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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MRS. SEMA BELILIOS, BRCHASED,

LE Persone baving Claims against the Estate of the abere named Leceased are requested to send them to the Undersigned - 88 6000 KR possibla.

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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY (1918), LIMITED.

Article 25 of the Articles of Association

BY of the Company, it is provisial that if a

call upon shares is paid in advance of the due date the Company may pay interest thereon.

In view of the difficult businem conditions which have prevailed in the Colony for some time part, the General Managers and Cousal ting Committes, in the interests of the share- holders generally, bave from time to time post. poned the date for the payment of the final call upon the new shares.

In the meantimas various shareholders have paid the call.

The General Managers propose to pay to these shareholders interest at 7% per annum of the amount so paid until the date when the call Anally falls due. After that date those shares will carry

dividend, but not until then. Saareholders are reminded that the Company can only

and payment of interent will

ed in itognize those persons who are enter.

be made accordingly.

If a sale of the abures takes place after the paymezt of the call had been made by the seller, and the buyer registers his transfer, in- terost will be apportioned between the bayer and the seller, unless the seller requests that it be all paid to the bayer.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

Genem ManagZDIR. Hong Kong, 6th December, 1920.

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NOTICE.

THE "HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH, 1926.

Government of the Straits Settlements

la prepared to consider Applications for the Iune of a Lease of a piece of Crown Land on PENANG HILL for the purpose of erecting s HOTEL

INTIMATIONS.

Fine PORTS

The Site has been levelled and is about 84,000 sq. ft. in area. It is situated about 350 yards Invalid from the Top Station of the Penang Hill Rail

Douro ata beight of about 1,400 feet above sea Jarel.

The Lease will be for a Term of 99 years and the · Rent will be $100 per annum.

It will be a condition of the Lesse that the

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Old Tawny

Estrella

Lasse agrose to erect Hotel within Period Very Old Tawny of Three Year in accordance with Flans which have already been approved by the Government Oldest & Finest of the Straits Settlements and that failure to observe this condition will entitle the Govern meat to re-enter and resume possession of the Land.

The Lemos will also be required to enter in- to a Bond in the sum of $180,000 for the obser Tance of the above condition.

sccommodation

The approved Plans provide for the following

BANEMENT FLOOR :—

Stairs.

Reception Hall with Fassenger Lift and Hotel Office, Fort, Telegraph sud Telephone Offices with Private Exchange.

Hair Dressing Saloon. Luggage Room

Fine

Commander D. Rossi, Italian Minister and villages, exacting tribute in marvice or in money, possessing ainiest unlimited to Peking, and formerly Consul-General power, the power of life and death over in Shanghai, has arrived in Shanghai the inhabitants! It might be argued that on a short visit. there were the mandarias, but apart from

Japanese residents of Shanghai are at the fact that the people knew full well present agitating for greater representa BUTT PAID

Per Bat how to curb their power, these officials tion on the Shanghat Municipal Council. were not a bereditary class, enjoying The Japanese Amalgamated Association. privileges and honour "without earning of Street Unions is leading the move 3.60

them. They were officials selected. on the meat, 8,80 most democratic basis in the world. They

Fer Casa,

$12,00

41.00 49.00

49.00

64.00 66.00

$3.70

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The formal opening of the fourth annual exhibition of Chinese national products took place on December 1st.

The annual bill of the Hong Kong Police Force is to be held on Thursday, December 23rd, at the City Hall, com- mencing at Bp.

Charged with cutting four young, sap- lings from the hill-side, a Chinese was fined $20 or fourteen days' hard labour

Magistraay yesterday morning."

.4.25 held positions to which the humblest in- „ccently held, a successful concert at the by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central

5.50 dividual, who possessed the necessary mental ability, could aspire, and to which poor villagers often did attain.

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SHERRIES

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Wine Store. Boy Boys Quarters and Duty Room with Lavatories.

Pale Dry Nutty

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47.50

57.50

Drying Room for Mattresses, etc.

Linen Room.

Amah and Ayah Quarters and Duty Room with Laratorios.

Kitchen Stora.

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Manager's Quarters (3 Rooms with Bath,

stc.)

GROUND FLOOR

Large Lounge.

Gentlemen's Roading Room. Ladies' Retiring Room

Billiard Room, Two Tablessed Bar. Children's Playing Room, Large Kitchen

Tea Bedrooms with Private Verandahs, Baths and Lavatories.

