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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

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OWING to unforesret cirenmstances Any Connection with Our Firm riace 2300 M in their Applicabiens for Tickets

Entertainment Committer regret to POSTPONE the FANCY DRESS DANCE arranged for the

[6699 28 DECEMBER, 1927.

M. D MEHTA, have CEASED to hars UCTOBER, 1927. The Power of At torcer given by us in their Faequr has

M. N. MEHTA, Leen CANCELLED.

ds, Ezra Street, CALCUTTA, KOBE CANTON.

58151

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CONIES are

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$633]

B. 0. BLAKER,

Hon. Treasurer.

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF

CLLB.

TOTICE TS BAREBY GIVEN

[609]

Apply-Massas. DEACONS,

Frince's Building,

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES

HE Undersigned have received

at the ANNUAL GENERAL THE

MEETING of MEMBERS of THE ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB, will be held in the ULD CHAMBER OF COX- XERCY Roos, CT HALL, Hong Kong. on WEDNESDAY, the day of DECEMBER, 1997, at 6.30 r.u.

To recrive from the Committee a Report, Balance Sheet and Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 30th SEPTEMBEX, 1927.”

To discuss, and it thought fit to pass,

• Besolution authorising the Committee to charge & Sabscription, not exceeding $2 a Month to Ladies using the Golf Courses and Club Boas.

To elect Officers, Members of the Committee, and an Auditor for the enu- ing year.

To decide on any Resolation which

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PUBLIC AUCTION-

AT

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hould apply to the above named.

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CHRISTMAS EVE &

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3250 Pea PERSON.

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MONDAY, 12TH DAY OF DEC., 1927. AT 3 O'CLOCK г.x;

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REMAINING

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Any Other Basiress.

By Order of the Committee.

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Becretary.

Hong Kong, 10th December, 192%,

VICTORIA, HONG Koso.

Tha Properties consist of

1.

AND

YXWANTED TO RENT-Furnished JANUARY, 1998.-Reply Box No. 5823,

15623 c/o Hong Kong Daily Press.

LOT 1-All Those Pieces or Parcels of Ground situate at PRATA EAST, Victoria, in the Colony of Hong Kong, sad respectively registered in the Land Nominations for Members of the Oce as "MARINE LOT No. 23, General Committee should reach the SECTIONS C., D., F. and the E SECRETARY Not Later Than 10A.M.MAINING PORTION, together with SATURDAY, the 177 DECEMBER, the Messuages or Tenements thereon [5631 respectively known as Nos. 161 to 171,

PRAYA EAST,

1997.

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF CLUB.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS:

FIRST JANUARY, 1995 Fe Registered fifice of the above Club will be in YORK BUILDING (4TH FLOOR), CHATEA ROAD,

E

By Order of the Committee,

E. D. MATTREWS, Secretary. Hong Kong, 5th Dec., 1927. [5611

FANLING HUNT STEEPLE CHASES:

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FORMS for the DECEMBER MEETING to be held on BATURDAY, the 247 DECEMBER 1927 (Weather Permitting), may be obtained from Dr. F. Fixact GROVE, The POLO CLUB, HONG KONG CLUB sad CAUSEWAY BAY STARLES.

Batrics CLOBE Refore NOON, WEDNESDAY, 14TH DECEMBER,

(5624

-1927.

THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING CO., LIMITED.

PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND ON SHARED FOR THE YEAR ENDID 30TH JUNE, 1927.

HE Company

declared' A

THE

FINAL DIVIDED of 10%)

(Ten Per Cent free of Income Tax for the Year ended 30th June, 1997, Haldurs of Bearer Shares and Holders of Dividend Warrants received from Lon. don on account of Begistered Shares, will be paid their Dividend on present- ing No. 31 Coupon of the Bearer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to any, cus of the following Banks

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI

BARZINO CORPORATION.

Tax CHARTREED BAXK OF INDIA,

AUSTRALIA CHINA.

TEX BANQUE BELOE TOUR L'ÉTRAN-

GIL.

N

Area: 11,593 Square Feet or there-

shouts

Proportion of Crown Bent: $210.64 Per Annum,

LOT 2-All Those Pieces or Farcais of Ground situate on WANCHAT

TO LET.

-OFFICES_&_GODOWN

IN NEW BUILDING. BEST SITUATION,

AYFLY

WHITE

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interminablo discussions, simply. adde fuel to the Are. It is a hot- bed of intrigue into which, the militarista are drawn and the sooner it ceases to function"in its present for the better. for every; one concerned.

