet 44.00 3.75in Western universities, will be satisfied

been secured. Many men have been that these conditions shall persist. We ... 47.50

4.00

57.50

SHERRIES

Light Dry Solera ... Very Pale Dry Palo Dry Nutty

***

· Fine Old Brown *Brown Bang

Apply to

THE Hos. ScaITART, "

CLUB LUSITANO.

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Manager's Quarters (3 Reous with Bath, No. 4, DUDDELL STREET.

etc)

GROUND FLOOR-

Large Lounge.

Gentlemen' Reading Room.

Ladies Retiring Room.

Billiard Room, Two Tables and Bar.

Children's Playing Boom.

Large Kitchen

Ton Bedrooms with Private Verandahs.

Baths and Lavatories.

Four Saites with Bedroom and Sitting, Boom and Private Verandahs.

UPPE FLOOK

Spacious Lounge with Extensive Views. Dining Room for 160 Guera with--Floor- -suitable for Dancing.-"-

Ample Severies with Food Lifta direct from

Kitchen and Pantry,

Ten Bedrooms with Private Verandaks, Baths and Lavatories.

Four Suitas with Bedroom and Sitting Room

and Private Verandahs. ·

Boor.

Boot Garden Soitable for Dancing..

DUTT PAD,

4.85

TO LET FUROPEAN HOUSES, Not Grown, Bottled and Shipped by

53 and 35, KENNEDY ROAD, and 1 and 2, Hoan with all conveniences. BROADWOOD Apply YOUNG, TEL. C. 906 or C. 351.

TO LET.

ROAD

STATION,

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Geo.

TWO

TEAR. MAT

FLATS in the New Buildings, with all modern conveniences. Apply A. V. APCAR & Co., LTD., 1, DES YETI ROAD CENTRAL

TO LET."

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Ample Lavatory accommodation on the EUROPEAN SHOP NATHAN ROAD,

Sewerage System aso Hot and Coll Water- Private Telephone to every Bedroom and Electric Lights throughout.

Applications in Bealed Covers and marked

on the outside "PENANG HILL HOTEL"

will be Received at the RESIDENT COUN-

KOWLOON.

Apply to

·HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO. LTD. 40253 Alexandra Buildings."

CILLOK'S OFFICE st Pasino up to MAY THE AUSTRAL-CHINA NAVIGATION 31ST, 1927.

Plans can be seen and farther Information obtained at the Office of W. CAMPBELL

CO., LTD.

FOR

OMAN, F.R.I.B.A., 19-30, RAYLE PLACE. SYDNEY, MELBOURNE & ADELAIDE SINGAPORE.

The Government of the Straits Settlementa does not bind itself to accept any application.

B. SCOTT,

Besident Councillor,

PENANG.

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UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

THE

HE Certificate No. 1558 for One Silver Share No. 1138 now converted into Five Gold Shares in this Society standing in the Name of CHAS. E. RICHARDSON of Hong Kong has been declared LOST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the bars Document be not forthcoming the said Certificate will be deemed Cancelled and of No Effect, and a NEW Certificate for tha Five Gold Shares will be issued in its stead by the Society.

PAUL LAUDER,

General Manager, Hong Kong, 2nd November, 198E.

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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG ANNOUNCES A Fax LiczI ON CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

MR. JOHN RANDALL DUNN, 0.8.B. or BOSTON, Massacutarties, USA. Member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Hanachusits, U.S.A.

IN TEEN

OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Book CITY HALL, HONG KONG..

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 1926. Ar 5.45 PM

The Public is Cordially Invited to Attend.

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ANNOUNCEMENT. INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG.

FRANK D. VAN HORN. Esq.,

Late Superintendent of Highway",

New Foax CFT,

Will read & Paper on

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DODWELL & CO,.LTD.,

Agents.

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Telephone No. Central 1033,

THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL

STEAM NAVIGATION CO.

STEAMER FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUSTRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN FORTS,

LONDON.