Four Saites with Bedroom and Sitting

Room and Frivate Verandaha..............

Urran Foca —

Spacious Lounge with Extensive Views Dining Room for 100 Guests with Floor suitable for Dancing.

Ample Saveries with Food Lifts direct from

"KOWLOON HOTEL. Kitchen and Pantry.

NOTICE.

DANCE

DINNER THURSDAY, 9th DECEMBER. 82.00 per head inclusive. Dancing from 8 p.m. to 12 p.m.

Ten Bedrooms with Private Verandaha, "Baths and Lavatories.

Four Suites with Bedroom and Sitting Room and Private Verandaha.

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Roof Garden Suitable for Dancing.

Ample Lavatory Accommodation on the Sewerage System niso Hat and Cold Water- Private Telephone to avery Bedroom and. Electric Lighta throughout

Applications in Healed Covers and marked on the outside "PENANG HILL HOTEL' will be Received at the RESIDENT COUN CILLOR'S OFFICE at Paxase up to MAY 3157, 1927,

Coloured Lighting - effects.

European syncopated Orchestra. SINGAPORE

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.

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HE Certificate No. 1558 for One Silver Share No. 1138 now converted into Fire Gold Shares in this Society, standing in the Name of CEAS. E. RICHARDSON of Hong Kong has been declared LUST, and if at the expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the above Document be not forthcoming the said Certificats will be deemed Cancelled and of No Effect, sada NEW Certificate for the Fire Gold Shares will be issued in its stend by the Society.

PAUL LAUDER,

Hong Kong, 22nd November, 1986.

Plans can be seen and further Information obtained" at the Office of W, CAMPBELL OMAN, F.R.L.B.A, 19-20, Barṛlrı Plach,

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

R. SCOTT, Resident Counciller,

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Wesleyan Sailors and Soldiers' Home, are giving another concert this evening, at the Union Church Lecture Hall. It begins at o'clock.

At Kowloon on Sunday, a Chinese. Was injured by being rua into by a push- bicycle ridden by A. BHawkes, from H.M.S. Iroquoia. The mishap occurred A Chiness constable while charging in Jordan Road, the victim being so in- woman, at the Central Magistracy yes jured that he has taken to the Kwong • terday, with soliciting in Hollywood Wah Hospital. At Shaukiwan, a Chinese Road, complained that he was accosted by the woman, who used the offensive term "baby kong" Mr. Lindsall dis- missed the charge.

The Anal dress rebearss of "The

boy was also knocked down by a push- bicycle ridden by a anilor from H.M.8.

Hermes.

The boy was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.

It would seem, therefore, that the first essential of a violent revolution is absent in China, that is to say if the past his- tory of the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution are guides to present judgments. The charge against the Man chus was not that they were oppressive, but that they were effete. In any case $3.00 they were too remote to exercise any potent influence on the general body of

The case of the Hong Kong and Shang- * Saxuel 3.40 the public, who if they thought of the Pirates of Penzance," which is to be hai Banking Corporation

H.M. Supreme Court, Shanghai, recent 375 Emperor at all thought of him as the presented by the Hong Kong Philhar- Rausen came before Judge Grain in monic Society at the Theatre Royal only. It was a claim for money dus from Son of Heaven. It was because there Friday evening, and during the follow the defendant on a judgment recovered 4.00

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King's Bench Division of the High Court grievance, this universal sense of crueling at the Theatre at 8.30.

of Justice for £11,241 and S11 costaje to injustice such as obtained in Russia or

Double probate of the will and two gether with 166 as interest, making total of £13,408. The case was .4ḍ. France, that the revolution in China was

codicila thèreté annexed of Sir Catchick journed till December 13th. such a half-hearted affair. It lacked Paul Chater, At. deceased, has been unanimity and purpose, it had no granted "to

Mr. Reginald Frederick reconstructive driving force, because there Mattingly, of Messrs. Deacons Arm by was no deep sense of wrong. This feel-Original probate was granted to William ing, however, is now being created, not Edward Leonard Shenton of the same SONS by Manchu misrule, but by the greater firm

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THE MOSCOW ROAD.

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Among the passengers departing by the Admiral Oriental liner as President Jackson yesterday for Seattle and porta were Mr. RR. Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. W. R Mowel, Mr C. P. Dawson, Mr. R. C. Williams, Commander Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hugo and Mr. J. F. Forbes.