THE WOUNDED POLICE.

SEROT. MAHON'S SATIS FACTORY PROGRESS.

CHINESE CONSTABLE STILL CRITICALLY ILL

SERVICES WEDDING.

MISS NANCY BALDWIN AND LIEUT. J. DE B. WAILES, R.N.

There was

a large congregation. including many Anay and Navy officers at St. John's Cathedral on Saturday for the wedding of Miss Nancy Sophio Margaret Baldwin,

ser Vale House, Exmouth, . Devonshire, daughter of the late Major A. C. Baldwin, 00th Punjabis, Indian Army, to Lieut. John de Batts Wailes, R.N., attached R.A.F. Base," Kai Tack, son of Col: W. E. wailės, R.A.

The bride was given away by Col. V. Coates. the 3/2 Punjabis, and her bridesmaids were Mies Luard and Miss Elizabeth Hayley-Bell." Captain E. S. Bingham of the Queen's Regiment was best man,” and the Revp . E. Copley Morle officiated

These are a few of the reasons why we would commend Mr. WANG

Dr. Valentine of the Government Caine War's offer to retire, but Civil Hospital was able last night quito frankly we have very little to make a much more satisfactory hope that he will follow the word report on the condition of Polive with the deed. Nor would his with- Sergt. Thomas Malabon who was drawal from the stage accomplish dangerously wounded early Wednes much unites his political, friends day morning by Chinese ghnaich.

Sergt. Meinhon is definitely and opponents agreed to accom- pang hin. As matters stand at better," the doctor said, "and though he is by no means out of present the Kuomintang, as repre- danger we have every hope of his sented by the committee in Nan recovery. He was able to sit up king, considers ite authority to little while to-day and read the have been flouted by the coupl paper.

The Chinese Constable C.60 is recently accomplished in Canton.

still holding on but his condition Therefore all manner of intrigues is very serious indeed and his are in progress and there is talk recovery uncertain... of nothing but further fighting. The other constable 445 is tion was held at Headquarters making satisfactory progress and

House. The present Canton authorities, we have every hope of his recovery. expecting attack, are casting round. for support from any and every quarter. and their obvious anxiety

"The Indian constable and the prisoner are making quite normal progress."

Following the ceremony a recep-

Presents..

Among the presents received were the following:-

SCOTCH WHISKY is probably to some extent respon- POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS Luard, picture; Sir H. Gollas,

OF GREAT AGE.

IT NEVER VARIES.

BOLE AGENTS:-

A. S. WATSON

& CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

START.

sible for the rumours that they are again willing to accept any assist-

There was a sequel to the shoot- ance which the Reds" may be ing affray of last Wednesday on

Chu able to give them. If the Nanking Saturday morning, when as the Chi Central Magistracy, Government did not claira to be Chien, one of the two men arrested the Government of China, and con- after the "shooting and wounding of Sergt. McMahon,wo Chinese fined its interest to the territory constables and an Indian and the directly under its own control these killing of another Chinese con- stable on search duty at the Yau- пой would complications

arise. mati Wharf, appeared before Mr. Moreover, the re-organisation of R. E. Lindsell charged with arm ed robbery at the Blee Sun Cafe, the government which was decided No. 150. Queen's Road West, 4 meeting over which 1.30 a.m. last Wednesday, and, fur. ther, with the shooting of Chinese CHIANG KAI SHEX presided a day detective Lau Tung, with intent to or two ago will not appreciably im- kill. There was also a charge pre prove the position. Sooner or later ferred against defendant of attack- nghe police with intention to -the simple truth will have to be resist, and a final charge of being recognised that the country is not in unlawful possession of a revol in a position to accept any "form A remand of one week was grant- of centralised government.

That ed.

upon

may

at

come in a few years time when

ROAD, Victoria, aforesaid, and respec- BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE Phone C. 616. Established 88 year there is more cohesion and a closer!

tirely registered it, the Land Office & INLAND LOT No. 499, SECTION D and the REMAINING PORTION and MARINE LOT No. 271, SECTION D. These Lots are now Vacant Land on which were pravjonaly erected 100 to 118 (Even Numbers) WANCHAI ROAD.

Ares: 11,6 Square Feet or thers. aboutis.