THROUGH BILLS OF LADING 188UED FOR BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF, CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN FORTS. THE Steamship

THE

G. SANDEMAN SONS

& Co., Ltd.

Xeres de la Frontera

and Oporto,

E50

Hong Kong Office: 1A, Chater Road. London Ofice: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.

The Daily Press.

Hoxe Kona, Decamer 621, 1926.

A

Dr. Wu Lien Teh, Chief of the Preven- The American Association of China, tion of Infectious Diseases Bureau of the the oldest American organization in the Three Eastern Provinces, loft Harbin for Far East, having been organized in Shanghai on November 29th in order to 1897, is shortly to be merged with the attend the committee meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce

of Japan's Cultural Works towards China, which was scheduled to be opened in Shanghai.

Shanghai yesterday.

ance, 1883.

St. John's Cathedral Notes state that Canon Holland, the Bishop's Commissary

think they are sufficiently enlightened to A motor-cyclist, who was travelling to written to, but not one of them has risen realise that once firmly in the saddle the Star Ferry, knocked down a Chinese to the idea to all the post. of authority their only chance of remain-pedestrian. The man was picked up un-

ing there will be to demonstrate their capacity to govern. For this reason we do not take very seriously General

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conscious, bleeding freely from a wound

The Atsuta Maru sailed yesterday for Landon ri ports, and among the passen-

gers on board were Professor and Mrs.

at the back of the head. The cyclist escaped with bruises.

A. E. V. Richardson, Miss Brigg, Miss

CHANG KA SHK's recent can out at the Helena May Institute at 3.30. by McDonald, Miss J. McDonald, Miss V.

remarks about the abrogation of all

treaties, the abolition of foreign super

vision of the Customs, and Salt Gabelle and the destruction of "imperialism" in any and all countries where it may be found. It such statements were muds at all, which is still doubtful, we should regard them as a little, ornate, window dressing.

A lecture is being given this evening E. Allen, Miss Foster Smith, Mrs. J. C.

Mr. R. E Lindsell on "Chinese Names" McDonald, ME Waterhouse, Mr. H..

The lecture should prove of exceptional L Russell. Dr. P. Van Homburgh, Sir

interest in view of Mr. Lindsell's exten-Gerald and Lady Lenox-Conyngham and

Miss E. Conyngham. sive knowledge of the subject.

The further sum of 26-18s 10d was The Rev. G. E. Abowsmith, who for scat Home on November 8th for the sup- three years has been the Assistant Clergy- port of a crippled boy in the Waifs and man at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Strays Society's Home, states St. John's preached his farewell sermons. at that Cathedral Notes, leaving still about £18 Church yesterday morning and evening." to send this year to make up the £50 re-He and Mrs. Arrowsmith have been the quired.

recipient of many presentations recently and they leave to-day on the President Jackson for Home vid America. Mr.

Of course, it must be expected that the Southerners will make extravagant de mands if and when they establish them- selves as the Government of China and are recognised as such by the Foreign When the Hamburg-American Line a.. Powers. But we do not think they will Preussen docked on November 29th at

against them by refusing to discuss laid hands on 200 Brownings, middle size,

the taak

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Arrowsmith, in the course of his addresses

yesterday, expressed his thanks and

appreciation for the assistance and -eo- operation be had received since his arrival in the Colony. "

Details were given in Saturday's Daily Messrs.. Komor & Komor are holding

Press regarding the tentative arrange- an exhibition of bronzes, porcelains, mects made in connection with the Bishop modern Japanese art and prints, which

of London's visit to Hong Kong during should be seen by lovers of art. A strik Christmas. In connection with the "At ing example of porcelain is the Butter- Home" to be held by the Victoria fly Dancer" and there are also many Diocesan Association as the City Hall on quaint figures and statuettes.