Before Major U. Willson, sitting na Caroner, and a jury, at the Central Magistracy yesterday, an enquiry was made into the death of a Chinese worn31, aged 45, who was knocked down by a motor-cycle on November 21st at the junc tice of Peel Street and Cuine Road. The woman was taken to the Government Civil Hospital where she died three days later from concussion. Mr. F. C. Bey nolds, the motor-cyclist in question gave evidenco and having heard other wit nesses, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death and exonerated Mr. Eeynolds of all blames.

It must be noted that whatever out bursts there are in China of a Bolshevik nature are to be found in the cities in Canton, Swatow, Hankow and other

The Dockyard Ladies' Club held places. Here it has been possible to Sir Jehangir. Kothari, O.B.E., has successful whist drive and dance at the focus attention on wrongs, so/called, in. arrived in Hong Kong on his. seventh Seamen's Institute on Saturday evening. trip around the world. He is a member The Classic Quartette, under the con- ficted by the foreigner, but these towns of a leading Zorastrian family in Siad, ductorship of Mr. Jacobsen, rendered the in sic. Mesdames Daniels, Ponsford, do not represent China. What reception and many public institutions in India. Gains and Hughes worked hard through England and elsewhere have benefited would China's real population, the from his wealth and philanthropic in-out the evening, and its success

Was

largely due to their organising abilities. peasantry, give to Bolshevik proposals fterests.

In the absence of Mrs. Stirling, through We know that in Russia itself the peasants Sentence of three months hard labour indisposition, the prizes were presented will have none of the communists' ideals, was inflicted by Mr. R. E. Lindsell yes by Rear Admiral Stirling, who was the terday on a Chinese charged with the recipient on behalf of Mrs. Stirling of True, they accepted the benefit of the theft of six bules of leather, valued at a beautiful silver mounted blackwood revolution, namely the elimination of $1,500, from a godown at Belcher's tray, suitably inscribed, as a memento on feudal lords, and took over the land Street. Inspector F. Grant said the stuff the occasion of Mrs. Stirling's impending

had been disposed of in Macao whither ceparture for Home, but when the soldiery went to demand it was sent after the robbery.

Of late yeara the Colony has lacked the surplus produce for their fellow men

At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday that usual feature of the Fuletide season, About the middle of pantomine. in the towns, "the surplus dwindled to the four men arrested in connection with nothing, and so the peasants now keep the recent fight between robbers and January, however, we shal, see "Little police near Gin Drinker's Bay were re-Red Riding Hood," which is now being Ahat they produce or sell it, and can manded for a week. It is believed that rehearsed by Mrs. Cumming and her bund of young Mummers. The panto- even rent their lands. On no other prin: one of the men recently figured in mime, as it will be presented in Hong murder trial here, but was discharged Kong, will appeal to both adults and cipio could the peasants be induced to owing to insuficient evidence.

juveniles. There will be plenty of local labour. The Chinese have no need to

The Director of the Woosung and allusions in the burlesque and comedy get rid of their feudal lords, because such Shanghai Commercial Area proposes to side of the performance. The juvenile persons do not exist, and as they live inue $60,000 worth of Debenture Boada cast has been considerably strengthened to cover expenses for the construction by the inclusion of a number of adults. together, largely in families or clans, of bridge across the Boochow Creek The young performers are being trained whatever duties and financial obligations in Jessfield Road, Shanghai. The taxes in the many dance numbers, "which will they incur must, to a large extent, be be- collected in the western suburbs of be interspersed with the comedy and songs for which the adult members of the Shanghai will be offered as security. tween relatives. This would seem to be

cast will be responsible. The profits fram

very thin soil in which to sow the seed

The Kowloon Cricket Club have ar- the performance will be handed over to. ranged "to bold another dance, which will Dr. Barnardo's Homes for Waifs and of revolution.

take place at Mears. Lane Crawford's Straya The Chinese sense of injustice has not Restaurant on Friday evening, and the "Mediodians "Orchestra, which have been directed against his fellow men, for │ja,

just been engaged by this establishment, his immediate neighbours are his re-will be in attendance. Admission to the lations, nor against his rulers, for he dance is by tickets, which may be obtain-

ed at the Club House." haa never been really oppressed, bat against nature--against foods, pestilence and famine. That, however, is another story.