Proportion of Crown Rent: $163,94

Per Annum.

LOT -All Those Pieces or Parcels of Ground situate at PRAYA EAST, Victoria, aforesaid, and registered in the Land Office as MARINE LOT No. 271. SECTION C and the REMAINING PORTION and MARINE LOT No. 283, SECTION E. These Lots are now Vacant Land on which were formerly erected the blessuages known as Nos. 176 to 183, PRAYA EAST.

Area: 9,177 Square Feet or thers-

abouts.

5, Queen's Road Central

FLATS

TO

LET

(5620

Proportion of Crown Rent: $164.44 46/52, NATHAN ROAD,

Per Annza.

Particular and Conditions of Bale may be had from:-

".

MES. DEACONE,

Vendors' Solicitors,

1, DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, OR FROX" M28583. LAMMERT BROS,

The Auctioneers.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.

TO SELL ST PUBLIC AUCTION

[5601

Ar.No. 8 DUDDELL STREET, VICTORIA, HONG KONG,

THURSDAY, THY 15TIL. DAY OF DECEMBER, 1927, AT 3 O'CLOCK, M.

IN ONE LOT

The Payment will be made in Dollars THE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD`

at the Buying Rate of Exchange of the

day.

P. O. YOUNG

General Manager, Tur KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION

[5322

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate No, 5/NS 13017 dated Hong Kong, 7th Ear bx, 1997, for Ten Shares of this Bask numbered 56160/5619 in the Name of MB. ARNOLD RUSSELL RIVETT has been LOST or STOLEN, and should this Certificate not be produced to the Bank before the 22ND DECEMBER, 1927, & Now Certificate for the Shares will be issued, and the aforesaid Certi Acato No. 5/N8 13017 will be thereafter treated by this Corporation as NULL and VOID.

By Order of the Court of Directors,

A C. HYNES

Chiet Manager. Hong Kong, 22nd November, 1997,

KOWLOON.

APPLY TO

S. J. DAVID & CO. PRINCE'S BUILDING,

CHATER BOAD.

DEATH..

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Hong Kong Office:, 11, Ice House

Street. Londos Office: 21 Bride Lane,

Fleet Street, E.C. L

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affinity between the provinces, but meanwhile strong provincial govern- ments are all that is required and into a complex situation and if it if they were free to carry on with were more generally adopted and out interference from the Kucmin- half a dozen others could be tang the Chinese puzzle would be persuaded to follow Mr.. WAG's in a fair way towards solution. patriotic example there might be some hope for the future. China

An Organ Recital will be given in St. John's Cathedral to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, at 5.48, by Mr. Frederick Mason.-ADVT.

ver.

H.E. and Lindy Clementi, lacquer box and tray; General and Mrs. bors d'œuvres forks; Sir J. Kemp, silver cruet set; R.A.F. Mess, Kai, Tak, silver, salver: H.Q., R.A.F., China, silver clock; 44 Flight, case; Officers, silver cigarette 3/2nd Punjabis, silver salver; Col. and Mrs Hayley-Bell, silver tea spoons; H. P, and A. H. White, silver vases; Mr. and Mrs. Shields, cut-glass sweet dish; Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, silver ash tray; Mr. and Mrs. Cock, tes cloth; Col. and Mrs. Bird, silver coffee spoons; Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cameron, butter knife; F. T. Claxton, Ming vase (period Emperor Li): Col and Mrs. Mathews, cut-glass decanters Cal and Mrs. Cardew, jade bird; Mr.id Mrs. Carpenter, silver... vase; Major and Mrs. Miles and Miss Scott," embroidered luncheon set; Mr. and Mrs. King, cut-glaes jam jar, Mr. and Mrs. Shenton, set of Devon spoons Mr. and Mrs

vase, Major Raworth, Satsuma Stewart, R.A.M.C., cloisonne vase; Mr. and Mrs. Sution, nutcrackers; Major and Mrs. Carrington-Sykes, luncheon set; T. D. E. Pendered, silver sweet dishes; Major and Mrs. Hogg, cushion; Major and Mrs. Lynch, enamel shingle comb_aad Hunt, brush; Capt. and Mrs. coffee