Tuesday, December 28th to meet the

A. S. WATSON be to foolish as to range world opinion the Hongkew Wharf the Custom officials & CO., LTD.alleged grievances or to negotiate regard-so Mausers, large size, and 20,000 rounds ing the best means of putting an end to of ammunition which were concealed in Wine and Spirit Merchants.

them. At the present moment the British Minister is travelling around China with credentials in his pocket unable to pré- sent them to anyone in authority. It is farcical position and until it is ended there is no prospect of any real progress being made in Chinese affairs With a Southern Government in power the situa tion will be regularised to some "extent. There will be a body with which to deal and as often happens in politics at Home,

The Hong Kong St. John's Ambulance Right Hon. and Right Rev. A. F. Win-.. the responsibilities of office will probably Brigade turned out in fine muster yeshington-Ingram, D.D., LL.D., K.C.v.o have the effect of toning-down very terday for their field day at Stanley, ten will be served from 4.15 p.m. to 5.15 considerably the exuberances to which this being the venue instead of Shek O. p.m., and a meeting will follow at the Ministers gave utterance when occupying The day was spent in ambulance work, latter hour. The speakers will be HE the unfettered position of members of the general training and drills, and an enjoy The Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, able, as well as an instructive time was KCMG.) who will be present with Lady Clementi, the Bishop of Victoria (the spert,

Right Rev, C. R. Duppuy), Mr. J. M Bankruptcy notifications in the Govern ment Gazette state that & first and final Wong, J.P., and the Bishop of London.

By kind permission of the Commander-in-" dividend of $4.90 per cent. has been de Chief of the China Station, Admiral Sir clared in the matter of the Lee Ching Edwyn S. Alexander Sinclair, K.C.B., Firm, of No. 3, Wah Hing Lane, and first M.V.O.. the band of HMS. Hawkins and final dividend of $15.48 in the matter will play selections.

THE CHANGE OF CAPITALS.

WHEN the Canton officials left for at tour of inspection in Central China last- month it was announced that they would probably return in six weeks Lime. Since it has been formally decided to establish the capital of the Nationalist Govern ment in Wuchang, however, plans have been changed and it is unlikely that we shall see the responsible leaders of the Kuomintang Party in the South again. According to report many of the staffe of the Government Departments were to

opposition.

The collections at St. John's Cathedral yesterday were devoted to the British and Foreign Bible Society.

A fine of $260 was imposed on a Chinese by Major C. Willson, at the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning, for having a dagger in his possession,

The Peak School Prize distribution will take place at the Peak Club on Wednesday, December 22nd at 11 am. Lady Clementi will distribute the prizes.

"DELTA" Captain F. EXDSLL, B.3.2. P.R.G.. carrying His Majesty's Malls; will be despatched from thir Fart on or soont THURSDAY, the 9TH DECEMBER, 1928, at Noor, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Forta.

Silk, Valuables and Tea for Italy, France leave for their new quarters yesterday sad London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Bombay into the Mail Steamer and Kwangtung including Canton, there-

direct to Marseilles and London. proceeding

will be received at this Office atil fore, comes automatically under the con-

The content trol of the Provincial Government.. 5... the Day before Sailing. and value of all packages must be declared.

Thus the centre of gravity in the For further Particulars, Apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE &.00.,

China situation passes from the South Agents.

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to the Wuhan, cities, and if the ambitions of the Southern leaders are realised it will not be many months be-

There will be a sale of Crown Land at the fore their influence extands to Peking Public Works Department Offices to-day when, of course, they will very justly be at 3 pm, The Lot in question is No. GUNB by W. W. GREENER WEBLEY able to claim to speak on behalf of China 310, and is situated near Craigmin Road, as a whole. Although the military situa. The area is 11,000 square feet, and the

annual Crown rent 81,320.. tion in the North is not particularly

SPORTING.

and SCOTT, and Other Makers-British, French and American.

B.8.A. Air Rifles, and Ministure Rifles,

:

of the Wing Shing Shun Firm, of No. 38, Ko Shing Street..

Costumes, fruit trays, confectionery

ing trinkets made out of crêpe paper, are dishes, lighting effects, and many fascinat-

on exhibition at Messrs. Der A. Wing & Co., 60, Des Vaux Road, who are the

HACKED TO DEATH. CHINESE RENT COLLECTOR

·MURDERED AT WANCHAI.