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sent movement is obviously artificially at 8.15. created, is not genuinely felt, and would pass quickly into oblivion; if the imported gold and propaganda came to an end. At least that would seem to be the obvious deduction from a study of the Ked movement Bassin itself To A Chinese succumbed at the Govern create that Bolshevik feeling of ruthlessment Civil Hospital on Bunday to in- ness, that determination to destroy the furies sustained earlier in the day by Capitalistic and oppressive class, it is being knocked down by a motor-car. necessary that the country should have undergone a long period of oppression

and suffering such as was experienced under the Tsarist regime, with its intoler. able taxation, its feudal obligations, its secret police, its rigid suppression of all legitimate desire for social or political improvement.

But there is no parallel for this state of things in China. Were there ever any feudal lords in China in its small town

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MACAO'S NEW GOVERNOR.

Senhor Tagmanini da Barbosa, the new Governor of Macao, is dus here this morning, en route to take up his post. Another dance is to be given by HM.S. On his arrival he will be met by Capt. Carlinie at the Royal Engineers Theatre, C. H. Steele, A.D.C. to HE the Wellington, Barracks, this evening, com Governor of Hongkong, who will convey mencing at 8.30 p.m. Ladies are cor- His Excellency's greetings. dially invited, and the price of admis Senhor Tagmanini da Barbosa "will sion for gentlemen will be 81: Refresh proceed to Macao later in the day by ments will be provided and the dance the Portuguese gunboat, Patria IL music will, as on the last occasion, be Excellency was born in Macao, and held supplied by the "Metro-Gnomes" Dance the Governorship previously in 1918. Band.

A free lecture on Christian Science,

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under the auspices of the First Church SHANGHAI POLICE SERGEANT'S of Christ Scientist, Hong Kong, is to be given this evening, at 5.46, by Mr. John- Randall Dunn, C.S.B., a member of the A masked fancy dress ball in aid of Board of Lectureship of the Mother

We regret to report the death of Ser-: the M.O.L. Funds is being held at the Church, The First Church of Christ geant Charles Schooler, attached to Way- Peak Club to-morrow evening, beginning The lecture will be delivered in the Old death last night in circumstances at pre- Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A side Police Station, who came to his

Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall. sent somewhat mysterious,

says the Shanghai Mercury of the 29th ulto." The Bev. and Mrs. G. E. Arrowsmith Deceased had just returned to Shanghai left for Home vid America by the from Home leave by the P. & O Admiral Oriental liner 8.3. President Khiva on November 20th. Whether he Jackson yesterday evening, together had been revisiting the ship yesterday with their two children. Many members or not, is uncertain at the moment. He of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, of was making use of a sampan at any rate": which the Rev. G. Arrowsmith has been and was brought ashore by such "and Assistant Clergyman for the past three handed over to the care of a Sikh police- years, were present to bid Mr. and Mrs. man on duty near Wetmore Road Jetty, Arrowsmith farewell, including the Vicar and taken to the Wayside Police Station. (the Rev. G. R. Lindsay) and Mra. Lind-Upon arrival" it was found that he was say, and other friends.

dead, and his clothes wringing wet, aug- gesting that Schooler had been in the What should prove an interesting sub-river. This is all the more mysterious ject will be dealt with at the Institution as deceased was a man of temperate of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong habits, treat Kong to-morrow evening at 5.45, when A preliminary inquest was held at the nest of Highway of late, Superio Public Mortuary by Mr. G. W King, tendent of Highways, of New York City, O.B.E., H.B.M.'s Coroner, when the body will read a paper on Road Construc- was viewed and identified. An autopsy tion. The paper should be all the more was ordered, deceased being known to interesting as it will deal with road con- have a weak heart. The inquest' was to struction as provided in the States, and be continued on December 8th, will afford an excellent comparison be Bergeant Schooler joined the B.M.P. in tween the method of road, construction 1914. He was about 35 years of age, and there, and as we know, it at Home and ¦ married, though his wife is at present in

England,

Col. Chang Pah Chi, commander of the railway guards for the Allied Army, has tendered his resignation and gone to Shanghai. His resignation has been

accepted.

The Dempsey Tunney fight for the world's heavyweight championship is now being shown at the Embassy Theatre, Shanghai, and is described as the greatest sporting film ever produced.

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