Mrs. сире; Capt. and Charles, tea service: Comdr. and Mrs. Figgins, cocktail shaker and glasses; Capt. Bingham, Swatow tankards Bise Luard, embroidered Jonca, lacquer writing set; Mr. and jewel case; Mr. and Mrs. Wynne Mrs. Mayes, blackwood tables; Mr. and Mrs. Hopes, glass and silver Jam jar; Dr. and Mrs. Koch, tea. cloth; Dr. and Mrs. Minette, silver junk; Dr. and Mrs. Shellshear, tea tray; Mr. and Mrs. Owen-Hughes, eruet set; Capt. Moffatt, lacquer coffee eet; T. A Martin, silver. napkin rings; Mr. and Mrs. Well, powder bowl; R.A. Mess, Kowloon, cut-glass bowl; Mr. and Mrs. Sey- August 8th, Monday-First Mon.mour-Taylor, china bowl; Dr. and Mrs. Smalley, silver tes strainer; day in August.

Col and Mrs. Robinson, tray with 8th. Monday-Second

Mandarin éoat panel: Lieute: Reid Monday in October. November 12th, Monday.-Day fol- and Farquharson, vicisonne box

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"GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS

'IN 1928.

THE OFFICIAL LIST. The following public and general holidays will be observed as Gov ernment holidays in 1823:- January 2nd, Monday. The first

January 23rd, Monday-Chinese

week day in January.

New Year. January 4th, Tuesday.-Chinese

New Year.

April 6th, Good Friday, April 7th, Saturday. Auril 8th, Easter Monday. May 24th. Thursday Empire Day. May 28th-Whit Monday. June 3rd, Sunday-The King's July 2nd, Monday-First week-day

in July.

Birthday..

has The annual exhibition of the October

Hong Kong Art Club will be held

The name of Mr. Arthur Myle has not many politicians, it is true. has been added to the list of an but, although few in numbers they thorised architects in Hong Kong possess a remarkable facility for creating trouble. Their attempta to force a Government on the country through the resolutions and proclamations passed by their self-appointed Committees proved a dismal failure and if they could all be persuaded to accept moderate persions to enable them to continue their studies abroad," or, better still, if they would, as we have previously sug- gested, ally themselves individually tances, the entertainment commit- with the various established regimes tee of the United Services Recrea tion Club regret that they have to in the different provinces and take

postpone the fancy dress dance ar- part in the work of provincial ranged for December 23rd. administration there would,

we

in Pedder Buildings, 4th floor, on Wednesday and Thursday, from 10 i.m. to 1. p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m...

Owing to unforeseen circums

lowing Armistice Day. December 25th, Tuesday.-Christ-

mas Day. December 20th, Wednesday.

GODOWN FIRE AT WEST POINT.

SEVERE DAMAGE TO GENERAL CARGO.

YESTERDAY MORNING'S

CALL.

Miss Lacey, china bowl.

Cheques from Col V. Coates, Major Smith, Col. Wailes, Mrs. W. E. Wailes, Mrs. F. Wailes, Mrs. H. Wailes, Mrs. F. G. Wallet, Mra. N. Wailes, Mra Lewit Baumer, Mrs. Bingham, Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Beard, Mrs. Waterheld, Mrs. Gib- boas and Col, Denham.

OBITUARY.

MRS. LO CHEUNG SHIU.

"Considerable damage to general WELL-KNOWN CHINESE LADY. cargo stored, in a godown in the western district was done by a fire- which broke out early yesterday morning.

The godown affgeted was in Sai On Lane, Des Voeux Road West, near the Taiping Theatre,

Central received the call at 1.27

It is with regret that we record the death of Mrs. Lo Cheung Shiu, the wife of Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu, a former compradore to Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

Mrs. Lo passed away on Satur- in the harbour on Friday. The a.m. and despatched two appli- day morning, at her residence, No. exact quantity has not been divulgances, Kennedy Town responding 20, Conduit Rold.

Her husband, Mr. Lo Cheung ed by the authorities, but the mae with one appliance. The outbreak ter has been arrested for being in threatening to be of a serious Shit is a well known and respected unlawful possession of the muntature, a home call was sent for member of the Chinese community.

more assistance from Central and He is a Justice of the Peace of Wanchai and two more appliances many years standing, and a mem While a party of British Marines, wäre soon on the scene and in ber of the District Watchmen's who

Mr. J. P. Braga's election as a member of the Sanitary Board as Undersigned have received Lo CHEUNG SHIV. On Saturday, imagine, soon be a slackering of Instructions