A Chinese rent collector was brutally done to death in Wanchai yesterday afternoon; and his assailants managed to

H.M.S. Durban, which arrived at Devonport early in November, was paid local agents of the Dennison Manufactarget away. Deceased, who was aged 55 off and re-commissioned by Capt. G. Ling Company, well-known in the United years, used a house at the corner of Coleridge for further service on China Station.

the

States for its clever use of crepe paper in the manner here demonstrated,

19 Calibre, Repeating and Automatic.. clear it is evident that Wo PEI FU

In the early hours of Friday morning SPORTING CARTRIDGES of a des- and SUS CHUAN FANG have been prac- burglars broke into the house of Mr. criptions.

Agents for W. W. GREENER, L.,tically eliminated, and the only remain Charlton, 5, Observatory Villas, Kow ing leader in this triumvirate which aloon, and stole clothing and other èrtiolea comparatively short time since appeared to the value of about 8300.

WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER, 1926, BIRMINGHAM

At 5.45 3.

Members and Friends are Cordially Invited to be Present.

CHAIRMAN JAMES ORMISTON, Esq.

President. Hox. 8ECEITART——A, LANDSBERT.

WANTED.

Gentleman Requires

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HONGKONG. SPORTING ARMS AND AMMUNITION STORE,

4. BELCONEYIzzo Ancada.

PREPAID WANTED"

ADVERTISEMENTS. VELIN Celem pie House. TO LET STOW PORT No. 1, 46, with Tennis Court, Garden and Garage. Reply Box 1259, do Hongkong Dady Free, Fire Bath Booms, Kitchen, Servants Quarters Giving Location and Lowest Price for Cash recently repaired and renovated. --- Apply

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to

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control the country's destiny is

A Chinese rent collector has absconded CHANG TSO LIB. There has been a great with $2,700 which he was to have paid, deal of talk of CHANG TRÓ LIN sending in part, into the Treasury, remitting to bis troops against the South, but the Shanghai, the balance. The affair hai rivalries and jealousies of the different teen reported to the police. military leaders have, so far, prevented anything practical from being done and

A bale of newspapere, weighing about it would appear now that this War Lord and lot alone from the chate of no te lbs. falling No. 49

would be well-advised to content him head. He was taken to the Kwong Wah self with the territory which he has for Hospital and died a few hours later.

Spring Garden Lane and "Sampan Street as his office, and was seen there at 1 p.m.

Some four hours later an employee

A Chinese war film, will, shortly be went to the premises and found the door locked. As this seemed unusual a forced shown in Hong Kong. The picture was entry was made, and be found his master produced by a Shanghai Company, and lying on the floor in a pool of blood. His throat was cut, and his body was will give an idea of how modern war is gashed all over.

conducted in China, and the part taken

Deceased must have been murdered some time during the afternoon, but the by young girla. Photographers are said deed was carried out without anything, to have accompanied the troops into untoward being noticed by passers-by. action and scenes showing the different been made. Daggers and choppers bad Up. to late last night, no arreste had branches of the Cantonese forces will be evidently been used.

portrayed.

The adjourned hearing of the case in which Japanese broker was charged with refusing to pay his tram fare, was brought to a conclusion on Saturday morning before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy. Defendant, fail ing to produce the Chinese witness whom, behalf, was fined $10, and was ordered so he said, had paid the conductor on his

sign a bond of 850 to be of good bo-

haviour for six months.

WEATHER REPORT. Last night's weather report, forecast observatory at 6.50, stated: and remarks, issued from the Royal The anti-cyclone is moving eastward. The typhoon is moving W.N.W. toward the Southern Visayas, Moderate mon- soon may be expected the China. Local forecast: N.E. winds, moderate, final forecasts, f

Sea

TYPHOON WARNING. Manila, Dec. 8th, 1:5 p.m.--Cyclone or typhoen E of Bouthern Visayas For Northern Mindanao; direction unknowi

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