10th instant, at her residence, No. 20. Conduit Read, Mrs. Lo military activity and a very much froin December 8th is announced CHEUNG SHIU, aged 58 years. better chance of the re-establish- Lin the current Government Gazette. The funeral will take placement of peace and order, The Mr. Braga was the only candidate to-day, leaving the above resi dence at 3.30 p.m. Interment at political organisation known as the nominated for the vacancy." Mount Devis Cemetery. [5834 Kuomintang may have started with A fairly large haul of arms, L

the highest ideals, but in spite of munition and dynamite was made the noise it makes and the belief on board a trading junk, No. 1986, still fondly cherished abroad that it speaks on behalf of the whole country, it has not carried the great The mass of the people with it. TESS. Nationalist movement, as inter- preted by the Kuomintang and the student-class, is either dying or dend, and the possibility of any Government of far reaching in fluence beingstablished under its "banner" is much more remote now than was three or four years

PROPERTY

SITUATE AND BEING

Nos. 1 & 2, ELLENBUD VILLAS, POKFULAM, HONG KONG:

The Property consists of

The Daily Press.

Hong Kong, Decemзza 127, 1927

All that Pirce or Parcel of Ground situata at POKFULAM in the Colony of Hong Kong and registered in the LAND, OFFICE & SECTION A OF RE-ORGANISATION OF THE RURAL BUILDING LOT No. 17, together with the Hessages thereon known as Nos. 1 & 2, ELLENBUD VILLAS

Property contains a Total Area of 14,300 Square Feet or thereabouts and is held under Crown Lease for the Terms of 75 Yeare with an option of renewal for a further Term of 75 Years.

The Proportion of Crown Rent payable in respect of the Property is $80 Per Annum

Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had from

Mans, DEACONS, Vendor's Bolicitors,

•

1, Dza-Vorox BOAD CENTRAL,

OR FROM

56277

Mzs, LAMMERT BROS.,

The Auctioneers,

NATIONALIST GOVERN-

MENT.

We heartily commend Mr. WANG ago. The people themselves are CHING WEY's offer to retire from sick to death of the constant dis Chinese politics if it is thought by sensions. Even the militarists, we welcome a the other leader that his retire believe, would new ment would help to heal the breach peaceful interlude and might be

establish

some rough created in the Kuomintang by the relied upon to

in Cantoa. This self and ready modus vivendi if left to recent coup sacrificing polity

on the part of a themselve

But the Kuomintang prominent Chinese politician intro with its claims to Government con duces an entirely novel element trol, its Irequent meetings, and

tions,

action.

建

Mra. Lo, who had been an in-

age returning Home by

The fire was extinguished after Committee, and of the Permament the Mantua after service in the

Advisory Committee to the Tung Severe North, were doing a trip by motor nearly an hour's work.

Wah Hospital. ». ear around the New Territories on damage was done to the carge in Friday the car in which they were the godown, though the value of

been estimated, but there were no b3 years of age when she passed travelling knocked down a coolie the damaged goods has not yet valid for about ten years, and was who ran out from a verandah near

casualties. Mongkok Police Station. The man died in the Kowloon Hospital on Saturday morning:

DUE ON WEDNESDAY. PASSENGERS ON THE

"KALYAN."

away, leaves four sons and five daughters, including Mr. M. K Lo (whose wife is a daughter of Sir Robert Ho Tung), Mr. M. W. Lo and Mr. Horace Lo(all of the firm of Messrs Lo and Lo, Solici- tors), Mr. M. H. Lo (assistant com- WEATHER REPORT.

pradore to Messrs. Jardine, Mathe- son & Co., "Ltd), and Miss Enid Yesterday's, weather report, fore-

well-known local tennis cast and remarks, issued by the Passengers due to arrive from Lo, a Royal Observatory tp.m., Home on the P. & O... Kalyan player.

on Wednesday include:-Mr. and The funeral takes place to-day, stated

The anti-cyclone is central to the Mrs. F. L. Evans and infant, Mra. the cortege leaving No. 20, Con 8-of Kares. Fresh to moderate 1. Hooper and two children, Mr. duit Road at 3.30 p.m., and mak- onsoon may be expected over the and Mrs B. B. Hambly, Burging a halt at the University China Bea

Lient. A. E. Phillips, Mrs. G. H. Cricket Ground, from whence it Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, Stewart and infant, Mrs. Thomp will leave at 4.00 p.m. for Mount

Davis Cemetery. son and two infants. moderate, cloudy,

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